College Advice?

laxgirl456
Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:17:22 +0000

I’m a junior, what colleges do you think I should apply to next year?
Intended Major: Political Science/Int. Relations
Considering: UMich (probably won’t get in), UPitt, UCSB, Pepperdine, UMCP,
I know these are all high reaches, that’s why I’m asking for suggestions.
Stats:
GPA: 3.9
Act: 29. Probably won’t be able to get it up, I’ll try.
Upward Grade Trend.
APs: 5’s in French and Spanish. Will take 5 more by the end of high school.
ECs:
SHF, NHS
Consumer Science State Champion, National Runner Up. President
300 Volunteer Hours by the end of high school (Volunteer work abroad)
Swimming-Lettered
Lacrosse- Lettered
Track-JV

School is #1 in the state. Very competitive and demanding, too much if that’s possible.
Minority.

Weak freshman year. Due to my family, I moved a lot (lived in London, NY, and South America) It’s a privilege, don’t get me wrong, but took a toll on my studies because of difficulty keeping up with a consistent curriculum, and language barrier. My first language isn’t english and i’m tri-lingual. I hope to include this into my application. First one to go to college in the US.
Anything I can work on?