I know USC is a bit of a reach, but it is my top school, and my supplemental writings demonstrate that. I went through an adversity sophomore year (death in immediate family) which affected my grades, and I discussed that in my Common App essay.
SAT I (breakdown): 1340 (690 English/650 Math)
ACT (breakdown): 28
SAT II (place score in parentheses): U.S. History (710) Literature (690)
GPA): 3.6 UW / 4.5 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 63/758, I am in a competitive program at my high school
AP (place score in parentheses): U.S. History (5) World History (4)
My school has Cambridge AS and A Level courses, which I have taken 7 of (same weighting as AP)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro/Gov, AP Spanish, AP Euro, AP Lit, AP Comparative Politcs/ Philosophy Honors, Newspaper, College Algebra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honorable Mention in Editorial Writing, Advanced International Certificate of Education with Merit from Cambridge University
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS (2-year Treasurer, founded a Non-Profit Committee), Newspaper (Business and Advertising Manager, Copy Editor), Quill and Scroll (Vice President, former Treasurer), Rho Kappa, Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Honor Society, I run a sports Twitter for my school’s newspaper as well
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: Reading Buddies, I have done community service in places like Fiji and Costa Rica.
Summer Activities: Volunteer at children’s theatre, People to People Student Ambassador Program
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 9, I thought it was awesome
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 9, 2 of them were really great, 1 was good
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 8/9, I know he likes me but I don’t know what he said
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public but competitive
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): SCion, overcame adversity
Strengths: Extracurriculars, Essay + supplemental writing, recommendations
Weaknesses: SAT/GPA, I also spotted a couple misspellings in my Common App which is killing me.