<p>----UPDATE---- Semester 1 Grades (IB Diploma)</p>
<p>Economics HL - 7
Biology HL - 7
Psychology HL - 7
Maths SL - 6
English Lit - 5
Spanish Ab initio - 7 </p>
<p>Total = 39 points (out of 42) </p>
<p>@kiwiyoyo Will my semester 1 grades impact my chances? Or do American universities not care? </p>
<p>A full IB diploma with these grades and a 33 or 34 ACT make you both compelling and competitive for these schools. You would need to point out that living in the Middle East limits your EC options but I think any US college would find your application interesting</p>
<p>@Wje9164be Aren’t regional officers aware of that? </p>
<p>I’m going to list my extracurriculars again because I’ve been getting involved in some more things. </p>
<p>Clubs</p>
<p>School Magazine – 9th, 11th Grade
MUN – 10th/11th Grade
Inter-house Competitions (Sports, Quizzes etc) – 9th /10th/11th Grade
Artist Committee - 11th Grade
School Shows (Props, Costumes etc) – 11th Grade
Yoga, Fitness – 11th Grade </p>
<p>Volunteering (Service)</p>
<p>Co-coordinated a book sale charity drive - 10th Grade
Peer Mentoring (Tutoring) – 11th Grade
Bottle Caps for Wheelchairs Project- 11th Grade
Therapeutic Riding – 11th Grade</p>
<p>Leadership</p>
<p>Editor-in-Chief (Magazine) - 11th Grade
Senior Prefect - 9th Grade
Head of Art Committee - 11th Grade
Main organizer of bottle caps for wheelchairs project – 11th Grade </p>
<p>They should be but who knows what an admissions officer is or is not aware of when they are reading their 50th application of the day</p>
UVA - low reach
College of William & Mary- high match
Georgetown- high match
Wellesley College- match/ high match
Bump those all down a tier if your essays are really good. Your EC’s are not stunning, but they are decent enough, especially in your situation.
Try to do something fantastic in the time you have left and maintain your grades above all else. 39 is very good, but colleges see 40+ as a very impressive, neat round number! Good luck!
@avix215 Does starting the bottle caps for wheelchairs project count as fantastic? My friends and I launched the project and its a big deal since we’re doing it in conjunct with a local disabled centre. And its a really big deal at my school so??
This being a joint effort, it would certainly add a deal to your application but would not seem wholly original and exciting. I was thinking along the lines of a meaningful internship/job, shadowing, learning a totally new skill, etc… Maybe learn a language, code, etc. and prove it with a test? I’m not sure. Just try to stand out and trust yourself, and you’ll be fine.