I'm a 16 year old girl and I'm currently a sophomore. My transcript is the ugliest thing I have set my eyes on apart from myself. During middle school I took two h.s courses therefore they are on my transcript. I did not have glasses and needed them badly, however could not afford them due to not having health insurance and because my mom makes a $27, 000 salary and could not take me to a specialist. This affected my grades as well as depression and not being motivated. I became motivated AFTER I got my glasses which was right in June of freshman year. Over the summer I looked up colleges, practiced for SATs, etc and realized that Stanford was my perfect school. However, middle school and freshman grades full of Bs and 1 B+ during sophomore year for fashion will thwart this from happening. GPA plays a huge role in admission and is of paramount importance therefore I feel like giving up. My unweighted cumulative average is only a 91.73. I am Hispanic and a first generation student and my single mother's income is $27,000. PLEASE tell me what I should do and what colleges I should research because my list consists of mainly reaches.
7th Grade , 8th Grade:
First semester:
Living environment (B) 83 (7th grade)
Algebra (B+) 87
Second semester:
Living environment (B) 86
Algebra (B+) 87
High School Freshman year :
First semester:
English (B-)80
Physical Education (B) 85
Global (A+) 98
Earth Science (A-) 90
Level 3 Spanish (A-) 90
Geometry (B) 86
Fashion (A+) 98
Text complexity (A) 95
Second semester:
English (B+) 89
Physical Education (B+) 87
Global (A+) 98
Earth Science (A-) 90
Level 3 Spanish (A) 95
Geometry ( A) 93
Graphics (A) 95
Text complexity (B+) 89
First Semester:
Global: (A) 94
English: (A) 97
Chemistry Honors: (A) 93
Trig: (A) 96
Health: (A) 95
Fashion: (A) 89
Second Semester so far:
Global: (A+)100
English Honors: (A+)97
Chemistry Honors: (A) 96
Trig: ( A) 93
Gym: (A-) 92
Fashion: (A-) 90
Regents Scores:
Living Environment 88
Algebra 90
Geometry 86
Earth Science 91
Spanish proficiency 94
Spanish LOTE 98
Extracurriculars: (some predicted because I know I will continue/ join)
In School:
- Library Intern (9th, 11th, 12th)
- PBIS Committee (11th, 12th)
- Skills USA (10th, 11th, 12th)
- National Honor Society (11th, 12th)
- Student Publications ( 11th, 12th)
- Red Cross (10th, 11, 12th)
- Math Club (11th, 12th)
Work Experience:
- Read Alliance (Summer after sophomore year)
- Youth Leadership (Summer after Junior year)
- Chop't Salad ( Senior Year)
Summer:
- Read Alliance (Summer after sophomore year)
- Youth Leadership (Summer after Junior year)
- CNA program at Jewish Home Medical Center
- GLA volunteering in Kenya
- GLA volunteering in Fiji
Community Service: 300 hours
PSAT : 174 (taken beginning of sophomore year)
SAT: 2260 ( as of now)
Intended major: Biological sciences or astronomy
Colleges that I am applying to:
Stanford
NYU
Harvard
UChicago
George Town
Colgate
Williams college
Rice university
Harvey Mudd college
University of Southern California
UCLA
Hamilton college
Carnegie Mellon university
San Diego state university
George Washington university
UCSD
University of Hawaii at Manoa
UCSB
College of William and Mary
Wesleyan University
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