Honors College - what does it take / chance me?

kjohnson1023
Sat, 07 Apr 2018 20:24:19 +0000

I’m considering applying to UMass Honors College but I’m not sure what it actually takes / standards the school holds when it comes to admissions - if anyone could chance me, I’d really appreciate it:

Background: Asian-American female, MA suburbs, middle class, super generic, intended major in business or law

Academics:
GPA: 4.1 W 3.7 UW (can probably bring W to a 4.2 but not much higher)
SAT: haven’t taken yet, projected 1500 or slightly under
APs: Chinese (5), APUSH, PoliSci, AB Calc, Lit, probably some of these: econ, stats, pysc, French
I take easy STEM classes at my school with a heavier focuses on liberal arts and social studies classes

Extracirriculars:
Debate: 2 years captain, won a few local and regional things, qualified to nationals (probably) 3x, opened my own community education debate class, founded middle school debate program, worked as a teaching assistant / intern at a Model UN and public speaking camp
Newspaper: politics columnist, publicity and finance / social media management, head of local news reporting team, did a bunch of big ambitious projects
Volunteering: NHS, a ton of community service / President’s Gold Award things, peer tutored at my school for kids in lower level classes / with learning disabilities

Please let me know what you think about my chances of getting in (I’d be UMass '24, if that makes any difference) If you have other questions I would be more than happy to answer them, thanks so much