I am currently a senior and I’ve already applied to my UC’s and now I’m applying for a few privates!
I’ll post my stats and name the colleges I’m applying to at the end.
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1270 (650 English / 620 Math)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: N/A
GPA (unweighted):
9th grade: A mess
10th grade 1st semester: Really bad!!!
10th grade 2nd semester: 4.0
11th grade 1st semester: Also really bad
11th grade 2nd semester: 4.0
Senior year: In progress
TOTAL: 3.53 UW/3.91 W
So I think a little backstory is needed here. As you can see, I always did bad my first semester but after realizing how horrible I was doing, I pushed myself to get a 4.0 next semester. I thought an upward trend would redeem myself, but I went down again the first semester of junior year AFTER going up to a 4.0. I’m not sure what college will think about that.
Classes:
My school only lets us take 3 AP classes each year max and I always took the maximum amount possible. There are no honors or IB classes offered.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Varsity Golf (1 year, I don’t like sports but I just wanted to try something new), Club officer in 3 different clubs, part of selective team that takes care of all the 100+ Interact service clubs in the district (extends all over bay area and duties include attending weekly meetings, working as a team to empower and inspire the members in our district, etc; an example of an event includs holding a workshop for over 4000 people and I was so nervous haha but my main point that the job is very stressful and time consuming but I do it bc I am super passionate about it!)
Job/Work Experience: Got a job senior year
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteers at community events at least once a week
Summer Activities: Program at Pixar Animation Studios (learned how to code and collaborated alongside creators to create websites games etc)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8(?), I worked really hard on them and made sure they knew the person they were getting
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: SouthEast Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: GPA, average SAT score
General Comments: My grades aren’t that great, but I think I definitely showed that I improved and that I CAN get to that top student level. I have the ability to reach it and I did get to that 4.0, but there is this huge fluctuation in my grades. I’m super worried of not getting into college. My SAT score is also very very average. I think the only thing that sets me apart is my extracurriculars. I am very involved in them and I get consumed in that rather than my schoolwork often. I am very driven, passionate, and have huge aspirations I want to achieve. I think I definitely showed that in my UC essays.
I’m so worried right now.
Colleges I will/have applied to:
UCLA
UCB
UCI
UCSB
UCD
UCSD
Cal Poly SLO
SDSU
Stanford
Vassar
Syracuse
Which ones do you think I could get into and which one are reaches?
