change me & be brutally honest
hi! please be honest about my stats and the chances i have at the schools on my list!! as the title states, don’t be afraid to be brutally honest, i just want to see my realistic chances at getting into the schools on my list and if some of them are worth the effort to apply. i plan to ed to emory, then ea anywhere i can, if the school doesn’t have ea i would just do rd. any tips/advice would be greatly appreciated 🤗
demographics:
asian american female
first gen u.s
low income (<60k)
public highschool in nj
1 parent household
stats:
UW 4.0 gpa / 96.5/100
test optional.
2/250+.
15 honors and 11 ap classes.
4 on ap psych exam.
5 on apush.
extracurriculars:
- key club vice president (9-12). 200+ volunteer hours & served on district Reactivation & Growth Committee supporting regional club expansion
- model united nations vice president (11-12). created mock debates, committee procedure, and set up 5 fundraisers raising ~$5,000.
- varsity girls lacrosse (9-12).
- host/csr at italian restaurant (10-12).
- math club & academic team competitor (10-12): general member.
- freshmen transition ambassador/volunteer: help incoming freshmen adapt to high school (11-12).
- simons-nyu science exploration program (11): summer program with a science focus
- blood drive coordinator/recruiter (9-12). organized 5+ school blood drives with the american red cross that have collected over 100 units of blood.
- student council (9-12): general member.
awards right now:
- college board national recognition - school recognition award (11).
- national honors society (11-12) & math honors society (11-12).
- distinguished varsity scholar 4 years.
- lax most improved player 2024-2025 (10).
- ap scholar (11).
transcript:
freshmen yr: 6 honors
(5 A+’s & 3 A’s).
honors english 1 - 96%
honors world cultures (dc) - 97%
honors geometry - 98%
honors algebra 2/trig - 96%
health and phys education 1 - 100%
honors intro to engineering - 97%
honors bio (dc) - 93%
spanish II - 97%
sophmore yr: 5 honors; 2 ap
(3 A+’s, 4 A’s, & 1 A-).
honors american lit - 95%
honors us history 1 (dc) - 97%
honors pre calc (dc) - 96%
honors chemistry (dc) - 98%
health and phys education 2 - 99%
honors principles of engineering - 92%
ap psychology (dc) - 94%
ap stats (dc) - 93%
junior yr: 1 honors; 5 ap
(5 A+’s & 2 A’s).
ap lang (dc) - 94%
apush (dc) - 97%
ap calc ab (dc) - 98%
honors physics - 97%
health and phys education 3 - 99%
ap comp science - 99%
ap macro (dc) - 96%
study hall
senior yr: 3 honors; 4 ap
ap lit
ap gov & politics
ap calc bc
ap bio
health and phys education 4
honors human anatomy & physiology
honors environmental sustainability
honors linear algebra
school list:
reaches:
emory (ed)
washu (ea)
vanderbilt (rd)
bu (rd)
nyu (rd)
northeastern (ea)
bc (rd)
match/target:
case western (ea)
leheigh (rd)
clemson (ea)
villanova (ea)
safeties:
rutgers (ea)
rowan (rd)
upitt (ea)