Hi, I’m currently a junior at a high school in connecticut
I’m a latina female, I will be the first person to go to college in my family as the rest of my family immigrated here.
We are a low income family, we make less than 30k a year I think, me my parents and my two younger siblings so, I will be seeking financial aid!
Freshman Year really sucked due to depression, my gpa was a 2.7
sophomore year I tried better, I got a 3.5
This year my first quarter grades are looking like a 4.9 weighted, 3.9-4.0 unweighted
I am taking IB psychology, IB environmental science, Honors algebra 2, Honors english 3, AP government, Japanese (my school’s program that I’m in teaches japanese and we get to travel there!), and a few other things. Senior year I plan on taking more IB classes and AP only
I’m practicing the SAT and the goal is to reach a 1560 !! I’m taking it in April
I am the treasurer of best buddies
- the secretary of bkind
- the executive council of my school’s activist club
- running for senior class president
- co-vp of the program I’m in at school
- play varsity lacrosse, cross country, and outdoor track
- president of environmental club
- A writer on school newspaper
- I volunteer at aquarium, homeless shelter, learning center for women
Keep up the good work and do well on your standardized tests. Some schools don’t even consider freshman year in their GPA calculations and all like to see upward grade trends.
Hi–I’m not sure what you mean by “35% or lower” – admission rates?
You should definitely consider the women’s colleges. They are some of the best in the country and they are reserved for women. At many you can take classes at consortia schools – schools that cooperate fully and share schedules. Often there is free transportation to the other schools. As many women’s schools are in consortia, you will find men in some or all of your classes, depending on the class and the school. They also empower women. Women who graduate from women’s colleges tend to ascend to more leadership positions in all fields, including ones more commonly associated with male leadership, such as CEOs, politicians, scientists, etc. Women’s colleges also tend to give excellent FA – both merit and need based. Here is a list of schools that you may want to consider:
- Wellesley -- need-based and merit FA -- can also take classes at MIT
- Smith -- need-based and merit -- can also take classes at Amherst, UMass Amherst, Mt. Holyoke, and Hampshire. Free buses to all schools. Located in a cute town.
- Mt. Holyoke -- need-based and merit -- homey atmosphere with horses and woods, can also take classes at Amherst, UMass Amherst, Smith, and Hampshire. Free buses to all schools.
- Barnard -- excellent need-based aid. Can also take classes and shares all facilities with Columbia University
- Bryn Mawr -- excellent merit and need-based aid. Can also take classes and runs frequent buses to Haverford, Swarthmore -- and free trains to University of Pennsylvania. Also has homey atmosphere.
- Scripps on the West Coast -- part of the Claremont Consortium of some of the best colleges in the country including Harvey Mudd, Claremont Mc, Pomona, Pitzer. All 5 min walk from each other
- Mills -- in Bay Area -- lovely campus -- can take classes at UC Berkeley and several other area schools
- Agnes Scott -- in a lovely area ofAtlanta -- can take classes at Emory.
- Vassar -- now coed -- excellet need-based aid. No cross registration but an excellent school.
yes! 35% admissions rate or lower
the unrealistic reach would be dartmouth, a small reach would be unc chapel hill (only big factor is that i’m not from there)
thank you so much for your answer, I’ll definitely be looking into these colleges!