<p>This fall I'll be a senior at a competitive public high school in CT (female, Asian).</p>
<p>My cumulative GPA is a 3.7 UW, 4.0 W.
I have taken mostly honors classes.
My school doesn't rank but based on my transcript & weighted GPA I'm in the top 30%.</p>
<p>I took 1 AP junior year (US History - 5).</p>
<p>This year I am taking AP Literature, AP US Gov't & Politics, AP Psychology, Calc & Stats Honors, Spanish IV Honors, French III, and a UConn Early College Experience (Family & Individual Development) class.</p>
<p>Scores:
SAT I: 1980 (CR 650, M 550, W 780 essay 10)
ACT: 26 (probably going to stick with the SAT)
SAT IIs: USH 760, Lit 620</p>
<p>I know I can definitely bring my SAT score up to 2000. Retaking in October.
Should I retake Lit as well in November?</p>
<p>ECs (these are weak, I know):
Dance (11 yrs, 4 yrs in Senior Company, my studio's performing company)
Piano (9 yrs)
Dabbled in volunteer work
Next year I'm going to be teaching religious ed. to 3rd and 9th graders and hopefully will be joining NHS.</p>
<p>Clubs: Key Club (recently elected officer for next year), Lit Club, Writer's Circle</p>
<p>Awards: Achievement in French I, Achievement in French II, Achievement in English II Honors, Excellence in English III Honors, Excellence in Physics, National French Exam - French II - 8th place nationwide, 6th place in state</p>
<p>Prospective Major: English Lit or something else in the Humanities/Communications area... but this is likely to change.</p>
<p>Two of my teachers from last year have agreed to write me recommendations and I'm sure they'll be great. </p>
<p>I like medium to large sized schools (big enough for me to explore my interests, but small enough to really get to know professors and other people on a more personal level - small classes are a plus!); I'd LOVE a school with a great college town or one with lots of school spirit. Cities are fine with me. I've thought about going somewhere warm like Florida or California but I'm not sure what would be in my range. Besides CA most of the schools that I've thought about are primarily in Boston, New York, and DC. I definitely to go on an internship and study abroad. I want a school that has a diverse student body (interests & race) but also has a tight-knit community feel at the same time; I guess all in all I'm really just trying to find a school with solid academics where people are intellectually curious and motivated to do well but are also willing to help out others and take a breather now and then. A good location with lots of off-campus things to do is preferred but not necessary.</p>
<p>Some other schools that I'm thinking about so far are:</p>
<p>Boston University
American University
Providence College
UConn
NYU
Gettysburg
McGill
University of Maryland College Park</p>
<p>but I'm thinking I need more safeties/targets that I'm actually interested in. Chance me for these and suggest others to look at?</p>