u/Leather_Army_9527

We'll never have to wait this long for test results again

Demographics

• Gender: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: Black
• Residence: Non-competitive State (Think Louisiana, Mississippi, or Oklahoma)
• Income Bracket: >$300k
• Type of School: Uncompetitive Large Public school
• Hooks: I guess URM and Underrepresented State

Intended Major(s): Finance (Econ to schools without finance)

Academics

• GPA (UW/W): 4.0/4.35
• Rank (or percentile): 14/210 (Top 10%)
• AP Courses Completed: AP US History (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP English Language (4), AP Psychology (3) (Not max rigor. I regret not taking 2-3 more before Senior year.)
• AP Courses In Progress (Senior Year): AP Government, AP Statistics, AP Macro, AP Literature, AP Biology, AP Spanish

Standardized Testing

• ACT: 34 (30 math, 35 reading, 34 science, 35 english)

Extracurriculars/Activities (Intentionally vague)

1. Founder/President of Finance Club; fundraisers, events, etc.
2. President of Chess Club; relevant to essay; promoted inclusivity
3. Job at Fast Food place for 2 years
4. Varsity Soccer
5. Volunteer at Soup Kitchen (~120 hours)
6. Key Club Secretary; lowkey didn't do anything
7. School Ambassador
8. Mu Alpha Theta President; hosted induction and tutoring sessions
9. Personal Stock Portfolio Manager (lowkey filler activity)
10. Pianist (personal hobby, relevant to personal statement)

Awards/Honors (pretty weak ik)

1. Bentley Summer Stock Trading Competition (Top 6% finish)
2. Jefferson Scholarship Nominee at my school
3. Employee of the month 2x
4. AP Scholar with Honors
5. Recognized for volunteering 100+ hours over the summer

Recs

1. Lang Teacher (8.5/10): She loved me, along with my work ethic throughout her class. I do kinda question how much she truly knew me as a person though.
2. Calc teacher (9/10): Was the teacher associated with my highest impact activity, and I was one of the 2 out of ~25 students in her class who scored a 5 on the exam.
3. Counselor (6-7/10): She amost certainly chat gpt'd it, but she played a big role in me being the school nominee for the Jefferson Scholarship, so she must've liked me😂

Interviews

• Had none for any of the schools i applied to lmao except for the Jefferson Scholarship, which I was named an alternate for

Essays: 8.5/10

Pretty good. I tried to weave them into my overall narrative, and I feel I did a decent job. Supplementals were all tailored towards the school, and I had some help from siblings who went through previous cycles.

Decisions

Acceptances:

• >!USC (Marshall) EA (10k/year leadership scholarship)!<
• >!WashU Olin RD!<
• >!Emory Oxford RD!<
• >!Claremont Mckenna (15k/yr Scholarship, interviewed for full tuition scholarship and fell short)!<
• >!Wake Forest RD!<
• >!Howard University (Full ride) EA!<
• >!State School EA!<
• >!Fordham (Loyola Scholarship 25k/yr) RD!<
• >!Indiana EA (Direct admit to Kelley W/ 15k/yr leadership scholarship)!<

Waitlists:

• >!Emory Atlanta (WL --> Accepted)!<
• >!Georgia Tech (Deferred EA-->WL RD, and Declined offer to stay on WL)!<

Rejections:

• >!UPenn Wharton RD!<
• >!Vanderbilt RD!<
• >!NYU Stern RD !<
• >!UVA RD (this shocked me after having a great jefferson interview)!<
• >!Notre Dame Mendoza REA (also kinda shocked me but im not catholic tbf)!<
• >!UNC Chapel Hill EA!<

Commitment+Final Thoughts:

I comitted to >!Howard University. Go Bison! !<I came into this cycle knowing that prestige wasn't the biggest factor for me, and that the greatest amount of flexibility would come from a full ride. That's why I never seriously considered full pay at "more prestigious schools", and its also why I prioritized applying mostly to schools with merit scholarships, rather than strictly Ivys/T10s. Tbh, I am pretty happy with my results, especially given that it took me a while to lock in. Going into my junior year, I wasn't even top 20% in my class, had a 25 on the ACT, had taken just 1 AP class, and had participated in just 3 of the Ecs that made it onto my application. Still, a part of me wishes that I locked in earlier, and maybe I would've succeeded in obtaining merit scholarships from WashU (rejected from Ervins/Danforths, accepted to the school) or Emory (rejected from Woodruff/Emory Scholars, accepted to the school).

Title

When I send my AP scores to Howard via college board, will it automatically apply the requirements to my degree progress?