Hey guys, I was just wondering if someone would be able to chance me? I was just wondering if I should keep on hoping or if I should just give up and focus choosing between the colleges I’ve already been accepted into. Thanks so much again!
Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 35 Composite: 36E, 36R, 35M, 35S + 9 Writing
SAT II: U.S. History (790), Math II (760)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85, 4.129 (w) [Although with my Mid-Year Report, my GPA went down to a 3.8 (uw) and a 4.102 (w)]
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): 6 5’s (APUSH, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, CompGov, US Lang, U.S. Government), 4 4’s (Calculus AB, US Lit, European History, Statistics).
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Computer Science A, AP Literature, Online Gym, Student Prep, AP French, AP Calc BC, AP Human Geography
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, National AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
→ Model UN: Leadership Team- help run one of the largest student-run MUN conferences in the state w/ 400+ students, Position Paper awards at numerous local conferences, Honorable Mention at national-level conference
->Debate: Public Forum, obtained one bid to the TOC + made it to the double-octafinals at a nationally-ranked debate tournament + was competitive in regional tournaments
->Tennis: played 3rd doubles/extra singles, team placed 3rd (2016) and 1st (2017), other awards
→ Internship: Interning on a Advisory Board at my City, they make direct recommendations to City Hall on Transportation Issues
Job/Work Experience:
->Taught tennis throughout the summer (2016 + 2017)
Volunteer/Community service:
→ Participated in tutoring, was part of group’s Leadership Team (was part of the Treasury), Community Service Letter
→ Helped at assortment of places (ex: Senior Center)
Summer Activities:
->Tennis
->Model UN preparation for student-led conference
->Read in my spare time
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
->Common App: 9/10
->Supplementals: 8/10
Applied for Financial Aid?:
→ No.
Intended Major:
→ Political Science
State (if domestic applicant):
→ Midwest
School Type:
→ Public
Ethnicity:
→ Chinese/Asian
Gender:
→ Female
Income Bracket:
→ 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
-> Nope.
Strengths:
→ Test Scores
→ EC’s (kind of)
Weaknesses:
→ Grades (I got bad grades 1st Semester of senior year- one of them was due to me taking an AP STEM class (I worked really hard, but still did poorly :/), and one of them was because of a language class. Will these bad grades hurt me? I am starting to hope that they won’t because some have said that if you don’t get A’s in the areas that aren’t related to your area of study, it’s not the end of the world.