Curious to hear everyone’s thoughts before the upcoming decisions! This way I can adjust my personal expectations accordingly so I’ll know what to expect…
Stats:
-Large Public HS (5th best in state)
-North East Ohio
-3.67 UW/4.01W (strong upward trend with all A’s first semester senior year)
-34 ACT
-7 AP Classes and 1 dual enrollment
-6 Honors Classes
-all 5’s on AP Exams thus far (Bio, APUSH, Gov, Macro, Micro)
Extracurriculars
-4 years varsity XC (got leadership award)
-4 years varsity Track
-4 years Marching Band - currently an officer (9 officers of 300 kids)
-4 years Self Run Landscaping Business with 12 clients
-3 years of Temple (got confirmed)
-3 years of Drama Club
-2 Years tutoring
-2 Years at current job outside of my business
-2 years at another job- caddying at a golf course
-Started Hiking Club at my school this year
Essays
Commonapp: wrote about my landscaping business and what it helped to teach me about myself, and the confidence and independence skills I learned from it. Also talked about my love for the outdoors.
Supplementals: wrote about my personal experiences with social justice activism a lot
Intended Major: Economics
Schools Currently Awaiting:
-Emory
-WashU (good interview)
-Notre Dame
-UVA
-Georgetown (good interview)
-Tufts (good interview)
-Boston University
-Northeastern
-Tulane (got deferred earlier)
-American
-Vanderbilt
Safeties I’ve already gotten into:
-Loyola Chicago (presidential scholarship)
-OSU (most likely) (honors college)
-University of Alabama (honors college + presidential scholarship)
Curious to hear your thoughts/suggestions/predictions!!