Preferably in a high/mid/low format! Thank you so much for your time.
SATs:
May: M 710 W 770 R 770 (2250)
June: M 800 W 770 R 730 (2300)
Superscore: 2340
Haven’t taken SAT2s yet
GPA: 4.0
(Have taken basically hardest course load since freshman year)
Am taking hardest course load senior year
Recs will be fantastic from one teacher, very solid from the other. One supplemental rec from my music teacher, should be great as we have a very close/solid relationship and a mutual respect
Extracurriculars:
Editor in Chief of one of my school’s papers
Editor/writer for Literary Magazine
Writer for other school paper
Will possibly be “Writing Fellow” (Writing tutor, have yet to hear back from program at my school)
President of JSA
Founder and President of Speech and Debate Team
Model UN
Prestigious choir in NY (then I moved)
Lead in School Musical
Drama Club
Acapella group (leadership position)
Choir (leadership position)
Will have recorded album as a supplement
Have played piano for years
Teacher’s assistant
Math tutor at school
State: MA
Gender: Female
Race: White
Hooks: Not sure if this is a hook, but I moved states my Junior year.
Chances at:
Brown
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
Swarthmore
Dartmouth
Stanford
Bowdoin
Williams
Amherst College
Tufts
Thank you so much for your time!
To some extent getting an outstanding recommendation will be as much a function of the individual writing the recommendation as it will be of what you have achieved. It’s rather uncommon for a high school teacher in a large public high school to write a killer recommendation. They basically don’t know how or are too busy. From what you’ve describedf above I think you have a good shot at Tufts, Bowdoin. Less clear how you will fare at WIlliams, Amherst and Swarthmore. I think your college list is very unbalanced and you should spend serious effort trying to identify more safety and target colleges. While you have very strong SAT scores and you appear to have a lot of musical talent, it’s not clear if you are talented enough for this to be a clear differentiator. Moving junior year is difficult but it’s not a hook. My suggestion is that you try to narrow your list of reaches down to about four and that you broaden your list of colleges to some where being admitted is almost a sure thing and where you will thrive academically and socially. I assume you mean 4.0 UW vs. 4.0 weighted?
SAT scores are really good - as is your GPA. ECs are not spectacular but definitely above average. Moving states isn’t a hook but could make for a good essay topic.
As for your chances…
Brown - low reach
Yale - reach
Harvard - reach
Princeton - reach
Columbia - low reach
Swarthmore - high match
Dartmouth - low reach
Stanford - reach
Bowdoin - match
Williams - high match
Amherst College - high match
Tufts - high match
Get some safeties in there.
@Wje9164be I go to a small private school, teachers put a lot of time and effort into recs. I have several safeties/matches but didn’t post them here because I know my chances at those schools! Thanks so much for the feedback
Where in MA? I go to a private all-boys
Upper Ivies (H,Y,P) and S: Reach (they are for everyone)
Lower Ivies (B, C, D) and Upper LAs (S, B, W, A): Low Reach/High Match
Tufts: Match
You should post your complete list, including those you deem as safeties.
If you go to a small private school and you’re class rank is high (which appears likely), and said private high school has a history of students matriculating to some of the Ivy League college’s you’ve listed, then your chances of being admitted to one of these schools are pretty good. I stand by my recommendation that you figure out which of these top schools interests you most and focus your efforts more narrowly. This might boil down to “fit.” Despite all being highly ranked, these colleges are very, very different in terms of what they have to offer. Stanford is a major research university with a greater focus on the sciences than on humanities or artistic endeavors. Any of the LAC’s on your list would be a pretty good fit given your interests.