<p>i'm applying early decision as a journalism major in medill
not applying for financial aid</p>
<p>white male from illinois
attend a very competitive public school (ranked by newsweek in the top 1% of schools across the nation)
30 act and 8 essay
weighted gpa: 4.9/5, unweighted gpa: 3.61/4
class rank: within the top 22% (this is the part that makes me nervous)
5 ap classes by graduation
senior year schedule consists of 4 aps and other honors classes
ap scores: calc ab- 4
ecs: one leadership position in a club (that i co-founded)- a gardening club, varsity soccer for two years, lots of volunteer work as a tutor at an elementary school
essays: very unique and compelling, imo
recommendations: glowing; probably the best aspect of my application</p>
<p>in my counselor's rec, it is explained why my class rank is so low. our class rank is calculated by our weighted gpas... and my counselor wrote that because i was not able to take any ap or honors classes my freshman and sophomore years, my class rank is not as high as it should be. i transferred from a small boarding school that didn't offer any advanced classes after my sophomore year.</p>
<p>i give myself a 16% chance of being accepted, what about you? :D</p>