Cum GPA: 3.6 unweighted
ACT: C 32, E 36, R 34, M 28, S 31
Courseload: pretty challenging, all Honors and AP classes since 7th grade
APs: Lang 5, Bio 4, Calc BC 3/4 subscore, World 3; didn’t send any in though
Senior year courses: AP Music Theory, AP Computer Science, AP Psychology, AP U.S. Gov, AP Macroecon, AP Lit, band
all A’s first semester, 100 average
Activities I listed on Common App: Debate, French Honor Society, Varsity Softball, Band, engineering mechatronics paid internship at TSU over summer
also did Model UN but only for a year, was briefly in Science National Honor Society
Essays: I’m pretty sure my essay was good, but nothing extraordinary. I wrote about the time I performed one of my songs at the Bluebird Cafe, and how it shaped my character, gave me confidence, reassured me, etc. activity supplement was ok, about my internship
Recs: rec from my AP Calc BC teacher and my AP Bio teacher, both of them really love me and I did well in the classes so the recs should be really good. counselor rec is probably generic, since my counselor is new this year.
Personal Stats:
State: I’m from Nashville, TN.
Race/Gender: African American, female.
School type: Public magnet, nationally ranked
Income bracket: parents split, >$100,000 b/w the both of them
Financial Aid: yeah, I’m applying for it. don’t think I’ll get much
I’m applying regular decision as a computer science major.
Strengths: none I can think of
Weaknesses: GPA and ACT way below average, barely any ECs/leadership positions, I’m not an extraordinary student by any means
DEFINITELY expecting a rejection, but nothing is set in stone.