Hello!!
My grades have been going up and down like crazy since freshmen year and continue to do so because of external circumstances my counselor will speak about in her LOR. I have (in my opinion) good extracurriculars. Work with social justice on a national scale.
Preferred majors: Anthropology, Peace and Justice, Political Science, Public Health
Looking at LAC in/near cities (Brandeis, Macalester, Barnard, Manhattan, Emory)
UWgpa: 3.6. Wgpa: 4.1. ACT: 33
Freshmen Year: 6 total courses
First Sem: All Bs, 1 C
Second Sem: All Bs, 1 C, 1 A
Sophomore Year: 3 AP Courses, 5 courses total
First Sem: 2 Bs, Rest As
Second Sem: All As
Junior Year: 6 AP Courses, 7 courses total
First Sem: 2 Bs, Rest As
Second Sem: 2 As, Rest Bs
Will colleges still see me as a viable candidate?
Your freshman year will matter a lot less than your sophomore and junior years. It looks like all of your C’s were freshman year. This makes the point that you have overcome whatever caused those C’s to occur, which is very good.
You are definitely a “viable candidate” for some good schools. The most famous LACs (Wellesley, Bowdoin, Williams, …) are probably out of reach. There are LOTs of other ones that you should be good for. I am not sure which to suggest.
Do you have a geographic preference? What is your budget?
You might consider Bryn Mawr and Agnes Scott.
Prefer to be in or right by a city. My favorites have been:
Barnard (HUGE reach, I know): but closed lac in the heart of NYC
Brandeis: Right next to Boston, but still a reach
Any others to suggest? Budget is pretty flexible
BU, Case Western, Tulane.