I’m currently finishing my junior year and I’ll be spending a lot of time working on college applications over the summer. I’d love to hear your thoughts on my list of schools and my chances to get in!
Background: I live in Illinois and I go to a competitive public high school in the Northwest suburbs - ranked among the most challenging schools in the United States. My family’s socioeconomic status is upper middle class, and I’m a white female. I have a twin sister who will be attending our local community college while I go to a university beginning in Fall 2018.
ACT: 33 (superscore) with 11/12 on writing
English: 35
Math: 30
Reading: 32
Science: 34
Not sending SAT score - conversion translates to 4 points lower than my ACT
AP Tests: 4 from AP Seminar, taking Psychology, Biology, and Language & Composition this year, and Calculus AB, Statistics, and Research next year
Community College GPA: 4.0/4.0
Principles of Criminal Investigation
Crime Scene Investigation (currently enrolled)
Planning to take Criminology and Abnormal Psychology or Student Police Academy during the ‘17/18 school year
School UW GPA: 3.88/4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.204
Class Rank: 28/382
Course Rigor: taking Honors/AP classes almost exclusively plus college classes at night
Senior Classes: AP Research, Honors French III, Forensics, Creative Writing, Acapella Choir, AP Calculus AB, Law in America, AP Statistics
Intended Area of Study: Major in Criminology (depending on the school, potentially double major with Sociology or Anthropology in addition to Criminology), minor in Russian Language (potentially minor in Forensic Psychology or Law & Crime as well, depending on the school)
Extracurriculars:
Tae Kwon Do (2008-2015)
- Black belt
ENCORE Youth Choir (2008-2016)
Volunteering at my church in the 2/3 year old room (2011-present) - Student room leader
Cheerleading (2015-2016) - summer season
- Football season
- Basketball season
- Competitive season
Student Council (2016-present) - Executive Board for senior year (2017-18)
Class Officers (2016-present)
French Club (2016-present)
Science Olympiad (2016-present) - went to Regionals
GEMS Mentoring Program (2016-present)
Theatre - Shrek (2014-2015) - makeup crew
- A Wrinkle in Time (2015) - cast
- Almost, Maine (2016) - cast
- A Tale of Two Cities (2016-2017) - cast
Work at Target (2016-present) - Cashier
- Softlines Associate
FNHS (2017-2018)
Awards/Recognitions:
Black Belt - First Dan (2015)
High Honor Roll (2014-present)
Distinguished Graduate
AP Capstone Diploma (pending - depends on my AP Research AP score)
Summer Programs:
National Student Leadership Conference - FSCI (August 2016)
JHU Discover Hopkins - Psychological Profiling (July 2017)
Applying to (in order from biggest reach to biggest safety):
Princeton University
Northeastern University
University of Maryland
Villanova University
University of Georgia
University of Toronto
Ohio State University
University of Alabama
Temple University
Xavier University
Will apply Early Action/Priority Admission to every school, including Princeton (SCEA).
Thanks for reading this!! 