Hey everybody! I’m currently a senior enrolled in the American high school program at my private school located in the Middle East. I want to know what are my chances of getting into the following schools;
Northeastern University
George Washington University
University of Miami
Wake Forest University
(I will be applying as a psychology major & enrolling in a pre-med program)
GPA;
9th grade: 1st semester: 88.9% (major family drama with my sick grandfather being forced to move in with us), 2nd semester; 97.7%
10th grade; 1st semester 98.7%, 2nd semester 98.9%
11th grade; 1st semester 96.8%, 2nd semester 97.5%
12th grade; I just wrapped up my first set of examinations for the semester and received a 99.5% average. (hoping to finish up the entire year with either a 98-99%)
EC’s;
-Student body president. (4 years)
- Book club (founder & president for 4 years)
-Basketball team (4 years)
-Member of a major organization that helps out with refugee camps (2 1/2-3 years)
-Member of another organization that helps out numerous orphanage homes (3 years)
-Part of a medical program at a very large cancer hospital & was deeply involved in volunteering (volunteered for 4 years, did more extensive work within the hospital for 2 years)
-Chess club (3 years)
-Stayed after school to tutor classmates many different subjects throughout my years in high school
-Swimming club (4 years)
-Organized a few fundraisers for charity
-Volunteered to stay after school to help out teachers with paperwork, decorate the school, clean up classes, tutoring (as mentioned), etc… (200+ hours)
-MUN (school had recently included the MUN, so only been doing it this year)
Awards;
-Certificates of appreciation for second semester 9th grade & both semesters of 10th & 11th grade for academic excellence. (expecting more certificates of appreciation and excellence for this year as well)
-Gold metal from a fundraiser held in my school for raising the most money
Rank;
My school doesn’t rank us, but I’ve constantly been one of the top three students of my grade.
Letters of recommendations;
I’ve gotten many amazing letters of recommendations from my counselor & teachers.
My school runs on their own specific course curriculum, so unfortunately it doesn’t offer any IB/AP/Honors classes. I did try to speak to my principle & student counselor in regards to this, but it didn’t work.
How are my chances looking for these schools? According to their websites, SAT scores are not required from me to send in, so I won’t be mentioning them due to my low score on my first try. If I write an outstanding essay, keep my grades up & stack up on more EC’s, do I have a good chance of admission? (I will not be applying for financial aid, nor any scholarships)