GPA: 4.0 out of 4.0 (weighted around 4.15)
ACT: 29- I’ve taken it twice and never studied but I’m studying for the next two I take next month. Aiming for 32+Y
Extra circulars:
DECA Officer: Attended international conevention for 2 years and placed top 25%. Won region and state.
Commissioners Council- I’m one of 20 students in my state that advice our states Commissioner of education on policy
StAMINA- Co-Founded a mental health non profit for bettering mental health policies in high schools, work with 2 professors, raised $50,000 and work with top mental health officials
Empower Pulaski- Foudned a non-profit to educate underprivileged students in my county about the ACT and applying for college
National Honor Society and BETA Officer
Class secretary
Varsity soccer team captain
State Student Voice Team member
• Intented Major- Education (educational policy)
• What sets me apart: I do a lot with high education policy already and have founded non profits to positively impact high school education in my community. I plan to work with the department of education in my state this summer as an intern of sorts.
Location: Rural Kentucky (Appalachia)
Family Income: $70,000
6 AP Classes when I graduate.
I’m looking for a college not in Kentucky, preferably smaller, but I do like Cornell despite its size.
Your ECs, although you founded a non-profit, I would consider average. Officer positions are bottom of the line and are pretty easy to get. They also don’t scream education. You don’t have much of a spike. If you don’t manage to get AT LEAST a 32, I would consider your chances at all of these schools slim, except for maybe Bowdoin. Also, how did you do on your SAT II scores?
With a 32+ and great essays, you could get into Bowdoin if you applied early. UVA maybe as well. Georgetown and Cornell are definitely harder, but you do have a slight hook in the sense that you are from Kentucky