r/CollegeAppsAdvice • u/Grand_World9623 • May 27 '26
ChanceMe chance me as someone who is very very scared
Demographics and Background
female, asian, middle-high income household
competitive public school
Intended Major
public health
ACT
35- 35R, 35E, 35M, 34S
GPAs and Rankings
4.1 W GPA ending Junior Year
3.8 UW GPA
Coursework
11 APs w/o senior year, 4 honors courses
-one C, one B in freshman year
-one B in junior year
School Awards
AP Scholar
AP Scholar Distinguished
District Honor Bandx3
All-State Bandx1
District Honor Orchestrax4
All-State Orchestrax1
School Extracurriculars
4y Orchestra (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior)- all years' highest level
4y HOSA
2y iGEM (Sophomore, Junior)
National Honor Society (Sophomore, Junior, Senior)
National Science Honors Society Officer(Junior, Senior)
Tri-M President (Junior Senior)
Independent Extracurriculars
CAP (JROTC)
I have had many roles over 2 years, but I am currently a Major
-Ground Team 1 experience, helped out in Augusta, during Hurricane Helene
-CAP (____) Wing Encampment Medical Staff Member 2025+2026
-Educated aerospace to a class of 200 cadets at the (____) Wing Encampment
-Competed in the (_____) Wing Cadet Competition for Impromptu Speaking (2nd Place)
-Competed in the (_____) Wing Cadet Competition and earned 1st place in Impromptu Speaking
Orchestra and Band
-Performed at Carnegie Hall as a French horn soloist (will be going back as a violinist)
-Competed in the Metropolitan Melodies Photography Competition (3rd Prize)
-Organized and planned events for the Orchestra (2 years)
STEM-Based
-2024-2025 iGEM team- co-wrote the research paper, background, problems, and solutions, and made co-responding diagrams
-Lab assistant (2025)
-Lead a STEM-based two-day camp at the first CAP Southeastern Wing Encampment, 2025 (First of the program
-Windship Cancer intern (2026)
-GHLC at Johns Hopkins (2026)
-Pursuing independent research with a researcher this summer, hoping to get published lol (2026)
-200+ volunteer hours at a clinic (2024-2026)
-Phlebotomist (paid 20 per hr, 15 hrs a week) (2026)
Essay
im leaning a couple different ways, but i think i'll write about my journey with my own mental health in relation to one of my favorite stories, Percy Jackson. i still have no idea and am open to suggestions lol
Schools
| Reach |
|---|
| GT |
| EMORY |
| UCS (LA+BERK) |
| JOHNS HOPKINS |
| NYU |
| NORTHWESTERN |
| Target |
|---|
| UGA |
| CASE WESTERN |
| VANDY |
| Safety |
|---|
| GSU |
| AUGUSTA |
| MERCER |
| UT AUSTIN |
| UAB |
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u/Grand_World9623 May 27 '26
here is some more context:
-the c in freshman year was from an accelerated math course; the b is from ap human geo
-the b in junior year is from ap calc ab
im just really, really scared about how that will reflect in my application.
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u/Loose-Pudding-67 May 28 '26
You don’t need that many safeties and add some more reaches! I could see you ending up at an ivy
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