chance a kinda cooked rising senior girl🙈

i say cooked only bc i yearn to go to vandy and i just don’t see that happening with my stats☹️☹️ why oh why is it a 4% acceptance rate🥹 i also wanna go for chemE for reference!! context i go to a large public high school and ill be kinda brief so i dont get doxxed

stats:

ACT: 34 (retaking bc my math was the low part + applying stem so🙈)
gpa: 4.4/4.0 and 5.57/5.0
rank: 45/1000
aps: aphug (5), ap csp (4), apwh (5), ap spanish (TBD), apush (tbd), apchem (tbd), ap lang(tbd), ap physics 1 (tbd), ap calc ab (tbd)

senior year sched: ap lit, ap stats, ap calc bc, ap physics 2, ap comp govt/govt

ECS:

1.) 3 yrs: founder of dv advocacy nonprofit; girl scout gold award project; raised 1.5k+ donations for local shelters; reached 100k+ through outreach and partnered w 3 shelters; became a brand ambassador for a related brand!

2.) 2 yrs: engineering research intern at vandy; developing a computational component for regeneron fair

3.) 3 yrs: President of WIB club; established a mentorship program btwn local uni wib and our school chapter!

(side note i would love to minor/double major in bizz, joined bc i originally wanted to do bizz and became prez lol!)

4.) 3 yrs: TL/Front desk at local tutoring center; managed 30+ staff and 100+ students; worked as a personal assistant to the owner as well.

5.) 2 yrs: NHS junior and senior officer; 800+ chapter, helped coordinate 300+ community volunteer events, led the social media account and organized board meetings/events.

6.) 2 yrs: School ambassador for my school; 5% acceptance rate; chosen through competitive application process; help with our district events, introduce students to our school, and offer support as a tour guide.

7.) 4 yrs: NCL Board Member for 3+ years; organized walk to end alzheimer’s volunteer program as our annual philanthropy and received a grant for our chapter’s philanthropy project.

8.) 1 yr: Shadow at a local chemical plant; oversaw distillation process for pure gases; confirmed my interest in chemE tbh (also so hard to find internships so was thankful for this)

9.) 5 yrs: girl scout; bronze award recipient; raised $5k+ in cookie sales; completed multiple community service projects including refurbishing dolls for local orphanages.

10.) 4 yrs: Medical internship every summer at a local clinic; worked in the lab, took vitals, and handled client paperwork

11.) 2 yrs: coach’s assistant; help out with our local youth league twice a week by running drills and attending practices + games.

12.) potential engineering internship for senior year😉😉😉

ok now awards tbh they’re not great but it’s ok!

1.) ok currently submitting Gold Award so 🤞 (GS)
2.) Bronze Award + 2 Journeys (GS)
3.) TSA 1st place at regionals for SMM; state qualifier
4.) 2nd in the state for engineering essay (TEAMS); nattys qualifier
5.) 4th at regionals; 10th place state overall for TEAMS (ugh)
6.) NHS
7.) AP Scholar w distinction
8.) NCA National Champ (cheer but was a freshman then quit so eh)

rec letters:

ap lang teacher: MY GOAT! I love her sm she literally offered to write my letter! 10/10!

ap calc ab teacher: ok i feel like 8/10 bc she rly likes me bc i was the only junior in the class (all seniors) and i did rly well!

i was gonna ask ap chem teacher but she’s retiring and warned everyone she’s not writing letters

anywho bestow ur wisdom! ofc vandy is rly competitive and im completely content even if i dont get in! i just would like a guesstimate bc i feel like i cant find many ppl that go there + share their stats! i would also love to apply to georgia tech, umich, uw madison, ut austin, and washu! 😊😊😊

but maybe it’s bc im a southern gal but i love nashville and i love the campus so if u have other recommendations for schools like vandy pls share!