clueless junior from the middle of no where needs help

I go to a midsized hs in the midwest that doesnt send any kids out of state (at least not out of the midwest) because the majority of students are in poverty and it is one of the worst hs in the state. I have a really weird situation financially myself because I live w my dad and other family members that have been unemployed for years bc they inherited a lot of money from their parents. I really want to go to a t20 school if possible, but don’t know anyone who ever has or even applied. Please chance me/ give inspo for where I should apply.

Demographic:

- biracial

- dk income bc of weird financial circumstances but probably upper middle class

- suburban area

- not first gen

-female

Stats:

- 4.0 gpa (school doesn’t do weighted)

- 1 AP (5 on exam)

- full time dual enrollment student at local university

- 30 on ACT ( but don’t count this, I normally am good at exams but I didn’t have any time to study bc my school made me take it during midterms and my dog just died in a horrible way😭 so I am retaking it)

- semi-high rigor, I am taking DE calc as a junior but the rest of my classes are pretty standard

ECs:

- US senate page program

- President of student council at small local university (2yrs)

- FCCLA for five years, officer for two

- city youth council (2yrs)

- NHS (2yrs)

- job as marketing assistant for school district (1yr)

- youth leadership program creating service project w county

- varsity golf, maybe captain next year ? (2yrs)

- club/aau volleyball (5 yrs)

- language exchange program w school (x2)

Awards:

None 💀

golf academic award + local citizenship award (should I just include any small award I get?)

Future Plans:

I want to major in political science/french, or would it look better to just to poli sci i’m flexible w french)

If you have any advice I would really appreciate it!

Posted Apr 9, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC

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