<p>I'll be graduating with an A.A. from a Wisconsin community college at the end of summer semester. At the moment I have a 4.0 GPA, and will hopefully be able to maintain that through the end of the academic calendar. I'm guessing I should be recognized as a junior transfer since I'll probably max out the amount of credits they're willing to give you.</p>
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<li>I'll be graduating with honors for accomplishing 15 "honors credits," which basically means I completed an extra project, usually a research paper or speech, for five of my courses, which were: Contemporary Literature, Survey of Women in American History, Intercultural Communications, Native American Literature, and 20th Century European History.</li>
<li>Phi Beta Kappa Society member</li>
<li>All-USA Academic Team finalist (Although I don't know if I care too much about this . . .)</li>
<li>Diversity Club</li>
<li>Incredibly strong recommendation letters from both a History and an English professor (My English professor let me read the letter and it actually said I was the best student she had the honor of having in her twenty years of teaching, but I think she might have been being a little nice.)</li>
<li>I tutor Spanish and volunteer in the writing lab proofreading papers.</li>
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<p>As for high school, my GPA was fairly awful -- about 3.3 (unweighted) or so, since I transferred THREE times. I'm hoping this doesn't hurt me too much, but it is what caused me to do the whole community college thing. I knew I wasn't at my full potential. I have to admit, my CC does not feel challenging at all. I haven't had to put much effort into anything, and it always turns out alright, but maybe that's because no one else is trying.</p>
<p>ACT: 33 (Reading 36, English 33, Science 32, Math 30, Writing 11)
SAT II: Biology 780, English Literature 800, U.S. History 780
I didn't take the SATs. Should I bother?
Extracurricular activities: Debate (4 years), volunteer receptionist at Habitat for Humanity (15 hours per week for 2 years . . . I wrote their newsletter as well.)</p>
<p>I've also held the same job since May of 2006, averaging 35 hours per week. I don't know how relevant that is.</p>
<p>I guess I should also mention I'm a white female, neither of my parents have degrees, and have had two short stories published in Midwest literary magazines, although they're not all that well-known or anything. Lastly, I'm an English major, with a clearly defined career path.</p>
<p>Chance me at the following schools, please?:</p>
<p>Barnard College
Boston College
Bowdoin College
Cornell University
Dartmouth College (I figure this one is least likely.)
Occidental College
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
The University of San Francisco
Washington University (St. Louis)</p>
<p>Thank you! [:</p>