Good List? Suggestions?

<p>School:

  • Previous: Top prep. Sends many kids to top colleges.
  • Current: Top public. Sends a lot of kids to top colleges, particularly U Mich.</p>

<p>GPA:

  • Overall: 3.6 UW
  • Freshman: <3.0 UW/3.3 W
  • Sophomore: 3.7 UW/3.9 W
  • Junior: 4.0 UW/No W
    <strong><em>First two years were at a top prep school, but I had to transfer (to a top public) as my dad got custody of me and didn’t approve of the religious affiliation of the school</em></strong></p>

<p>SAT:

  • Critical Reading: 790
  • Math: 680
  • Writing: 710 (essay unknown)
  • Totals: 1470/2180
    <strong><em>Little studying. Will retake in Oct. Should be able to pull a 2250+.</em></strong></p>

<p>AP/Honors:

  • My first school didn’t allow freshman or sophomores to take AP classes, but I took all but one honors class possible. Took 2 AP’s this past year (American History and Government/Politics; got an A+ in both classes; no scores yet). Will take 4 next year (Econ, English Lit, Chem, Comparative Gov).</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Misc.:

  • Football
  • Track
  • NHS
  • Lit Mag
  • 600+ hours volunteering with kids at a summer camp
  • After school tutoring
  • CCFA Volunteer
  • Excellence in Chem and English awards (do these count?)
    *** Pretty weak. Transfer kind of prohibited me from gaining a leadership position in a club***</p>

<p>Schools:</p>

<p>Reaches:

  • Georgetown
  • William and Mary</p>

<p>Matches:

  • University of Michigan (heavy legacy - both parents, multiple aunts/uncles, grandparent; at least 1 went to law school, possibly more; instate)
  • Washington and Lee
  • George Washington
  • American
  • Wake Forest </p>

<p>Safety:
-Michigan State </p>

<p>*** I want to major in something related to politics, so if you have any suggestions as to possible schools, feel free to recommend them.***</p>

<p>Your list looks very good. Claremont McKenna is also very strong in Political Science. Best of luck!</p>

<p>Thanks. I’ll look into it.</p>

<p>Pretty good list</p>

<p>as a safety u might wanna look into George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia (suburb of DC).</p>