Chance Me: 3.7/1440 to Davidson and UGA

Demographics

  • US Citizen
  • Georgia
  • Fairly competitve HS

Intended Major(s)
Politcal Science

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • 92 (I tried recaclulating with core class and got a 3.7. My school does out of 100)
  • 95 (4.1)
  • Class Rank: 75 percentile
  • ACT/SAT Scores: 1440 superscore (740/700)

List your HS coursework

5 AP, 3 DE, 3 SL, 3 HL

  • English: HL Lit
  • Math: AP precalc, SL Math
  • Science: SL Bio, HL Physics
  • History and social studies: DE Poli Sci 2040, DE Poli Sci 2000, DE PHIL 2010, AP Gov, AP Comparative Gov, AP World, AP Euro, HL HOA
  • Language other than English: SL Spanish

Awards
mostly district and school level band awards and a few local speech competitions

Extracurriculars

Music (11 yrs)

  • Piano (11 yrs) – Studying advanced works (Liszt, Chopin, Debussy); participated in National Piano Guild auditions (Awards/Honors).
  • Tabla (9 yrs) – Lead percussionist performing full religious services.
  • Western Percussion (7 yrs) – Middle/high school band member; paid performer for churches and cultural events.

Non-Profit (3 yrs)

  • Co-Founder & Co-President of local chapter.
  • Led 100 members to write 2,500+ cards for nursing home residents.
  • Organized fundraisers raising $2,500 for Alzheimer’s research.

Youthboard (3 yrs)

  • Member of competitive youth-run nonprofit (30% acceptance rate).
  • 200+ community service hours: planted fruit trees, cleaned local canal, volunteered with Salvation Army holiday campaign.

Kids Program (6 yrs)

  • Organized and led a weekly music program for 10 children at local temple.
  • Played tabla and coordinated performances.

Teaching Assistant (1 yr)

  • Assisted in intermediate high school percussion class.
  • Led daily warm-ups and provided one-on-one instruction.

Country Club (1 yr)

  • Worked 12 hours/week at the front desk handling member services and scheduling.
  • Assisted with tennis camps by teaching and supervising participants.

Tennis (7 yrs)

  • Private lessons and weekly group play for 7 years.
  • School varsity tennis team (4 yrs).

Chess (4 yrs)

  • President (2 yrs) of 12-member club.
  • Taught lessons and organized open-play sessions.

Stock (1 yr)

  • Co-Founder & Co-President.
  • Taught stock market concepts and strategies.
  • Led teams in virtual stock competitions.

Rho Kappa (2 yrs)

  • Attended lectures and events in social studies.
  • Participated in donation drives for books, toys, and school supplies.

Essays/LORs/Other
I belive that my LORs will be about average to maybe slightly better, but I’m confident that they are not bad. I believe my essays are quite good though. I have put lots of work into them and have had them be looked at many times.

Schools
Davidson College (ED)
UGA (EA)
Some safeties

I am hoping for Davidson. I have visted it and love it. I’m not sure if my low gpa will hold me back or if I am able to compensate in other ways. Besides that, if anyone has and recommendations in how to adjust the order of my extracurriculars please share.

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