<p>I am a graduating senior who applied to many schools and was accepted to many fine schools but not the "top tier" in the U.S. (was accepted to Oxford but cannot afford due to international student status). Before Sunday, I was scheduled to enroll at Carleton College this fall, but I was accepted in to the Global Citizen Year program to spend a year abroad completing and internship and living with a homestay family. I plan to go, and I'm wondering - should I reapply?</p>
<p>The main reasons I would reapply are two: first, I was in an emotiontionally treacherous condition when I applied for schools and my applications were poor. Second, after battleing through my eating disorder these past few months, I have very different priorities. And while Carleton would be very good, it's not quite as good of a match. Do you have suggestions for which schools I should look at? I like quirky, academic (but not as "out there" as, say, Reed), and most importantly MATURE. I would like to eventually become a therapist, but for undergrad I plan on majoring in environmental science and stats.</p>
<p>My main questions are, should I reapply? How would I complete the common app as a non-traditional student? Do I have a shot at these schools?</p>
<p>Schools I would like to apply to:
Brown
Swarthmore
Wellesely
UChicago
Princeton</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Not sending
ACT: 35C (35E 31M 36R 36S)
SAT II: 760 Math II 800 Biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/409
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), World (5), Psyics (4), U.S. History (5), English Lit (5), English Lang (5), Gov (5), Spanish Lang (5), Biology (5), Environmental Science (5)
Senior Year Course Load WAS: College English and College Social Science, AP Environmental Science, Honors Orchestra, IB HL Math, and an internship working with making sustinable forestry an economically viable option in the Pacific NW
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, National Merit Commended, All-National Orchestra, All-State Orchestra</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV Cross Country, Youth Symphony (Highest Division, principle), music competitions (All-State for solo, All-State for Orchestra, All-National for orchestra, honorable mention for Seattle Young Artist, etc.)
Job/Work Experience: 20 hours a week since Junior year
Volunteer/Community service: 500+ hours mainly volunteering at Seattle Children's Hospital, volunteering as a summer camp counselor, and performing at charity events
Summer Activities:Work, volunteering, research
Essays: I plan to write about my journey overcoming the eating disorder
Teacher Recommendation: THROUGH THE ROOF AMAZING
Counselor Rec: Stellar
Additional Rec: Not sure, maybe my boss who LOVES me?
Interviews: I am very, very good at interviews. But I'm not sure that they count for much.</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): WA
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $65,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ED, gap year decision?</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths:Standardized Testing, ACT anyway.
Weaknesses:Everything else
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Purdue, KU, OU, TU, Vanderbilt
Rejected: Duke</p>
<p>General Comments:
Help!</p>