chance me// gpa question

mrkgnao
Sat, 05 Oct 2019 04:20:44 +0000

first time posting kinda nervous…
I’d appreciate any feedback!

Background:

SAT: 1590 superscored
Class rank: unspecified, but top 9% officially
School: Competitive, California public school.
Class size: ~700 students.
Income: Upper middle class
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Multi-racial Caucasian and Asian (Chinese).
SAT Subject Tests: 760 (Lit), 760 (Bio M).
AP Tests:
5: APUSH, AP Euro, AP Lang
4: Bio, Comp Sci

Currently taking ap lit, ap enviro, ap gov, ap statistics, etc…

I’m national merit semifinalist, ap scholar with distinction, several national awards for writing

I have ec’s in both STEM and humanities but my angle for apps is political science/justice based-- so leadership in MUN, Mock Trial, Speech and Debate, political activism, etc. My essays and recs will be good.

Here’s the kicker: currently my weighted gpa is about 4.17 and my UW is 3.83. I feel that this is the weakest part of my application. I took 3 weighted classes sophomore year, 4 junior year, and now 4 senior year. This is considered rigorous at my school (but there are some who take a full load). I got B’s in precalc sophomore year and a B in calc second semester junior year. Worst of all, I got a B(sem) and then C(sem) in honors physics sophomore year.

However, this semester I will likely get all As so my midyear report should be good.

TLDR: Strong student but weak grades in math/physics.

Will colleges take into account that I don’t plan to major in STEM? How can I strategize to downplay/ explain these grades? Does my “low” GPA disadvantage me right now, as in, should I wait for RD to apply once senior first semester grades are added?

Please chance me for CAS ED!