hello!
i am an incoming senior at a catholic h.s. my gpa is 4.139 & i am ranked either 4th-5th in my class.
my sat (probably not using) is a 1350, my act is superscored 32, regular 31 w a 35 and 36 in english and reading respectively. retaking in july to get science and math scores up
APs: 5 on APUSH, 4 on US Gov & AP Lang.
ECs: girl scout for 10 years, earned gold award for proj. w special needs kids
president of the autism awareness club sr. yr, vp soph& junior yr, where we throw events for local special needs teens. also have volunteered at different schools, raised money for autism speaks, and grown to be a 55+ member club
on exec board for social justice club, & organized a refugee summit which a cardinal (leader in catholic church) attended.
emerging leader for 2 years, then ambassador at my school (selective group, give tours and talks to prospective students)
national honor thespian (over 2,000 hours) and in 5 shows at my HS before junior year. understudy in 4, lead girl role in one
(awards from performing arts incl. outstanding ensemble 3x, outstanding service 2x, and directors award)
executive board of the performing arts comp and run all social media accs
on the speech/ debate team for 3 years and was a national qualifier, now captain senior year
anchor of morning news for 3 years
public speaker at many events at my school
awarded scholarships from my school incl. principal’s scholarship and kindness scholarship
member of service club, french club, operation smile and smac
volunteer at church and director of kids Christmas pageant there
have written/ interned at a local online newspaper
active babysitter around the county
hostess/waitress part time for 2 yrs
intern at a special needs law firm this summer
did XC for 2 yrs, volleyball for one
i think i got everything but there honestly may be more EC’s
intended majors: political science, pre law, communications
what are my chances for schools like bc, northeastern, fordham, loyola md, holy cross, tufts, NYU, fairfield, syracuse, american, colgate and reaches notre dame, georgetown and uchicago.
thanks guys!! plus if you have any suggestions like for similar schools i may like, i’d super appreciate!
forgot to include nhs/ nflhs too!
Hi, great job with your GPA and class rank! Your extracurriculars were pretty great, I liked that some had to do with political science and law-- it’s important to have something that shows your interest in your major. Your ACT score may be a little low for your reaches, but I personally believe (and others would disagree) that standardized test scores don’t mean a lot unless they are super low. I am also an incoming senior as well so who knows if you should trust my opinion, but I have been doing quite a bit of research myself.
Have you looked at Babson or Brandeis? Babson has interesting concentrations you might be interested in such as Justice, Citizenship, and Social Responsibility or Historical and Political Studies and Brandeis might seem like something you would be interested in based off of what I know about you (which isn’t much lol). I have categorized schools based on the likelihood of acceptance based on average ACT and GPA from my school (my guidance department publishes all the scores and grades of people and shows who have been accepted, rejected, waitlisted etc.) Have a lovely day and please don’t let anything I have written deter you from applying to your dream school! Happy hunting 
You will get in: Fordham, Syracuse, American, Fairfield, Northeastern
Good shot: NYU, Colgate, Boston College, Loyola
Reach but possible: Tufts, Notre Dame
Unlikely: Georgetown, UChicago
You look like a great candidate for Holy Cross. They care about demonstrated interest.