Hi! I'm a junior, but my school is already mandating we create a college selection list and I was wondering if y'all could help assess how realistic my college selections are...I know my GPA is pretty low, so that's a big consideration. Thank you!
Demographics:
Gender: Female
Race: Asian/White
School: Private prep school, 2nd in my State, somewhat of a feeder for liberal arts schools
Intended Major(s):
Pre-Law/Political Science
ACT/SAT/SAT II:
Currently 1480, but will retake to hopefully at least a 1530?
UW/W GPA and Rank:
UW: 3.78 (huge sophomore slump)
W: 4.08
No Rank
Coursework:
AP Calc BC (10th) (4)...got a B first semester
AP Statistics (11th)
My school only has around 4 APs offered
Awards:
Ranked 1st in my state for debate and ranked second-best speaker in the state. Also ranked 3rd and 2nd in other years.
Top 20 seed at multiple national debate tournaments
Ranked first in the state individually by the National Speech and Debate Association
Congressional Award Silver Medal (200 hours of volunteer work, 100 hours of personal development, etc.)
National Speech and Debate Association All-American (top 2%)
Scholastic Regional Gold Medal for Critical Essay
Extracurriculars:
Co-captain of the debate team—I help teach novice debaters skills through drills and other activities. Participate in travel tournaments as well as local ones. Helped found the middle school debate program and I give weekly lessons.
Volunteering—Volunteered as a speech and debate judge, as well as at various food banks across my city
Interned with a State Senator—Wrote policy briefs and bill notices for a short session at my State's capitol.
Governor campaign internship—wrote briefs and collected data for a candidate in my state's run for governor
Summer Debate Institute—one of the most selective institutions, attended for 5-7 weeks for three years
Writing—I write essays about critical literature and current events.
Schools:
I'm torn between some ED and RD options but I feel like a lot of them are unrealistic. Any advice on which ones to cut or which ones seem like a good fit would be really appreciated!!!
UMichigan, Northwestern, NYU, Georgetown, Cornell, UDub, Dartmouth, American, Amherst, UWM, Boulder, and UCLA.