I included a very long run-down of my application as it stands. My dream school is UW Madison, but I don’t know is my stats are up to par. If you take the time to read through what I have, could you please reverse chance me? Other schools I’m considering are UofT, University of British Columbia, Hawaii at Monoa, UC Riverside, ASU, UW Seattle, American University, GWU, and Howard.
In-state Wisconsin student, female, half asian/half white, $>125,000
Intended major: International Studies with a focus on Southeast Asia, Filipino, and Indonesian Languages
GPA: 3.74 on a 4 point scale
ACT: 29
APs taken: APUSH (5), AP Lang (5), APCSP (3)
APs for senior year: AP Gov, AP Lit, AP French, APES
ECs:
Varsity Debate (LD, PF, and Congress) - Qualified to state in LD and Congress all years, qualified to nationals in Congress for 2 years, various speaker awards and placements, team captain
Varsity Dance Team - Lettered Freshman through Junior year, gunning for team captain senior year (fingers crossed)
Model United Nations - Received various awards at conferences, organized events pertaining to foreign affairs, held positions in the club sophomore through senior year, now the president of the club
Young Progressives - Founder and Co-Lead, bi-monthly meetings with guest speakers, community organizing and campaigning, walk-out coordinator for Times Up and gun reform
EC cello lessons and performances - Qualified to Solo and Ensemble state since freshman year, officer in my school’s orchestra since freshman year
Work:
Modeling since freshman year
Waitress at my grandma’s restaurant
Awards and Honors:
Local awards for debate and Model UN
Semi-finalist at Miss Teen Wisconsin USA
Runner-up and Miss Congeniality at a preliminary to Miss Wisconsin America
Distinguished Young Woman of my area (Competing at the state level in August)
Girls State Delegate from my school - won the position of Party Chair
Outstanding Camper in dance at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
NSLI-Y semi-finalist
Volunteering:
Playing cello during mass at my parish since 8th grade
Tutoring Southeast Asian refugees in English and assisting with their schoolwork
Local organizing for prison and ICE reform
Organizing a hygienic products drive at my church for a local pantry
Phone banking at the ACLU
Letter writing events for a local prison around holidays
Essays:
Pretty good (I hope?) My AP Lang teacher read and liked them.
CA Essay - How competing in a pageant challenged my perceptions of femininity and how I judge people.
Why Madison Essay - How I fell in love with Madison’s Southeast Asian Studies program and the Wisconsin Ideal.
Letters of Recommendation:
AP Gov teacher and Model UN advisor - Fantastic, knows me very well, 10/10
AP French teacher - Pretty good, friendly and I perform well in class, 7/10
Maybe a supplementary LOR from a former debate coach and my dance team coach?
Texas might be hard. UW is borderline. The best way to improve your chances is to write a stunning essay. Have you begun to write yours?