u/Flimsy-Gate2280

hi! so I am currently a junior and getting ready to start applications soon, and was wondering if I could get advice on how my college list looks and my chances, and anything I can do to strengthen my profile!

Demographics

  • Gender: female
  • Race/Ethnicity: white
  • region: new england
  • Income: upper middle class
  • Type of School: Public
  • Class rank: school doesn't officially rank but estimated around 4th out of ~270

Intended Major: finance, economics

SAT: 1540 (790M / 750 EBRW)

GPA

  • 3.96/4 UW, 5.00/5.2 W
  • APs: 12 by end of senior year, all 5’s so far (stats and gov)

Extracurriculars (vague)

  1. Founded little free craft library in my community, running crafting workshops for children
  2. deca, competed internationally, member since 10th grade, officer 11th and 12th grade
  3. Club and school varsity swimming, set school records, qualified for comps, all-state, will be captain next year ~ 16hr/ week year round
  4. internship at EY in europe
  5. volunteer at a local library, 4/week
  6. Lifeguard year round ~ 20 hr/week in summer, 4 hr/week school year
  7. run an instagram account teaching teens about financial literacy, ~1000 followers
  8. Math team, compete in comps
  9. NHS, volunteer, possible leadership next year
  10. boys swim team manager, ~ 30 hrs/yr, run timing and diving systems, time races

*** will most likely have another internship also, and chance of president or vp of finance for deca***

Awards

  • 2nd place at deca state conference in principles of finance
  • all state swimming
  • Mu alpha theta
  • 3x MVP swim team
  • nation honor society
  • national science honor society
  • seal of biliteracy in french
  • Swimming scholar athlete
  • High honor roll (9-11)

probably will have ap scholar award as well, and at least national merit commended

Recommendations

  • Im having my ap micro teacher write it and my precalc teacher from last year

College List

  • georgetown
  • unc
  • uva
  • umich
  • ut austin
  • ucla
  • upenn
  • bu
  • babson
  • fordham
  • uw madison
  • lehigh

(will be applying to safeties as well)

any feedback is greatly appreciated, thanks!

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u/Flimsy-Gate2280 — 15 days ago

so basically uva is basically my top school and i just wanted to gauge how probable it is for me (ik its extremely competitive oos)

Demographics

  • Gender: female
  • Race/Ethnicity: white
  • State: new england
  • Income: upper middle class
  • Type of School: Public
  • Class rank: School doesn't officially rank but estimated around 4th out of ~270

Intended Major: economics or statistics

SAT: 1540 (790M / 750 EBRW)

GPA

  • 3.96/4 UW, 5.00/5.2 W
  • APs: 12 by end of senior year, all 5’s so far (stats and gov)

Extracurriculars (vague)

  1. Founded little free craft library in my community, running crafting workshops for children
  2. deca, competed internationally, member since 10th grade, officer 11th and 12th grade
  3. Club and school varsity swimming, set school records, qualified for comps, all-state, will be captain next year ~ 16hr/ week year round
  4. internship at EY in europe
  5. volunteer at a local library, 4/week
  6. Lifeguard year round ~ 20 hr/week in summer, 4 hr/week school year
  7. run an instagram account teaching teens about financial literacy, ~1000 followers
  8. Math team, compete in comps
  9. NHS, volunteer, possible leadership next year
  10. boys swim team manager, ~ 30 hrs/yr, run timing and diving systems, time races

Awards

  • 2nd place at deca state conference in principles of finance
  • all state swimming
  • Mu alpha theta
  • 3x MVP swim team
  • nation honor society
  • national science honor society
  • seal of biliteracy in french
  • Swimming scholar athlete
  • High honor roll (9-11)

probably will have ap scholar award as well

Recommendations

  • Im having my ap micro teacher write it and my precalc teacher from last year

any feedback is greatly appreciated, thanks!

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u/Flimsy-Gate2280 — 17 days ago