Help me define safety/target/ reach schools!

MYOS1634
Sun, 09 Oct 2016 13:43:32 +0000

1° Do not report your AP scores. Simply indicate you took the AP classes.
2° Take the ACT and either SAT or SAT Subjects in December. You’re expected to have 700’s in two subjects. Unfortunately, because you’re a Spanish heritage speaker, your Spanish subject test doesn’t count for as much as a subject you learned in school. I’d recommend taking the Italian Subject test + one more.
3° This

there were major schedule conflicts due to limited number of spaces in the AP classrooms.That is why my schedule is lacking and may appear to be on the easier side. Not to mention, my grades are mediocre. I live in a one bedroom apartment therefore, I was expected to wake up very early to finish up any homework I did not finish the day before because the room light was turned off

MUST be included on your bragsheet that you’ll give your guidance counselor and your teachers to write your recommendations. If you don’t know what a bragsheet is, google is your friend, and compose one based on the examples you find. Give one alongside this
http://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/writingrecs
to all your teachers. Give them the documents within a week so that they have plenty of time to think about what they’ll write. Underscore that precise examples are necessary for the type of schools you’re applying to.
The quote above would also need to be listed, not as a excuse but factually “lived in one-bedroom emergency housing and lights were turned off at 9pm every day. HW had to be completed by daylight only”
4° Indicate all languages you speak in the “languages” section of CommonApp. If you do something with them (watch tv, read novels, participate in online forums, translate at a clinic or community center…) include them in EC’s.
5° List the number of hours at work, the type of tasks you do, etc. You don’t need to specify you work “under the table”. This counts as a “strong EC” for selective colleges. “Taking care of autistic sibling” is ALSO a “strong EC” that needs to be listed.
6° Since you live in NYC, ask about HEOP/EOP.
Apply HEOP to Barnard, NYU, Fordham, Skidmore, St Lawrence, Hobart&William Smith, Vassar, Hamilton; apply EOP to Bing, Geneseo, Buffalo, Albany, Baruch.