How I got offers from UPenn, U Chicago, NYU, and other T10, T20s?

Today’s #howigotin.fyi features Ana, who received offers from universities like University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, NYU, Duke, and more. She will be in the class of 2028.

Her profile persona is strong on leadership and community service. If you are interested in building up a profile like this, you may find inspirations from her extracurricular activities below. You will find Ana’s advice on college admission.

💯 Acceptance

Received offers from: University of Chicago, Northeastern, Villanova, NYU, Duke, UPenn, Spelman

🌆Background

Ana attended a medium-sized high school with approximately 1,500 students.She has been part of a leadership academy since freshman year, which allowed her to take AP classes earlier. She co-founded and led the first Black Student Union at their school and has been highly involved in extracurricular activities, particularly in leadership roles and community service.

💯GPA

• Unweighted: 4.0

• Weighted: 4.44 (school operates on a 4.0 scale with AP classes weighted on a 5.0 scale).

🪜Rank at School

Initially ranked 2nd in a class of about 300, but may have moved to 3rd.

🔖 Test Scores

• SAT: 1320 taken in 2023, taken twice but the second time was worse. Only sent it to schools that required it

• AP Exams: 5 on all exams except for Biology and Chemistry, where they scored 4

🏅Academic Honors

• President of National Honor Society

• Recognized in various leadership and community service roles, including school government and student leadership councils.

🤖Extracurricular Activities

1. President of Academic Leadership Academy, Class President, and Public Relations Officer.

2. President of the National Honor Society.

3. Involved in Student Athletic Leadership Council and Student Government Association.

4. Chair of Hagerstown Youth Council.

5. Co-founded and led the Black Student Union.

6. Participated in varsity volleyball, indoor and outdoor track, and worked part-time as a manager.

7. Volunteered with a local basketball league and taught at summer internships in computer science and forensic science.

💭Advice

• Take full advantage of challenging courses offered at your school, but don't overwhelm yourself.

• Get involved in extracurricular activities early, and if your school lacks a club, consider starting one.

• Do not focus on a "dream school" due to the unpredictability of college admissions;

Source: stats and ecs that got me into upenn, uchicago, nyu, duke + more! | t10s, t20s, ivy |

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