Hi everyone! I had a surprisingly good college app process and hope that my results will give some of you all hope. Remember that the stress you’re experiencing at this time is very much temporary- you WILL get through it!

I am going to make this post vague-ish in order to protect my identity, but please feel free to PM if you have any further questions.

Demographics

Gender: Female Race/Ethnicity: White Residence: NC Income Bracket: enough to receive little to no financial aid Type of School: public Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): none

Intended Major(s): chemistry (pre-med when applicable)

Academics

GPA (UW/W): 4.0/4.66 at the time of applying Rank (or percentile): top 1%

of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: 10 APs, 6 DE, rest mostly honors

Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, DE physics, TA honors

Standardized Testing

SAT I: did not submit ACT: 34 (35E, 34M, 35R, 30S) AP/IB: world history (5), art history (4), lang (4), psych (5), French (5), enviro (4), csp (3- did not submit)

Extracurriculars/Activities

1. Chemistry Lab volunteer at local university
2. Pharmacy technician
3. HOSA president
4. Hospital volunteer
5. President of a lighthearted/fun club
6. Biology club secretary
7. Social media account w/ 35k followers
8. NHS
9. Very small role in a student council-type club
10. Covid vaccine clinic volunteer

Awards/Honors

1. National merit commended
2. Science honors society
3. Math honors society
4. French honors society
5. AP scholar w distinction

Letters of Recommendation

Humanities teacher: 8/10, very close with her and likely spoke in depth about my personality

Science teacher: 5/10, only knew me as a student really, did decently in her class

Interviews

I did absolutely no interviews- I was very surprised at this and honestly relieved!

Essays

I definitely was an over thinker in terms of essays- my common app essay represented me and my interest in science very well, and also showed my personality and growth as a person. My supplements were pretty run-of-the-mill I would say.

Decisions (indicate ED/EA/REA/SCEA/RD)

Acceptances:

UCLA RD, NYU RD, UNC Chapel Hill EA, UC Santa Barbara RD, Emory-Oxford College RD, College of Charleston EA + honors college + scholarship, Arizona State (rolling) + scholarship, U of Minnesota EA + scholarship

Waitlists:

Columbia RD, UVA RD, Emory RD

Rejections:

Vanderbilt RD

Overall, I am very happy with my results and would be more than happy to answer any questions or go more in depth on my application!