<p>Hi!
So, stats. Ill keep this businesslike : ) </p>
<p>White, female, senior, at one of the top 50 public high schools in the nation.
5 APs, scores of 5s on all of them. Taking 5 more this year. (I work soo hard.)
SAT: 2210, Subject Tests: 660 Math2, 750 Chemistry
ACT: 32
GPA: 3.9 uw
Rank 8/310 (Ive had 2 Bs.)</p>
<p>National Merit Semi Finalist
Book Award from Dickinson College.
Award on National French Exam. </p>
<p>Extracurriculars
these are more tentative.
Piano, 13 years, Violin 2 years. Im no musical genius though.
Ive been in a Political Activism Club, French Club, a Literature Club, and a GLBT club, but Ive had no real leadership positions, persay. (WHY does EVERYONE have to be a leader, colleges? Hm?)</p>
<p>I have about 60 volunteer hours from a Zoo program, and Ive had 2 summer jobs, one as an artist. I am a writer, but havent had any awards or anything, and I get the feeling that if you havent won some smarmy award or certificate in that sort of thing, it doesnt really count. My essays should be good, although teacher recommendations may be less personalized, as Im fairly quiet and unfortunately not overly memorable, IMO.
So my tentative college list:</p>
<p>Yale
Brown
U of Chicago
Tufts
Boston U</p>
<p>Williams
Amherst
Swarthmore
Dickinson
Macalester
Middlebury
Wesleyan
Carleton
Skidmore</p>
<p>Brown is my top choice, but it and Yale I know are both huge reaches. Im fairly certain Ill be applying to those top 5, though, (not sure about Tufts.) I still have to narrow down the LACs to about 4. And then theres always a safety? The majors Im most interested in are biology, psychology, the social sciences, and art history. Which is really vague, I know! And I dont ski. I have no idea if I prefer city or country. </p>
<p>But any comments, info about these or other possible colleges, and predictions of my success would be greatly appreciated!</p>