Hey! I am a rising senior who wants to apply to UChicago, Princeton, Northwestern, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Tulane, Colorado College, and Duke. I have a few safety schools as well. My top two are UChi and Princeton.
I am a white female in a western state. I have attended a highly ranked arts school since sixth grade with a focus on creative writing. In college I will likely major in history, economics, or international relations, with minors/certificates in English or creative writing.
Test Scores:
1st time taking the SAT: 730 reading/writing, 760 math
2nd time taking the SAT: 780 reading/writing, 700 math
(1540 superscore)
SAT Subject Test in US History: 800
APUSH test: 5
AP Human Geography test: 5
I just took the AP Lang + Comp, AP World History, AP US Gov + Pol, SAT Subject test in Math II, and SAT Subject test in World History. I am expecting high scores (4 or 5 for APs, 700-800 for SAT subject tests).
I am ranked first in a class of 204. I have gotten an A in every class I have ever taken.
I have taken these AP classes: Human Geography, US History, World History, Language and Composition, and US Government and Politics. Next year I am taking Calculus AB, Spanish Language and Culture, Literature, and Art History.
When I graduate, I will have 4 years of Spanish. I will have taken 5 years of social studies courses (all AP) by the time I graduate but only 3 years of science (biology, chemistry, physics, all honors). I skipped algebra 1 and have taken geometry, algebra 2, and pre-calculus, all honors, and I will be moving onto AP Calculus…
I have competed in a nationwide history competition since I was in seventh grade. I have advanced to the national level 3 times (8th, 10th, 11th grade) and won 1st place at every regional or statewide competition I have participated in since 8th grade. My favorite topic was restrictions on chemical weapons in the 20th century.
A paper I wrote for the previously mentioned competition was published in a journal done through the competition. I have won numerous awards in the Scholastic Art and Writing Competition for several pieces, including a silver medal at the national level. I have also won several writing awards at the local level and received an honorable mention for a podcast competition run by a national newspaper. I write mainly poetry, poetic prose, and creative nonfiction. I am an avid reader.
I play Ultimate Frisbee for another school in my area, and have since fall of my sophomore year. I also have had a part time job (roughly 20-25 hours a week) since the beginning of my junior year.
I have also held many leadership positions. I have been an elected representative of Student Council since 8th grade. I was a member at large during my junior year and next year I will be treasurer. I was a junior representative for my school’s National Honors Society, and I will be president next year.
I was accepted into a highly competitive international summer camp for the summer between my freshman and sophomore year. I was one of the few selected to return for a second year the following summer. I also do a lot of work with this organization and am co-chair of the chapter for alumni in my state. I run admissions and help select the campers my state will send each year.
One of my parents attended Northwestern, and the other attended Colorado College.
Questions: Where am I most likely to get in?
What are other colleges I should consider applying to? —> Liberal arts schools with especially good programs in history/international relations that are likely to give good scholarships.