i don’t know because my counselor has flat out told me that i’m one of the strongest applicants in my year. the top 10% in my grade usually don’t aim higher than UM and UF, i don’t know anyone besides 3 or 4 people that are applying to tier one schools. we are in an immigrant, low income community where the culture of many demands people to stay close to home, or stay at home, for as long as possible to support their family. i feel as if my high school’s situation isn’t comparable to the typical american high school. my valedictorian isn’t even applying to t20s lol. if i was in a hyper competitive high school where everyone is aiming for an ivy id agree with you, but most people in my class are aiming for UF and UM maximum.
i can’t say i know what the stats of the kids who went to top 20s in my schools were, but many of them weren’t even top 5%, or valedictorian. i agree that a major weak point of my application is the lack of science and math ecs, but it was not fully my fault and that will be explained through additional info. most people in the accelerated math program in my school have been there since middle school, i was one of very little to switch into the school after freshman year and as such didn’t have the same opportunities. but i am trying to catch up now and i still get 4s and 5s on AP classes where the pass rate in my school is 20-30%.
obviously i will still apply to mostly non-reaches and targets, doing otherwise is really impulsive for me, but i still want to aim for Wellesley ED. i have a good feeling about it and i do not see myself EDing to any other school.
i will see if i can contact my counselor again, i have already emailed her twice but she has been sending out emails to other people and has not responded to me the whole week so i worry she’s avoiding me because she’s disappointed . i found a wellesley alumni teacher at my school so i may have to rely on her for guidance instead if my counselor stops helping me.