USC, Johns Hopkins, Rice, Duke, Vandy Chances?

gummybear202
Sun, 07 Jun 2020 04:44:20 +0000

To be honest, for any of the top 20 schools, everyone has good grades, test scores, and extensive extracurriculars. What your admission really comes down to is your essays, if you have shown a lot of interest, race/gender/socioeconomic status (obviously cannot control this) and plain luck.

Try to be extremely creative and out of the box with your common app essay/supplements. This is the main way to stand out and can be your “hook” even if you dont have a conventional one. Also, and I cannot emphasize this enough, reach out to your admissions rep. you MUST show interest, especially if you cannot visit schools!!!

do you have the potential to get into one of these top 20 schools? of course. Your best bet is to ED to the school you like the best, otherwise there is really no way to predict. at all.