u/QualityImpossible197

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dont fry me chat

gpa: 3.22 UW, 3.6 W
SAT: 1420 --> aiming to get above a 1500+ (im taking june SAT)
AP: 9 by end of junior year (all 4s and 5s except one)
Intended major: poli sci/history or something along those lines!
full pay

ECs:

  1. Officer with local school board — worked with city commission/mayor to put on events, specifically towards equality for students despite financial means
  2. Intern with county government — worked with the county democratic party: did things like phonebank, canvass, held events and fundraisers for issues like AI and Immigration, etc 
  3. Intern with local immigration clinic — interned with a non profit organization that provides legal services to illegal immigrants, especially important during ICE raids 
  4. High School Dems of America Co chair/founder — co founded and chaired a county chapter: held activism events, phonebanks, and grouped together and led high school students across the county passionate about politics 
  5. Local museum (in Lancaster) volunteer/editor — wrote/edited for a museum to help bring awareness
  6. Part time Job in Retail — held a part time job for 3 years, worked 12-16 hours per week
  7. Summer Soccer Coach — led and coached summer camps for 30+ kids (also helped coach my younger sister's team)
  8. Schoolhouse Tutor — selected for becoming a schoolhouse tutor and tutored and held bootcamps to help students with math and reading/writing sections in SAT
  9. Campaign Intern with a Congressional Campaign — interned with a congressional campaign over the summer and committed 30+ hours per week; received a stipend of $1,000 from the office
  10. Varisty Soccer — played competitive soccer for 10 years, played at the highest level nationwide for club soccer, got regional awards for high school team

im aiming to get some writing awards/also applied for a couple things for over the summer sooo yeah ik my gpa is pretty bad but i do have an upwards trend and i did take rigorous courses so idk if that makes up for it...!

also here are my other schools if u guys have any input on what else i should add:
syrcause
george washington 
fordham (EA)
penn state
american university (EA)
clemson
SDSU 
SJSU
UW
UF (EA)

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u/QualityImpossible197 — 9 days ago
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for context I have a 3.24 gpa but hopefully get up to a 3.33uw senior year. took a LOT of rigorous courses (13 APs + honors (3 AP were self studied) by the end of senior yr). aiming for 1500+ SAT, rlly good ECs, I would say they're very unique. I would say I'm also a good writer and have a good rapport with a few teachers. I also have 4s and 5s on all my APs including self studied ones.

intended major is poli sci but id apply LSC for nyu. I also heard that this yr Tulane had a better ED2 cycle so im a bit stuck. visited all 3 and rlly liked the so idk. idk if its even worth applying to any of then bc my gpa is far too low.

edit: im full pay!

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u/QualityImpossible197 — 10 days ago
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for context i have a 3.22 UW GPA (cooked af i know), after senior year first semester assuming i get straight As it'll be 3.33. weighted after senior year will be around 3.7. for context i go to a very rigorous school (def known to colleges) and students from my school have gotten into NYU with lower GPAs and lower SAT (i have a 1420 rn, retaking and aiming for 1500+). i would say i have rlly rlly good ECs that all align REALLY well with intended major (poli sci)

i was wondering which school id have a higher chance at EDing to and which one I should ED vs ED2 to. i know both schools are very competitive (dont fry me in the comments) but im not gonna ED to a mediocre school and i have very safe backups in my college list for EA/RD so ya. any help would be useful!! ty!

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u/QualityImpossible197 — 11 days ago