Chance me please for top schools

Liz_IA_2018
Fri, 30 Jun 2017 20:18:26 +0000

I’m a white girl going into senior year from a small private catholic school.

Any advice or input or tips is greatly appreciated !!!

These are the schools I’m interested in no particular order:

Vanderbilt
Northwestern
Georgetown
Yale.

UW GPA: 3.91.

Classes: I have taken honors language and science classes all throughout high school. I am in standard/average math (will be taking calc next year)
We do not have AP classes or honors classes in the humanities.

Classes I didn’t get A’s in
B in algebra 2
B+ in honors physics
A- in geometry
A- one semester of honors chemistry.

ACT: 32
W- 34
M-27
R-36
S-32.

I am taking the ACT again in September.

Extra curriculars

Sports
track since 9th grade
Cross country junior year, was elected team captain for senior year and awarded “most improved”.

Volunteering
Summer school teacher working with kids who are behind and usually have English as a second language ~60 hours.
Summer camp leader at local community center ~ 75 hours.
School peer writing tutor ~ 45 hours.
Leader of “student ambassadors club”

help admissions team with events and help assimilate new students.

Arts
Speech team since 9th grade, competed at sections and elected team captain for senior year.
“Poetry and writing club” member and appointed leader for senior year.
Journalism intern at publishing company

I write columns for a neighborhood magazine.
Winner of one national scholastic writing award for a short story and one honorable mention for another story.
I write a lot in my free time.

Hooks: I speak Italian and Spanish
My parents are immigrants so I’m a first generation American

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