<p>I'm applying RD, so I've got a while to go before I find out (heck, I haven't even submitted my app yet) but I'm making a chancing thread in the interim. Thank you for taking the time to look at this, I really have absolutely no idea where I stand and I'm curious! </p>
<p>Demographic Stats:
International Applicant (Canadian student)
First Generation College
White Female
Requesting FA</p>
<p>Academic Stats:
GPA UW: 3.96 (4.89 on my local scale of 5. School doesn't rank, but likely top 3% or higher in a graduating class of 350)
SAT: 750 RC, 610 M, 730 W = 2090/1360 (Taking again in Jan with proper preparation, expecting 2150 or so)
SAT II: 720 Lit (Taking World History and Lit this weekend, likely 750+ for both) </p>
<p>ECs:
Youth Combating Intolerance (9, 10, 11, 12)
-Chair, (11, 12) District Community Liaison (12)
-Organize yearly retreat, workshops, community events, awareness campaigns</p>
<p>Server & Cook at Food Bank (10, 11, 12)
-Work at weekend drop-in brunch program for homeless (4 hrs/week)</p>
<p>Free The Children Club (9, 10, 11, 12)
-Senior member (11, 12) - fundraise and run events (30 Hour Famine, Freedom Week)</p>
<p>Peer Tutoring (10, 11, 12)
-Senior Peer Tutor- tutor students several times a week and on weekends</p>
<p>Yearbook (10, 11, 12)
-Senior Editor- assigns pages, manages book production, oversees editing process (11, 12)
-Photographer, Reporter, Designer (10, 11, 12)</p>
<p>Student Newspaper Staff Writer (10, 11, 12)
-Current Affairs Editor (12)
-Contributor (9, 10, 11, 12)</p>
<p>Amnesty International Club (11, 12)
-Founder- organize letter writing campaigns within school</p>
<p>Leadership (9, 10, 11)
-Student Council, Public Relations Director (11)
-Annual Retreat, Organizing Committee (11)
-100+ in-school volunteer hours per year (9, 10, 11) </p>
<p>BC Provincial Election Campaign Worker (9)
-40+ hours</p>
<p>Over 500 volunteer hours in community between grades 9 and 12.</p>
<p>Other:
Local Delegate at National Youth Forum on International Affairs, Ottawa (12)
Canadian Ambassador at an International Education Forum on Disaster Relief, Japan (12)<br>
National Photography Contest Winner (12)
Construction Worker for a primary school in Kenya (10 - went for four weeks in spring)
Youth Columnist for Regional Newspaper (9 - the paper cancelled the regular feature right after I got the job, unfortunately.)</p>
<p>Thanks, guys!</p>