<p>Alright, I'll try to keep this brief (and probably fail like everyone else)
I'm considering applying Stanford (top choice), Princeton, Northwestern, University of Illinois (safety) and probably a few others- I live in Illinois.
I took the SAT Oct 10 this year and my scores were:
Math-710 (despite that I'm a junior in calc BC w/ As in previous math classes...)
Crit Reading-740
Writing-800
Total: 2250</p>
<p>GPA- 4.6
Class Rank: 1 out of 950ish? it's close to 1000
My school is super competitive (aka i know kids who graduated in past years now at harvard, northwestern, yale, stanford, dartmouth, vanderbilt, etc...) but very economically and ethnically diverse- we have some minor gang culture but then also that white rich-kid sect, too...it's interesting.</p>
<p>Extracurrics:
I've done a varsity sport all four years, and will hopefully be captain my senior year
4 years Student Council (probably VP senior year) which at my school is a huge time commitment
Volunteering 50+ hours at the local hospital
Participant in competitive medical program locally
A handful of service/leadership groups
Local awards, State Honorable mention for writing competition</p>
<p>Major: My major is also undecided which could play a huge factor in where I decide to apply. I'm a very good writer- I earned an 800 on my SAT and several awards for various pieces I've written. However, I'm afraid my passion for science (and pocketbook of the future) may be pushing me pre-med instead even though I'm better at writing than science. </p>
<p>Classes: I'm in every AP known to man (or woman) and I work really hard in them. But I'm still a normal kid, I didn't go build mud huts in Africa or create the swine flu vaccine while working on my first novel. I've had fun in high school- will my lack of spectacular-ness count me out of Stanford? Oh and brutal honesty does not mix well with me so try to tone it done if you think I don't have snowball's chance... thanks :)</p>