r/ApplyingToCollege • u/Cultural_Library_931 • 4h ago

Application Question Can my stats get into any T20 schools?

test optional for now
3.8uw
5.3w
rank: 4/402
7 APs taken before senior year but only one score is submittable 💔:
Ap Human Geography = 4
3 APs rn= AP Stats , AP Psych, AP Pysics1

letters or rec:
math teacher from 11th grade- 4/10 didn’t really have a relationship
bio teacher from 10th/11th grade- 8/10 (I have faith)
counselor- 10/10 she loves me

ECs are kinda mid:

~Paid research internship at JHU (related to social science) - 12th grade
~Unpaid Clinical Medical Internship at local hospital for full school year -12th grade
~2 summers spent volunteering at same hospital
~150+ community service hours total
~$200+ raised for leukemia research (fundraiser) - 11-12th grade
~Girls who code program in game design before sophomore year (summer)
~Got into a coding/software dev program with an internship pipeline summer before senior year (full full school year)
~Possibly a national coding contest participant
~National Honor Society president at school- become president senior year but have been a part of the club since 10th grade
~Member of Red Cross club at school (11-12th grade)
~Member of Science National Honor Society at school (10-12)
~Worked a job for 6 months during junior year as a dining associate at a senior loving home with people who had dementia (so I got lots of training on dementia care)
~Part of a specialized cs track school

Prospective major:
Molecular engineering or Computational Biology

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u/Bobbob34 4h ago

Maybe... the no SAT/ACT + the APs are going to make it harder than for other ppl with your grades.

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u/Cultural_Library_931 4h ago

makes sense. i will be retaking the SAT and ACT once more to see if it is submittable. Say if scores are submittable, what are your thoughts on my chances then?

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u/Acceptable-Trash-508 4h ago

Which schools

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u/Cultural_Library_931 4h ago

any t20. Rice, Vandy, Northwestern, BU, northeastern (dk if thats T20), NYU, and Uchicago

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u/Acceptable-Trash-508 4h ago

No shot, just apply to ur state school and look for a lot of aid

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u/FreeVBucksforXMAS 4h ago

Diversity?

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u/Cultural_Library_931 4h ago

Asian, low income, first gen

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u/Jacob723723 4h ago

FGLI will def help and rank could help
show that you do well relative to peers despite a generally “low” UW gpa. it’s always worth a shot applying!

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u/wharton2028 3h ago

Did u go to a public school?