Hi, I’m a junior at a prestigious midwestern Jesuit prep school. I was raised Catholic, which I know can help at certain Catholic colleges.
GPA: will likely be 3.68-3.72 by next semester (my low point, and I had a semester of pass/fail due to medical leave, which made my GPA decrease the next semester, however, my essays will help and explain the issues, but I know that won’t fix it all)
-weaknesses in grades are in non-major specific areas (I want to go IR/Philosophy, and weaknesses are in STEM)
-may have 2 “Cs” on my grade report
SAT: March 2018 with Essay – AWFUL
-March 2018: 1360
-Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700
-Math: 660
-Essay
-Reading: 7/8
-Analysis: 5/8
-Writing: 6/8
ACT: February 2018, April 2018 with Essay – will definitely be my prominent test)
-February 2018: 32
-English: 35
-Mathematics: 28
-Reading: 33
-Science: 32
- April 2018: waiting until Tuesday for scores – wish me luck, I will update my post as I know but I hope to jump to a 33 or 34 composite
Personal Info:
-Race: White
-Income: Upper-middle class (>200k)
-Parents not divorced, 2 siblings
-Both parents have masters
-Mom went to Georgetown undergrad, Columbia postgrad
-Dad went to Boston College undergrad, U Chicago postgrad
-Mom is a nurse, dad is a business executive
-Upbringing: suburban
APs:
-Freshman Year: AP World History: 3 (Did not take the class, it’s not offered)
-Sophomore Year: AP US History: 4
-Junior year: AP Comparative Government and Politics, AP Physics, AP English Language (class not offered at my school but I am taking the test)
-Senior year: I’m taking AP Stats, AP lit, AP Euro, as well as an Honors Service Learning course, honors Social Justice (These classes are a double period that allows you to get 4-6 hours of service a week as well as reflection), Anatomy H, Chinese 4
-Subject Tests: June I am taking Physics, Literature, and US history
PSAT: October 2016 and October 2017
-October 2016: 1270
-Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 670
-Math: 600
-October 2017: 1390
-Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700
-Math: 690
-NMSC Selection Index: 209
-tbh I’m just hoping for commended
Extracurriculars:
-Model UN (1, 2, 3, 4 Executive Board 3, 4, Secretary General 4)
-In charge of organizing a conference with over 1000 people
-Have won awards, including Best delegate on a regional, national, and international level
-Conferences include places like NYC, St. Louis, Washington DC, Boston, Germany, and China
-Feminism Club (1, 2, 3, 4 Executive Board 3, 4)
-Newspaper (2, 3, 4 Satire Section Head Editor 3, 4)
-Utilized online format
-Prospective student Ambassador (1, 2, 3, 4)
-Student Panelist for parents
-Assisted in Shadow day program
-Campus Ministry (2, 3, Maybe exec board 4)
-National Honors Society (3, 4)
-Service Immersion Trip: Kino Border Initiative
-Working with recently deported immigrants in search of a humane approach to immigration
-One week in Nogales, AZ at a Catholic Mission for immigrants
-Applied for Ever to Excel at Boston College, I feel confident about it
-One week in Boston studying Jesuit spirituality and doing service in the Boston area
-Girl’s State This Summer
-will run for some office, but I don’t know yet
-Might be mentor for freshman students if selected
-Worked on phones at Italian Restaurant summer of my sophomore, going into junior year
-no time to work this summer
-Student Council (9)
-Secretary
-JV Water Polo (9)
-Freshman Choir Musical: Wizard of Oz
-Played the Wizard
-Multiple publications in critically renowned school magazine, may be poetry editor next year
Awards for Common App:
-25+ Model UN awards (Can’t put on Common App, but I will put it on a resume for colleges that accept them)
-National Honors Society Recipient (11, 12)
-Regional Chinese Speech Silver Medalist (9)
-Walter D’Souza Poetry Award 2nd Place Recipient (9)
-American Legion Americanism Essay Contest Class II 2nd place, Class III 1st place (Post Level), 2nd place (District Level) (10, 11)
-Nominee for Freshman and Sophomore of the Year (9,10)
Recommendations:
- Model UN Moderator and AP Comparative teacher, highly respected teacher, loves me, one of her favorite students ever, should be an amazing rec
- English Teacher: knows me well, going on my service trip with me, thinks I’m a great writer and I do very well in his class. He also thinks I’m funny and that I have a great personality.
Essays should be great, I write very well and have had many experiences to write about. One of my English teachers once said to me that I am “One of the only students she’s ever met with such an innate gift for both academic and creative writing” so I hope to channel that into my essays.
Do these options seem reasonable? I would be applying as an International Studies Major, with 2nd interests being philosophy, theology, and polisci, and maybe creative writing.
Reaches
-Georgetown University
-Mom went there
-Significant connections (Board of directors, board of trustees) that would be willing to write letters of rec/place a call
-Would apply to SFS
-I’d likely connect my SFS essay to my service trip, calling for a practical yet merciful response to immigration
-Boston College
-Dad went there
-Reed College
-Had my interview, it went decently I think
Targets
-Kenyon College
-College of the Holy Cross
-Late grandfather went there, had significant impact on my life
-Loyola Marymount University
-Fordham University (Rose Hill)
-Cousin went there
-Santa Clara University
Safeties
-Occidental College
-Marquette University
-Elon University
-Creighton University