<p>I am an incoming senior, (graduating 2013, despite what my username implies)</p>
<p>Major: Double Major: English/Communications or Sociology/Communications</p>
<p>SAT I: 1920</p>
<p>SAT II: Lit (760), Spanish (720)</p>
<p>GPA (10/11): 3.8 (uw) , 4.25 (w)</p>
<p>AP scores: AP World: 4, AP English 11: 4, AP Spanish 4: 3, AP Calc A: 4, AP US: 4</p>
<p>Senior year: AP English 12, AP Stats, AP Spanish 5, AP Physics, AP Gov/econ, Journalism</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: Journalism: features editor, ads editor; editor-in-chief next year; female varsity golf two years; two summers interning for local newspaper (20 articles published)</p>
<p>Community service: 200 hours tutoring non-English speaking elementary students, 270 hours journalism (total=470)</p>
<p>Please share your opinion on my chances. Any pointers are appreciated!!</p>
<p>Thank You,
K</p>
<p>SAT needs to be above 2200 to make the first cut.</p>
<p>^ My SAT was below 2200 and I got in. Your extracurriculars really match up with your desired major. I’d recommend taking the ACT was well. Make sure you talk about how passionate you are about English/Communications/Sociology in your essays, and perhaps drop a hint to the teachers writing your letters of rec to emphasize your enthusiasm/talent for the subjects :)</p>
<p>Your resume reads pretty much like mine did except I’m an engineering/humbio major/minor haha. You’re fine as far as “making the first cut,” although it wouldn’t hurt to take the SAT again and the ACT (and make sure your reading comprehension scores are out of the park).
You’re also going to need a “hook.” Passion is a very important element of your hook, so don’t just expound upon an element of your resume because it’s the most impressive thing you can think of. If you want to write about communications, see if there’s a single experience that sticks in your head, maybe one of the times you were tutoring, that made you really think or gave you a new perspective or appreciation. If none of your experiences in communications have been all that intriguing to you, DEFINITELY DON’T WRITE ABOUT THEM. Pick whatever you’re most passionate about, and write your essay about something that gives the admissions committee a window into what that feels like and why.
My essay was about a censorship fiasco my freshman year in journalism. Not the most compellingly well-written essay, but a different sort of story and one I definitely remember and still support my part in.</p>