My dream school is Wharton School of Buisness (UPenn). I am also applying to UT, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Brown and Stanford. I got accepted into Georgetown and SMU BBA Business Scholars recently!
I feel like I screwed myself over for regular decisions and it is making me doubt even applying to the higher level schools. I have done worse this year (1st semester senior year) than ever before.
I am taking 4 AP classes currently (I will take AP Marco Econ and online Micro Econ next semester). I got a 82 in AP Calculus, an 89 in AP Research and an 88 in AP Government. I have an 98 in AP English and a 100 in on level Entrepreneurship. I’m stressed out because AP Govenment and AP Research are easy AP classes and I could’ve easily gotten an A if I tried a little harder.
A little background on me:
SAT: 1510 (770 math, 740 reading)
GPA: 4.0 (5.4 weighted)
AP: 12 AP classes total
Ranking: Top 10%
EC:
• Ambassador for non-profit Well Aware - helped raise $175,000 for clean water initiative
• Started own non-profit “Tutoring for a Cause” - all proceeds donated to Save the Children
• Varsity Theater (for 3 years), been a part of 10+ productions with several lead roles, takes up most of my time
• DECA business competition - advanced to internationals twice, state once
• Incubator - entrepreneurship program, currently developing start up idea, will pitch to real investors soon, work weekly with mentors
• UT Lab Research - was accepted as 1 of 5 high school students to help professor with behavioral research
• HOSA medical competition - advanced to state once
• Student Council - president, VP, secretary (started a partnership with a local business)
• Red Cross - officer (corresponded with Red Cross representative to change training policy, led Hurricane Harvey relief efforts)
• Relay for Life - Entertainment Committee Head (led sponsorships with businesses, ended up raising $75,000)
• Community Library - Children’s Dept. Head (after volunteering for 2 years)
I’m not sure if my anxiety is warranted or not. Let me know soon so I can decided if I should apply to less Ivys or not.
Your application won’t be improved with the Lower grades and first semester senior year is naturally important. But reee lax. You got into Georgetown! You got into SMU with a 140k scholarship! Apply away but who cares. You already have two golden tickets.
There’s no downside, except the $ for apps, in trying, but 1st semester senior year is important, and math is especially important for top business programs (some, like Penn, “recommend” math SAT 2 test, which you don’t have). You don’t say which calc you’re taking, but whether it’s AB or BC, an 82 is low and you also won’t have an AP score for that class. But, it is what it is and stressing doesn’t help anything. You’ve got GT already, which has a great business program. Wharton and Cornell AEM have incredibly low admit rates anyway.
On your other thread you said you took subject tests but your scores were low. Plus you didn’t submit subject tests to Georgetown as you should have. Which is it?
Sorry, but yes, 3 B is a problem. That’s 3 out of 4 AP. One, a needed strength, is barely above C. And you listed tippy tops. This isn’t like a B in gym.
The good news is you have two acceptances. They don’t generally rescind for 3 B grades.
Ps. All top holistic colleges look for rounding. That’s not all Brown looks for. Match at any TT is always more than one aspect.
Go ahead and try, if you wish. But nail the app and supps. Know what that means, for a tippy top holistic.
@Groundwork2022 I took the subject tests after I applied for Georgetown. I wasn’t aware that I was supposed to send scores after I applied to a college. Now that I know, I will send them.
Not that this matters, but I’m actually taking 14 AP classes in total. I am taking 7 AP classes this year (I will take 2 online AP classes next semester).
Virtually nobody gets into the top-ranked schools (not the same as the best schools). You sound like a wonderful student and an interesting person. You could get admitted anywhere, and if not, it wouldn’t be a couple of B grades that kept you out, it would be “not winning the lottery.”
Please don’t have your heart set on any one particular school. Have lots of awesome colleges on your list. Because there are lots. Good luck!
You said 4 AP in the original post. This semester. That’s where 3 B is tough. It looks like the rigor slayed you. You wont have AP test results by decision date. Also, somewhere you said mostly 5s, some 4. With an ambitious total of 12 or 14, it can be a concern you overloaded.
That’s the fine line adcoms walk.
But with two great admits, don’t fret. Maybe pick the remaining college targets where you have deep interest, match yourself, and give it a try. Use the extra time to do well in classes and enjoy the rest of senior year.
