What college would be a good fit?

Hi Reddit and helpful anonymous college mentors

I'm so excited to have found this thread!

As a rising senior and in the thick of the college application process, this seems like the perfect place to voice my concerns before I embark on this crazy journey. Any help goes a long way.

I must preface my bio with this: I am by no means the greatest student, but, I would also not identify my success throughout highschool as average; for there have been many accomplishments I am proud of and still working towards. My older sister went to one of the best private high school in the nation (Phillips Andover) and was accepted into Carnegie Mellon. Growing up without the same encouragement, I never became as ambitious.

So here's the carfax.

I am from a competitive (and mildly prestigious) highschool in Massachusetts and have acquired an unweighted gpa of 3.12 and a 3.48 weighted gpa ytd. I have taken 2 AP's so far (both junior year) and scored well on the tests. For senior year I am on track to take 3 AP classes and all honors. For SAT's, the first SAT I took (without any studying) I scored 1200, but after meeting with a tutor all throughout summer, he says I'm on track for surpassing 1500; which surprises me for I'm distractable and never really bothered in developing a solid foundation in math or grammar. I have taken two college courses, in philosophy, over the summer. I plan to make this the centerpiece of my application, for this is what I really intend to do with my studies.

My extracurriculars are great. hands down. I'm a two-sport varsity athlete (cross-country and wrestling) and have held leadership positions in three of the clubs I run after school (Philosophy, chess, and debate). In addition, I've volunteered many hours with three different political candidates over the past two years, and, have spearheaded local initiatives that have actually changed the scenery of our immediate local politics. Also, my teacher and guidance recs are great.

Truthfully, I feel as if I really shot myself in the foot not grinding for a higher gpa, but I know this first semester could be a really great boost for when it comes time for applying and don't really see it myself as a complete dealbreaker.

I'm a crazy procrastinator (hence me turning to reddit) but I think that once I really sit down to write my essays, give it my best college try, I could really nail the right image of myself into the applicant pool.

Because I am looking to studying philosophy, I'm more geared towards looking to attend higher institutions; mostly liberal arts oriented. Because of the minimal job opportunities that come from following this pursuit, I feel it is important to do this; have doors open in the future. I would love to hear anyone's opinions on this, because I'm seriously afraid of permanantly fucking up my future for good.

If you have a second, let me know!

Thanks

Lukas

Submitted August 09, 2019 at 11:34PM by lukeladuc https://ift.tt/2YT3jQ6