<p>So, I'm a caucasian middle-class female (yeah...) who's a lifelong Florida resident. I've applied to 10 schools total:
Florida State - accepted
Univeristy of Florida
University of Miami (early action)
Tulane University - accepted, Presidential Scholarship
Boston University
University of Chicago (early action)
Swarthmore
Columbia
Harvard
Yale</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0 UW
Rank: 3/354
My school is only 4 years old, most graduates go to state universities, and none have been accepted to any of the Ivies (closest: Duke)
Most rigorous course load</p>
<p>APs
Human Geo - 5
Psych - 5
World History - 5
US Hist - 5
Spanish Lang - 5
Stat - 5
Bio - 5
Eng Lang - 5</p>
<p>ACT: 31 (only taken once, not reporting, although it'll show on my transcripts)
SAT: 2250 (690 M, 800 CR, 760 W (12 essay))
SAT II US History: 750
SAT II Spanish: 780
SAT II Math 2: 730</p>
<p>EC/Volunteer: (argh?)
-Debate (10,11,12): Secretary (11, 12)- Regularly place in local tournaments, Degree of Excellence in the NFL
-National Honor Society (10,11,12): President (12), Parliamentarian (11)
-Spanish Honor Society (9,10,11,12), Secretary (11)
-Interact Club (9,10,11,12)
-Volunteer at a local museum and art camp
-A few other things not worth mentioning</p>
<p>Awards:
National Merit Semifinalist
National AP Scholar
Winner of national essay contest (one of 50 out of 50,000 applicants)
Perfect scores in FCAT Writing/Reading
Have won essay contests on regional/local levels</p>
<p>Recommendations: Decent
Essay: about my love of writing; I think that this is basically the selling point for my apps</p>
<p>I guess that really wasn't bare bones at all... :) Anyhow, thanks for reading/evaluating/anything!!!!!!!!</p>