Demographics: Hispanic male, Massachusetts, public school, first gen and URM

Intended Major(s): Undecided

ACT/SAT/SAT II: 34/36 ACT

UW/W GPA and Rank: 2.9 overall; 3.7 Freshman, 1.4 Sophomore, 2.6 Junior, 3.9 Senior (so far)

Coursework: About 7-8 honors classes, never taken an AP

Awards: None <3

**Extracurriculars:**Helped change dress code in school w/ classWorked at a restaurant for a few monthsReview music onlineGraphic designingPlaying the guitarPart of Amnesty Club for a few months now

Essays/LORs/Other: Essays definitely my strongest asset, I'm best at writing. LORs, I've gotten close w/ these teachers so I assume they'll be strong too. Extenuating circumstances include COVID and depression, anxiety, & OCD the same years.

Schools: I would like colleges in the Boston area specifically, but I don't mind colleges out of state as long as they're on West Coast or East Coast, maybe Midwest. My dream schools freshman year were BC and Northeastern if that gives you any indication of what I like. Those schools are impossible now but not sure if I should apply anyways to get it out of my mind even though I have 0 chance. I would most likely want to apply to transfer to one of those schools for junior year of college.

Preferences: Sense of community, good social life where the people are open and vibrant. Don't want it to be a dead campus or a commuter campus. I am not a big fan of sports but I love the vibe when everyone's hyped up for a match so something that has lots of school spirit. Centralized campus, absolutely detest campuses like BU, Drexel, GWU, where it is spread across the city. Like a gothic vibe, but also like modern vibes or just regular ol boring campus. Would prefer a larger university as there's more to work with there, but would take LAC recommendations too as I also think there are benefits to a smaller school as well. Preference overall would be medium sized.