Weekly /r/ApplyingToCollege 'Chance Me' Thread

HS Junior looking for 2015 ED chances

Will apply to one of these schools ED
Schools:
Wesleyan (Top choice)
Trinity
Hamilton
Connecticut College
Middlebury Babson

Major: Economics

SAT I (breakdown): 2220, 760 CR, 660 M, 800 W
SAT II: US History - 780 , Lit - 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): UW 3.3-3.4 AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH, haven't taken yet
Junior Course Load: Mostly rigorous
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Stats, AP English, AP Micro Econ, AP Macro Econ, Honors Pre Calc, Honors Spanish 4, Religion Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Regional and state debate awards
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
(Founder and President) Non-Profit Organization that has raised thousands of dollars. Involved in international affairs and is very successful.
Debate Team, Lincoln Douglas Debate (Captain of LD Team 12th grade)
Investment Banking Club (Founder and President), organized ibanking execs to come speak to my club.
Investment Club (Treasurer)
Student Board of regional bank (selective process)
Community Service (200+ hours)
-Volunteer on Saturdays at dog kennel
-Volunteer on Thursdays to tutor African refugee children

Summer Activities: Will be traveling to Alaska to help manage my organization.

Hooks: URM with high SATs, not from New England, no one from my school has applied (at least not in the last 5 years) to any of these schools

State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income: ~$150k

Weaknesses: GPA obviously. I've had a lot of social issues with moving between states and such. I know colleges don't accept that as a valid excuse, but that's the truth.

Essays: Assume they will be really good. (I've already begun working on them)

Reflection: Obviously my GPA is low for Wesleyan, but I feel that I can partially balance it out with my other strong attributes (SATs, ECs, essays, hooks) since these schools so heavily promote 'holistic' and diverse admissions. I will be applying ED1 2015

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