Yale, Georgetown Chances

trfox7
Mon, 20 Apr 2015 22:48:34 +0000

SAT I (breakdown): 770 CR 620 M 800 W (2190) – likely not submitting
ACT (breakdown): 34 C (35 E, 36 R, 30 M, 34 S)
SAT II: 710 Bio E (retaking), 710 World History, taking U.S. and/or Lit in May.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/450
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (5); taking APUSH, AP Language, and AP Bio this year–expecting 5’s
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Psych, AP Spanish, AP Gov/Pol, AP Macroeconomics, AP Stat, Philosophy/Genocide, Creative Writing

Subjective
Extracurriculars for Senior Year: School Newspaper (Editor-In-Chief–I worked relentlessly over the last year to improve the paper, which I will elaborate on in my essays), Literary Magazine (Editor-in-Chief), National Art Honor Society (President), Foreign Policy Club (President), National English Honor Society (President), Member of Library’s Executive Board, Peer Advisor/Mentor for a state-wide organization dedicating to raising awareness for women’s issues

Volunteer/Community service: 200 hours (Nursing home), 300 hours (library)

Summer Activities: 10th grade–Unpaid internship at a Congressional campaign office, photography classes, volunteer work

Work: Unpaid internship at a Holocaust/Tolerance Museum, self-started portrait photography business

Programs: Notre Dame Leadership Seminar (Global Issues), Empire Girls State delegate, Champlain College Young Writers Conference, various photography programs

Awards: Teen Ink Editor’s Choice Award (published in their online and print magazines), Student of the Month, National Spanish Exam (Honorable Mention), won several local poetry/photography competitions, likely National AP Scholar-- waiting to hear back from AFSA and The Atlantic/College Board essay contests

Miscellaneous: I published a children’s book (written by myself, illustrations by one of my peers) that raises awareness about celiac disease (which I have) through an American Revolution analogy. It was completely funded through Kickstarter. I’m selling it through nonprofits and at local grocery/health stores, donating the proceeds to Columbia’s Celiac Disease Center. I’ve gone to several fairs and spoken to celiac disease groups to promote and sell my book.

Other
Intended Major: International Relations
State: NY
School Type: Public suburban
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no sir

Where I’m applying: Yale SCEA; RD Georgetown, Penn, Brown, UCLA, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, Northeastern and several SUNYs.

I know chance threads are crapshoots, but if anyone could offer insight on the college admissions process, my resume, and (of course) whether I have a shot at these selective schools, I would sincerely appreciate it.