<p>SAT: 2120 ( 710 M, 680 CR, 730 W)
SAT II: Spanish Reading: 770, Biology E: 680
Unweighted GPA (out of 4): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.4
Rank: Top 5%
AP/IB: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics C, AP Human Geography, AP European History, IB Economics SL, IB History of the Americas HL, IB English HL, IB Chemistry SL, IB French SL
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, IB History of the Americas HL, IB English HL, AP Geography
Number of other applicants: Nobody from my school is really applying to these except UC’s. (maybe 1-3 others)
Awards: National Hispanic Scholar, President’s Service Award, City Youth of the Year, State Seal of Bi-literacy, California Scholarship Federation Life Member “Highest Honor”</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Executive Director and Founder of non-profit organization that distributes educational materials to underprivileged children (20,000 items donated, manage 5 chapters across state).
National Outreach Director for political advocacy group that fights for youth representation in the federal government; we are advocating a policy proposal in the House of Representatives; 100’s of organization endorsements (I am not mentioning the name for confidentiality reasons).
Serve on Congressional Youth Advisory Board; 2 years
Two terms on the State Cabinet of JSA (Junior State of America) filling two roles my junior and senior year.
Founder and President of my school’s JSA Chapter; 3 years
Team Captain for Varsity Tennis (4 years); 2 league championships; MVP; Coaches Award
President (Former VP) of CSF (California Scholarship Federation); 3 years
Youth Chair and Team Captain for Relay for Life (6 years!!)
Mock Trial (Co-Captain; MVP; 2 years; 3rd Best Attorney in County)
Member of Key Club (1 year)
Job/Work Experience:
Internship at Real Estate Development Firm
Volunteer/Community Service:
CSF, Tutoring children, my non-profit organization, Key Club, Relay for life
Summer Experience:
Internship for Congressional Campaign
Summer School at Georgetown University</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: English Teacher (should be AMAZING)
Teacher Recommendation #2: History Teacher (Should be GREAT)
Other Recommendation: Tennis Coach (AMAZING; 40+ career says I am the most impressive person ever met)
Counselor Rec: She knows me well; will talk about the language barrier I faced; 1st generation; great achievements at school (EXCELLENT)</p>
<p>U.S. State/Territory or Country: California (LA suburb)
School Type: Public High School (low-achieving, Title 1 funded)
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: $80-100k
Hooks: URM, 1st Gen, ELD (English Learner)</p>
<ul>
<li>Harvard high match</li>
<li>Princeton high match/low reach</li>
<li>UPenn match</li>
<li>Georgetown match (almost a guaranteed because of your political work)</li>
<li>Cornell match</li>
<li>Middlebury idk much about it but umm…match?</li>
<li>Swarthmore high match/match</li>
<li>UC Berkeley high match</li>
<li>UCLA match</li>
<li>UC Davis low match/safety</li>
<li>USC high match</li>
<li>University of Virginia match</li>
<li>Boston College low match</li>
<li>Villanova match</li>
<li>Northeastern match</li>
<li>George Washington U match</li>
<li>American idk much about this one either :)</li>
</ul>
<p>You are actually very amazing! All those obstacles but still such a good resume! You got this…
Good luck!</p>
<p>I think that Harvard and Princeton might be low reach, but everything else is a match. Test scores are on the low-medium side for ivies, but everything else is so stellar it probably won’t matter.</p>
<p>Daang those are some great extracurriculars! I think with those alone you could get into most places. I think you have a very strong application, your SAT scores might be a little low for the Ivies but you are still in the range. It also helps to be URM and 1st gen. Overall:</p>
<ul>
<li>Harvard: reach</li>
<li>Princeton: mid reach</li>
<li>UPenn: low/mid reach</li>
<li>Georgetown: match, even low match </li>
<li>Cornell:match, maybe high match</li>
<li>Middlebury: match</li>
<li>Swarthmore: match</li>
<li>UC Berkeley: high match, I think they’re a little more score based? Might be wrong</li>
<li>UCLA: low match</li>
<li>UC Davis: safety</li>
<li>USC:match</li>
<li>University of Virginia: low match/safety</li>
<li>Boston College: high safety/low match</li>
<li>Villanova: safety</li>
<li>Northeastern: safety</li>
<li>George Washington U: safety</li>
<li>American: safety</li>
</ul>
<p>Those hooks automatically make everything a low reach lol. But, with those EC’s it makes everything a match. If you want real “reaches” now, just apply to Oxford lol. Good luck in Harvard xD .</p>
<p>Your SAT is low for a good chunk of those schools, but your hooks are going to help you a lot. You have good EC’s as well. As a fellow ivy/top college applicant, I can only be jealous. ;)</p>
<ul>
<li>Harvard - low reach/high match</li>
<li>Princeton - low reach/high match</li>
<li>UPenn - high match</li>
<li>Georgetown - match</li>
<li>Cornell - match</li>
<li>Middlebury - match</li>
<li>Swarthmore - match</li>
<li>UC Berkeley - match</li>
<li>UCLA - match</li>
<li>UC Davis - safety/match</li>
<li>USC - match</li>
<li>University of Virginia - safety/match</li>
<li>Boston College - safety/match</li>
<li>Villanova - safety</li>
<li>Northeastern - safety</li>
<li>George Washington U - safety</li>
<li>American - safety</li>
</ul>
<p>Fantastic Hooks and ECs. Most definitely of the highest caliber. Stats are below average for Harvard and Princeton that is a fact. Thus low reaches for both. UPenn a high match, rest are somewhere between high match and safety.</p>
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