My College List

physics314159
Thu, 11 Jun 2015 22:12:24 +0000

Since I’m a rising senior, I figure that it’s time for me to really narrow down where I’m going to apply. Here are my stats/interests/extracurriculars:

Me: white female, not a recruited athlete/musician/artist/etc, income about ~225,000, not first gen. There’s absolutely nothing about my demographics that a college is interested in.

33 ACT single sitting(34 R, 34 E, 31 M, 31 S), but my best science/math scores were 33 and 32, respectively.
Biology subject test: 700(still waiting on results of math II and physics), I also got a 4 on the AP
3.917 UW GPA, 4.361 W, ranked 5/237
I will be taking 8/11 AP classes my school offers and I’ve taken every honors class we have. In terms of academic awards, I have pretty much the same things everyone else does, like being on honor roll, getting my academic letter, being in NHS, etc. I also won a silver key for writing humor in the Scholastic Writing awards at the regional level.

For my extracurriculars, my main focus is riding horses. I will be the captain of my schools equestrian team this coming year and I have won a state and reserve state champion title. Related to that, I also do 4H, where I am an officer of my club and have won state/reserve state titles in public speaking, horse judging, quiz bowl, and horse science competitions. I also placed 9th in the conformation division at the national 4H horse judging competition. Through 4H, I’ve began showing goats. I have been involved in Science Olympiad since 6th grade, and my team has qualified for the state meet every year along with personally having won many events at the regional level. I also really like to run, as I do half marathons, but I don’t do cross country or track or any sports like that. I have about 120 volunteer hours and 800 work hours, but by the time I apply, those numbers will be closer to 150/1200.

What I want in a college: I don’t really enjoy greek life/partying, since I’m pretty nerdy and socially awkward. I would definitely prefer a school in a warm location, but would also consider the east coast, if it fit everything else. Significant merit scholarships must be available, as I won’t get need based aid and my parents won’t pay more than $35k(and even that’s pushing it), as I have University of Michigan in state. I’m not opposed to women’s colleges either. I have toured UChicago and loved the feel/vibe there and definitely don’t like Michigan State. I toured Michigan a while ago with my brother and don’t remember having strong feeling either way about it.

Thank you so much in advance!