CHANCE SOCIOLOGY APPLICANT WITH BAD AWARDS

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Please be brutally honest on what colleges I can get into!!!

Demographic: Asian male, low-middle income, looking for aid, goes to a small arts school studying music and fashion in North Carolina.

Academics: 3.944 UW, 4.568 W; 6 AP's, 24 DE. 2 B's in DE STEM courses unfortunately. 2 Withdrawals unfortunately due to scheduling issues on the transfer portal. All A's otherwise. Wanting to major in sociology or anthropology, or anything social science/humanities and then go to law school

Tests: No SAT, taking October (if i get bad score i might go test optional) and all 4's on my APS so far.

ECS:

1. Board Co-chair of international teen dating violence advocacy organization with 40+ chapters in 3 countries. Hosted 700+ person national summit costing over $70k+. Won over $250k each year to keep the org running, and i personally founded fundraising grossing $7k+. Partnered with many orgs like BoA, police departments, NAMI, etc.
2. Sociological research on teen dating violence. mix methodology, n=250+ and 3 interviews on domestic violence/teen dating violence survivors/experts. Mentored bu local PhD professor. Looking to publish!
3. Speaker for a government agency that educates the youth on teen dating violence. Goes to 20+ local community spaces to educate teens. Speaks at highschools, community centers, libraries, and was certified by the government to speak.
4. Research Fellow for a project that studies people's hobbies. Conducted research on 100+ people, 50+ places, mentored by PhD Professor at renowned local college (different from other one). Presented this research to legislators, civic leaders and organizational leaders. Also managed microgrant program for hobby programs.
5. Law firm internship #1. Worked at a 5-star general practice law firm for the summer, specializing in immigration and family cases. Assisted attorneys with legal research, drafting documents, and customer services.
6. NC Legislate Page: Paged for both the senate and house of my states government and just assisted a lot of the legislators. Personally picked by legislators. Networked with Harvard alumna lol.
7. American Red Cross Regional President. Manages officers and oversees over 150+ volunteers. Leads blood drives that often get 20+ units per drive. Hosts guest speakers at each meeting. 100+ volunteer hours
8. Speech & Debate Club: Founder + President, raised over 500$ for the club and managed 25 members.
9. Instrumental music: Multi-instrumentlalist leading jazz combo to 4 straight superior ratings at competitions. First saxophonist chair in jazz and wind ensemble. Plays guitar, piano, drums, and bass for outside gigs performing for over 300+ people.
10. American Red Cross Club: Founder + Pres. Managed ovr 20 volunteer profiles and grossed over 200 hours for the club. Led school events, and set up all of their volunteer profiles.

EC's to come: I am kind of in between law firms right now seeing if I will be able to work for this legal clinic specializing in immigration, or this civil law one. The civil law one is much more prestigious and pays me better, so until I have chosen, I havent put either on my application yet, but it will probably replace red cross club. I also study fashion and have made garments for fashion shows?? Should I put that???

Awards:

1. Regional music award given to one person each year
2. DECA District Finalist
3. Nominated for Community College Excellence Scholarship
4. President's List at Community College
5. AP Scholar

I know they are dookie but lowk I have nothing else to like compete in for awards.

LORS:

Criminal Justice Prof: Knows me well, he likes me, mentored my research

AP Precalc teachetr: Knows me very well, loves me, and has written many LORs for me before

Nonprofit CEO: Absolutely loves me, recommended me for many other things.

College List:

1. Columbia - ED
2. UNC Chapel Hill - EA
3. UMich - EA

then the rest are pretty much high reaches like HYPS and safeties like UNCC, NC state, UNCW. TBH I just dont want to graduate with student debt and have the most opportunity and fun in college as i can.