<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I am currently doing my first year of a degree in the UK, but have realised that it was probably a mistake to pick a British university over those I got into in the states. I’m originally British but I am a permanent resident of the states and have lived there for most of my life.</p>
<p>I’m hoping to transfer out into my second year of a US degree in the fall 2007 - I’m really interested in Amherst. I think the open curriculum looks fantastic, and its reputation for being a) a top LAC and b) excellent in the arts.</p>
<p>I graduated in June with a 4.1 GPA (weighted - about 3.98 uw - one B in 9th grade) with an advanced studies diploma.
SAT: 2260 (800 verbal/ 790 writing / 670 math)
SAT IIs: French - 760, Lit - 750, US History - 720, World History - 720
APs: French - 5, Lit - 5, US History - 5, US Gov - 4 (self studied)
(ACT: 31 )</p>
<p>I have quite a few activities going on at university:
- I work as an elementary school teaching French to Year 6s.
- I am about to start volunteering on a reading program which is designed to promote literacy at a young age and also as a one-one-one GCSE/A-level tutor.
- I am in various societies: Theatre, English, Classics, Debating, etc and am moderately active in them but no leadership positions as of yet.
- I also run a literary magazine which I co-founded several years ago.
- I am a freelance journalist for the university newspaper.
- I am also taking a level 1 Portuguese evening class and am preparing for a level 1 certificate in the language.
- I also attend a voluntary lecture program on Romanticism set up by the university Lit department.
- I am possibly about to begin volunteering to work with ‘Rainbows’ - the younger version of Girl Scouts once a week, pending time constraints.</p>
<p>I am taking five ‘modules’ that run year-long, one of which is a ‘double’ class. These classes are two English (Intro to the Novel and Intro to Drama), Latin (takes me up to A-level/AP level by April), Sound, Text, and Image (a history of the arts class - required), and Moments and Memory in the Age of Augustus (Classics).</p>
<p>I did various other activities in high school; Beta Club, academic clubs, French Honor Society President etc. I’ve had various awards/honors: valedictorian, National Latin exams, national honor role, academic awards etc. </p>
<p>I know that transfer places are insanely hard to get. I didn’t apply to any LACs last year, so I suppose I’m just wondering what you reckon my chances are with the above?</p>
<p>Any help/advice etc would be wonderful.
Thanks for looking at yet another chances thread!</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>