u/lastofus1029

Hello!

I’m applying as a public policy major or poli sci major, and I have not taken AP calculus. Here is my course load last year and this year-

Last year-
AP LANG
APES
AP STATS
AP PSYCH
HONORS SPANISH
AP SPANISH
YEARBOOK HNRS
AP WORLD

This year-
COLLEGE BIO
PERIOD 2- COLLEGE ENGLISH
PERIOD 3- INDEPENDENT HNRS YEARBOOK STUDY
PERIOD 4- AP COMPUTER SCIENCE
PERIOD 5- INTRO TO LIT
PERIOD 6- COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER 2:
PERIOD 1- COLLEGE CHEMISTRY (might switch to something easier, we'll see how college apps are going LOL)
PERIOD 2- COLLEGE ALGEBRA 
PERIOD 3- COLLEGE SPEECH
PERIOD 4- AP LITERATURE 
PERIOD 5- COLLEGE PROB & STATS
PERIOD 6- COLLEGE MACRO & COLLEGE SOCIOLOGY

Can I get away with not taking AP calc or AP pre calc? This is the first year that it’s offered at my school, and I’m kind of nervous to take calc since I’m not the most math savvy. I’m ranked 2nd out of 125 and have a 4.0/4.5 GPA

as an aspiriing first year at gwu, im interested in knowing how much i could pay. the net price calc, from what ive heard, isnt accurate and doesnt include the new revolutionary promise.

i live in a family of four with one working parent who is 58, and our AGI is 84k with an annual income of 94k with minimal assets and a pre college aged sibling. i live in a low income, rural area and go to a very underresourced high school.

if anyone is in a similar financial situation as me, how much do you pay a year for gwu? ill put my stats below for merit purposes.                                                                                            

• GPA 4.5 Weighted, 4.0 Unweighted
• 1320 SAT, 680 RW, 640 M
• Class Rank: 2/125
• Relevant Coursework: AP US Government and Politics (AP SCORE: 4), AP Spanish, AP Language and Composition (AP SCORE: 4), AP World History (AP SCORE: 4), AP Environmental Science (AP SCORE: 4), AP Probability and Statistics, Honors Journalism 1 + 2, AP Psychology (AP SCORE: 4)

 Awards, Honors, Extracurriculars

• 2026-2027 Student Member of the Board of Education for County
• 2025 HOBY Ambassador
• Annual Golf Tournament Graphic Designer- create all tee signs, welcome banners, and fliers. The tournament raised $11,000 this past year.
• Carson Scholar
• HSDA Member + Summit Attendee
• AP Scholar with Distinction
• School wide AP Psychology Award + Honors English Award
• Student Ambassador for the Business Roundtable  
• Selected Participant in the Leadership Program through the County Chamber of Commerce
• College Board National Recognition Awardee: School Recognition Award, First-Generation Recognition Award
• Rho Kappa Honor Society President
• Spanish National Honor Society President
• National Honor Society
• Science National Honor Society
• Member of the First-gen scholars program
• Public Relations Officer of the Support club (Highschool’s support club for students in need)
• Editor, School Yearbook 
• Elected Student Council Secretary
• 300 Volunteer/service learning hours

As we reach prime-time fly in result time, how is everyone doing? use this post as a place to vent, celebrate, or share thoughts.

as for me-

-i was rejected with a fee waiver to dartmouth bound

- waitlisted at STARS@Brown

- accepted to college of the holy cross perspectives

- accepted to STARS@Case Western Reserve University

I'm still waiting on WOW (Windows on Williams) and POP (Perspectives on Pomona)

if anyone wants my stats id be fine sharing as well!

ive been using nasal spray for 3 years now, and i need to quit. i use it 4 or more times a day! but i dont think i have the willpower for cold turkey. im applying to grad programs and have a huge year of traveling ahead of me, so i cant NOT be sleeping. is it possible to just slowly start using it less and less?

Hello! I’m a first gen middle income with extenuating circumstances. I’m just thinking ahead if I don’t become a finalist- if I love my essays, can I use the QB app for EA/ED/RD at the colleges that allow it? What are the pros and cons?

me first- a 600 dollar digi cam for 50 bucks. was convinced i was gonna be kidnapped in a back alley

hello!

my sister (12F) and i (17F) live in a quiet neighborhood. a few times a week, when weather permits, we like to go on walks/bike rides on the road across the highway from where we live because the road is newly paved, and smoother for my sister to ride her bike on.

today, when we were walking, we encountered a dog. i have ZERO experience with dogs. my sister and i have never had a pet dog, been to an animal shelter, or really even been to a house with a dog that wasn't a little poodle or a golden retriever. the dog was muscular, compact, medium sized, black, with pointed ears. the dog ran off of its property and onto the public road. it was barking EXTREMELY loud, and snarling. my sister (who was on her bike) immediately starting biking away. it almost chased after her, before stepping back and fixating on me. i completely froze. i didnt move; i barely even breathed. i heard my sister scream that she was going to get help or something, so i didnt move. the dog continued to bark for about a minute, and after about a minute i started to scream. i screamed "HELP" probably four times before going silent again because no one was coming. (for context, the dog owner WAS HOME. THE LIGHTS INSIDE OF HIS HOUSE WERE ON AND HIS TRUCK WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THEY HAVE NO FENCE OR ANYTHING KEEPING THE DOG INSIDE). after another minute, the dog slowly started to retreat and ran back to his house. the second the dog was out of sight, i sprinted home- where my mom and sister were running towards me.

im hesitant to call animal control because i wasnt bit. i have no idea what kind of dog it was, or if it would've actually been violent and bitten me. after some research, it kind of looked like an austrailian cattle dog?? but i truly dont know. i was panicking so much that i dont really remember. what should i do? would i be the asshole? something is telling me to call.

edit: in my state, the law states "Owners are strictly required to keep their animals under Restraint at all times. This means the dog must be secured by a leash, inside a fence, or under the immediate "effective control" of a responsible person who is actively commanding it." and "an owner is legally mandated to prevent their animal from approaching any passerby in a menacing or aggressive fashion."

update: i called and filed a report the next day. ill be updating as the case progresses. thank you all for your opinions and support during this process!

hello! could anyone who applied to haverford's fly in program in past cycles let us know below how long it took for their decision to be released? i havent seen anything online, and the applications are reviewed on a "rolling basis". thanks!

hello! my name is everleigh and i go to a small, rural, underfunded, public high school in md (practically west virginia). we send about one kid to a T50 every 5-10 years, and im looking to be the next one (in 2020 we had someone go to duke). About 65% of my school qualifies for free or reduced lunches, the avg psat is a 950 (the avg sat is inflated as a 1080 because, on average, only the top ten-twenty kids take the test each year).

below are my stats, then ill list my schools:

Demographics

• Gender: female
• Race/Ethnicity: white
• Residence: western md
• Income Bracket: 80-90k fam of four (one working parent)
• Type of School: uncompetitive, title 1, small public high school
• Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): rural, first gen

Intended Major(s): political science/government (i want to be a psych major but im applying for poli sci because my application is heavily swung towards poli sci)

Academics

• GPA (UW/W): 4.5/4.0
• Rank (or percentile): top 5% out of 127
• # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: AP GOV, AP WORLD, AP PSYCH, AP SPANISH, AP STATS, AP LANG, APES
• Senior Year Course Load: lots of dual enrollment

Standardized Testing

List the highest scores earned and all scores that were reported.

• SAT: 1320 (680RW, 640M) highest in my school
• AP: 4 in GOV, rest come out in a week

Extracurriculars/Activities

List all extracurricular involvements, including leadership roles, time commitments, major achievements, etc.

1. student member of the board for my county
2. student council secretary
3. 300 service learning hours, most of them through a golf tournament i help run that made 18k last year
4. some school specific clubs (dont wanna dox)
5. national honor society pres, rho kappa pres, spanish honor society pres

Awards/Honors

List all awards and honors submitted on your application.

1. Carson Scholar
2. HOBY Ambassador
3. HDSA Summit Attendee
4. school wide ap psych and honors english 4 awards
5. rural and first gen college board national recognition

MY LIST:

• COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS
• HAVERFORD COLLEGE
• UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
• WILLIAMS COLLEGE
• VASSAR COLLEGE
• OBERLIN COLLEGE
• SKIDMORE COLLEGE
• MCDANIEL COLLEGE

im looking for a small, collaborative environment where there's not a huge party scene, and where there are research opportunities for students starting their freshman year. any advice on schools to add, take away, or replace would be greatly appreciated. thanks so much!