I’m currently a high school Junior attending a public school on the West Coast.
My full list of schools is:
• Yale University (EA)
• University of Chicago
• University of Pennsylvania
• Swarthmore College
• Tufts University
• Vanderbilt University
• Davidson College
• Scripps College
• Gettysburg College
• Hendrix College
• University of Oregon
My Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA (5 point scale): 4.27
AP Classes: I have taken 6, will take 5 more my senior year (my school only offers 11)
Honors Classes: Have taken 6 (my school only offers 6)
Class Rank: 1st of around 350
SAT Score: 720M, 76 CR, 780W, 10 on essay (single sitting, have only taken once) 2260 Composite
ACT Score: 35E, 30M, 34R, 36S, 9 on essay (single sitting, have only taken once) 34 Composite
SAT 2 Scores: I currently have a 660 on the Math 2, I am retaking along with Physics and Spanish in May
ECs:
• Founder of Women’s Rights Club through school (started this year)
• Peer Tutor (Physics, 2 years)
• National Honors Society (2 years)
• Z Club (1 year)
• JV Basketball (1 year JV and 2 years JV2, will be Varsity Assistant next year)
• JV2, Club, and Community Soccer (3 years, JV2 Captain as Sophomore)
Awards:
• Best Teammate Award (JV2 and JV, awarded by team vote, chosen both years award was possible)
• National Merit Commended Scholar (likely, score of 210)
• Iron Peer Tutor Award (presented through school)
Recommendations:
• From my Physics teacher (the one who I volunteer as a tutor for)
• From my Literature teacher who knows about my work with the Women’s Rights Club
• Possible supplement from my JV Basketball Coach, who could explain why JV Basketball was important to me
Essay: Will be on becoming fluent in Spanish through a Dual Immersion Program and how that impacted my worldview growing up. I will be working on it my AP Language teacher.
What are you planning on majoring in?
Yale - high reach
University of Chicago - mid-high reach
University of Pennsylvania - mid-high reach
Swarthmore College - mid reach
Tufts University - high match/low reach
Vanderbilt - high match/low reach
Davidson College - low match/match
Scripps College - low match/match
Hendrix College - safety
University of Oregon - safety
A lot of this will depend on your essays for the reaches. Yale, UChicago, UPenn, Swarthmore, and Tufts all put a huge emphasis on the essays. I’m not sure how much of an impact it will have at Vanderbilt, but it will obviously still be important (however I’ve heard that Vanderbilt puts a big emphasis on getting students with top scores). Your SAT2 scores are obviously a bit weak, and your math score on both tests is obviously not ideal, however your SAT score is more than good enough. Your ECs/awards are nothing particularly unique, but it is nice that you have a good mixture of clubs/activities and have leadership in a few.
The only other thing I’d recommend is that you make sure each school is affordable. You may be eligible for scholarships at Davidson and Scripps additionally. I would just make sure that you would be happy with Davidson, Scripps, Hendrix, or Oregon because there is a chance that you could get rejected by any of those schools. They’re all incredibly competitive and there’s really no way to know for sure whether or not you’d get in. Best of luck.
Sorry but your ECs are really holding you back. They are very generic. But with a great essay, I see you getting into all of these. Good luck
You have a good academic record and good test scores, but everything else holds you back. Write great essays
Good luck 