Chance me: Mount Holyoke ED2 2025

hljemison
Wed, 16 Dec 2020 03:33:07 +0000

Graduated high school class of 2020, applying for admission to Mount Holyoke class of 2025 and doing early decision 2.

GPA: 3.5 unw, 4.2 weighted

SAT: 710 ERW, 600 Math

AP: psych (5), Lang (5), stats (4), apush (4), bio (2 not sending), physics (1 not sending), Lit (3)

Intended major choice one: anthropology
Choice two: journalism
Choice three: political science

ECs:
Vice President (12), Historian (11) of Pre Med Club
Founder and President of Young Women in Stem (11-12)
Founder and Editor in chief of Monterei Club Magazine (post grad)
Varsity swim and water polo (all four years)
Journalism Internship at a startup (post grad)
Debate all four years, selected for national varsity travel team in senior year
Part time job (12)
Yearbook (9-10)
Anti gun violence community organizing (all four years)
Canvassing for Biden Harris campaign (post grad)

Honors:
NEHS and NHS. Principals honor roll. Award for highest achieving debate senior

Demographics:
First Gen traditional college student (mom went back to school later in life)
First Gen us citizen
Latina
Income >35,000 (will be applying for fin aid)
On a gap year
Competitive public high school in Florida

I have no idea how letters of rec will turn out. They were all very strong when I applied to a bunch of schools last fall, but considering my high school teachers and counselor haven’t seen me in months I’ll have to hope hahaha

Please be honest! Mount Holyoke is where I want to go but I want to go into the application with a good idea of my chances

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