Hello! I am applying to all the schools listed in my title, so I’d like to get a few opinions on my chances at acceptance! I just used a rubric from a results thread, so as a rising senior, I will not be able to fill out a large part of the information listed. If you need more information on my resume, please feel free to comment!
Decision Plan:
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1470 (760 CR, 710 Math, 21 Writing) {Most likely will not send}
ACT (breakdown): SS: 35 (36 Reading, 36 English, 36 Science, 30 Math smh, 11 Writing) {all schools accept superscore}
SAT II: Have not taken yet, plan on taking USH and English Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ??? (School does not report)
Weighted GPA: 4.08
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not report (probably top 10-20%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP French IV (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): School does not offer
Senior Year Course Load: Latin 5, Post-AP Creative Writing Seminars, AP Biology, AP Government, AP Statistics, Orchestra, Intro to Microeconomics (Through Oklahoma City University’s Meinders School of Business)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Thomas T. Tongue Award (School Award)
(Likely) NMSSF
AP Scholar With Honor
School Honor Roll (3 years)
National Latin Exam: Gold Medal
National French Exam: Silver Medal
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Accepted into and attended the Quartz Mountain Arts Institute of Oklahoma
2016, 2017- Choral Music
Science Olympiad State Champion- 2014,2015,2016, 2017 (Individual event: 8th place nationally, 2014)
2016-17 Writing Editor for Student Arts Publication, Logos (10+ works published)
2017-18 Editor in Chief
4-year elected class representative on Discipline and Honor Committee
4-year member of School Philharmonic
4-year member and 2-year letterman for Varsity Football Team
4-year member of Basketball Team- 2017 Conference Champions
2-year member of Golf Team
Accepted into the Smokewood Creative Writing Institute (OKC)
4-year member of School Supplementary Choir, Players (1-year soloist, 2017)
Member of School Theater’s 2017 production, “Damn Yankees!”
(Might have missed a few here)
Job/Work Experience: Worked at accounting firm (2014, 2015) {~120 hrs, on and off job}
Volunteer/Community service: About 90 hours, including leadership position at a summer camp I went to, rehearsal for performing plays for elderly, nothing really of note
Summer Activities: Summer camp, Oklahoma Arts Institute, Sports Training
Essays (rating 1-10, details):Haven’t written
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Nope not yet
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Nah
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Nope
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): Sorry
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Lol
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Wait for it
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Undecided (Most likely going into Law and Business in Graduate School)
State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plain
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Independent College Prep
Ethnicity: Native American
Income Bracket: 180k?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM and Holistic Applicant, I guess
Reflections:
Strengths: Very diverse resume, involvement and success in multiple facets, test scores, URM status (thanks Squanto)
Weaknesses: Grades, not very much work/volunteer involvement, not very impressive awards and the fact that I haven’t taken SAT IIs yet
Your contribution is appreciated! Thanks to you all, and wishing you all the best in your college searches!
-Standing Fish