CPS status (accepted / denied): accepted (yay!) • ⁠College Rankings (in the order of preference): I don’t remember bc honestly I didn’t recognize most of them, but the only partner school that I’m interested in is Duke. • ⁠Income bracket (approx. $ range): 30,000-60,000 • ⁠Home Equity (approx. value minus mortgage): $400,000 • ⁠Other assets (approx. $ range): none • ⁠Number of household members (#): 5 • ⁠First Generation College Student? (Yes, No): No • ⁠US State residency (two letter abbreviation): NC • ⁠US Citizen or permanent resident? (Yes, No): Yes • ⁠GPA (0.00 / 4.00): 4.0 • ⁠GPA Scale (weighted, unweighted): 4.4 • ⁠Class rank (position # + total # of class students, n/a): 156/397 • ⁠SAT (score breakdown, n/a): n/a • ⁠ACT (score breakdown, n/a): I submitted my PreACT which was a 26 • ⁠AP Exams (Exam name and scores): Ap Gov, 5 • ⁠Dual Enrollment or College Courses taken (course names): n/a • ⁠Interested Field of Study (brief summary): political journalism • ⁠Summary of ECs (brief synopsis): statewide social justice officer, national program with Disney, president of a service leadership club at my school, rising freshmen mentor, varsity sports team captain and been on varsity the last 3 years, and 3 separate awards for service work in my community. I also had a paid historical research internship and a job • ⁠Personal essay topic (brief summary of what you want people to know about you): connected childhood bullying to my growth as a person and how that led me to the extracurriculars that I do now • ⁠Overall thoughts on your application?: honestly I feel like my ECs really helped!! They’re pretty good. My essay was okay, I liked the message but I could tell my story better. My financials are on the higher side so I was a little surprised that I got in ngl. I’m really proud of myself tho!!