Oh well, the last month has been interesting for me to say the least. I started at Trinity University in mid august and had a bit of a break down that lead me here. I’m now at home attending University of North Texas. UNT allowed me to enroll late and Trinity was essentially scrubbed from my academic record considering I never actually took classes there. Obviously I regret it, a lot. I just got to Trinity and had worse panic attacks the like of which I’ve never had in my life. I don’t know why I did entirely but I think it was just fear of the unknown that I would have gotten over if I had just stayed but I don’t really even know what was going through my head entirely. All I know is that given a second chance I never would have left. But given the opportunity I wonder if this gives me the opportunity to apply to other schools that I never did or was too afraid to.
In my senior year I was accepted to Reed, Bryn Mawr, Oberlin, and Bard. I was waitlisted at Smith and rejected at Wellesley and Carleton. I really wanted to attend Bryn Mawr or Oberlin but the money just wasn’t there.
My stats are as follows:
High school gpa: 3.7
- Took the IB diploma program and got the diploma with English HL, Physics HL, History HL, Math SL, French SL, Art SL
-I had really great rec letters from teachers I had known for years that I still have contact with and still could get recs from
-I was the treasurer for French NHS, and Junior world affairs
-I was in writing club where I won an award for writer of the month
-Took as many AP courses as I could before IB and one as an elective during the diploma program
-ACT ended up being 28
-College GPA: 3.8+ ( I would guess it’ll be pretty high considering I’m in just a few classes and I find them relatively easy)
-In honors college at UNT
In retrospect I know the weakest point in my application was my ACT, and I fully entend to retake it for at least a 32. My extracurriculars could also be better. I’m trying to get involved at my school and get a job.
I am thinking I will apply to:
-UT
-Trinity University
-Brown (reach I know)
-Barnard
-Vanderbilt
and maybe:
-Cornell
-Wellesley
-Smith
-Bryn Mawr
-Yale (big reach haha)
-Hamilton
-Amherst
In my heart I know that I would be happiest with either Brown, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, Yale, Barnard or Amherst but I’m just not sure about the feasibility at this point. So please chance me and please give me any advice you have. I’ve never needed advice so bad in my whole life I think.