chance me! (concurrent enrollement HS/CC student)

ldvo25
Mon, 13 Jul 2020 22:04:15 +0000

me: white female from CA
intended major: public policy/polsci w/ econ component

(disclaimer: I understand that I am not a very strong candidate, but with my unconventional situation and the uncertainty w/ covid, I am applying this year to a handful of schools just to try my chances and will transfer into my local state university system if it does not pan out)

grades:

I had some health troubles which made my sophomore & junior years very difficult to complete (will elaborate in my essays). however, I’ve also transitioned into a concurrent enrollment program at my local community college which has been WAY better academically for me:

competitive public high school: 2.9 unweighted

local community college: 3.5 + improving!

act: 31 (retaking in fall, aiming for 33)

ECs:

religious youth group for 4+ years, held many high-level state/local leadership positions + volunteer opportunities

school drama program for 2 years, held leadership positions

part-time job for 2 years 15-20 hours a week

LORs/Essays:

will get good letters of rec from 11th grade lit teacher, school asst. principal, and youth group advisor (all are familiar with my health issues and can reference them in the letters)

I have some ideas for essays specifically correlating to the schools I’m interested in and am a strong writer, first drafts are looking good

schools:

URichmond

William & Mary

Syracuse

George Washington

American

UPittsburgh

RIT

Gettysburg

CSUs as a transfer student (safety)

also am exploring the possibility of applying as a transfer for the fall of 2021 - I will have completed 2 years/7 quarters by that point and will have a much stronger GPA than my HS.

thank you!