What are my chances?

tennis1999
Wed, 22 Nov 2017 16:35:05 +0000

I attend Laurel Springs School since I am a full-time tennis player. I am looking to attend one of the following colleges and also play college tennis.

So far, I am applying to:

St. Lawrence University
Emerson College
Allegheny
Concordia University (TX)
Linfield College

(I will likely add a couple more to the list in the next month before deadlines)

Courses for Junior Year:

Pre-Cal
Honors American Lit
Honors American History
Human Anatomy/Physiology
Mandarin I
Creative Writing (elective)
Junior Seminar

Courses for Senior Year:
Gov/Economics
British Lit
Mandarin II (need to figure out a way to take Mandarin 3 at the same time in order to meet Emerson’s requirements)
Calculus
Senior Seminar

GPA: 3.88 weighted, 3.91 unweighted. (might go up to a 4.0 by end of semester)

SAT Score: 1260 (700 English, 560 math, 18/24 Essay)-retaking

ECs:

-Student Blogger Program (11th and 12th grade)
-Model UN (9th-10th grade)
-Creative Writing and Poetry Club (9th-10th grade)

Activities:
Full-Time Tennis Player
Coach junior programs (work with 3-8 year olds) three times a week.
Help organize and run two tennis clinics each year; one for underprivileged children and the other for hearing-impaired children.
Also have a job at my tennis academy and work three times a week running the front desk.

I am interested in majoring in Creative Writing. For Emerson College, I have heard that sending in a portfolio of your work also helps. I am planning on sending in a portfolio of 3-4 poems.

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