Chance Me- Rising Senior

Prospective schools: UT Austin, University of Missouri, Northwestern, The Ohio State University, UNC, University of Georgia, Northeastern, Penn State, University of Maryland, and Loyola of Chicago

Note: I plan on applying to Northwestern ED and every other school EA except for University of Missouri, Penn State, UT Austin (doesn’t offer EA or ED) , University of Maryland (doesn’t offer EA, but states that if you apply by November 1st, you’ll get priority), and Loyola of Chicago which are rolling admissions

Major: Nursing or Journalism

Unweighted GPA: 3.33
Weighted: 3.4
Class Rank: N/A (School doesn’t rank)
Ethnicity: Hispanic
ACT: N/A
SAT: 2000 (600M/700R/700W) (taking again)
SAT II’s- Will take
APs- AP Psychology and AP US History (wasn’t allowed to take an AP until junior year- school protocol) (11th)
AP Government and AP European History (12th)

EC’s (Grade Level):
Newspaper: PR/ Entertainment Editor/ Co-Editor-in-Chief of Online Newspaper (11-present)
Literary Magazine (10-present)
All School Read Committee (11-present)
Dance (10-present)
Altar Serving for my parish (9-10)
Pink Ladies (9)

Awards:
Presented with scholarships (four years)
Third Honor Roll

Primary Service Projects: (80+ hours by the time I apply)
Soccer Refugee Outreach Program
Father/Daughter Service Project
Missionaries of Charity
Providing assistance to teachers at an elementary school
Service at a Catholic Thrift Store
Tutoring at an elementary school
Senior Service Project (upcoming)

Work: (60-90 hrs)
Summer Internship at a non-profit (this summer)

Note: I know my GPA isn’t the greatest. During my freshman year, I had a hard time adjusting to the new environment. Since then, my GPA has risen more than .5. I hope that my progress will show how hard I’ve been working to improve. I attend an all girls Catholic private high school in Texas which is considered to be one of the most rigorous schools in my area. I know some of these schools are most definitely reaches, but I think I have a balanced list. Thanks for reading I really appreciate it!

Thanks for the reply on my chance post. If you can bring that SAT up to a 2200+ and that GPA up to a 3.6+, then youve got a good shot. Other than Northwestern, I can see you easily making those schools if you bring those scores up. You seem very invoved in ECs which is great. Good luck

You may be accepted to Maryland, but the school is pretty much numbers-driven, and yours are a little low for Maryland. I think Northwestern is probably beyond your reach.