<p>hey everyone, thanks in advance for chancing and giving me a second opinion! :)</p>
<p>applying to:
UVA (in state)
William and Mary (in state)
JMU (in state)
Princeton
Duke
Williams
Middlebury
Bowdoin
Kenyon
Hamilton</p>
<p>here's the basics:
GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.62 weighted
SAT: 800 critical reading, 720 math, 800 writing (2320 total)
SAT Subject tests: 800 US History, 760 Chemistry, 760 Literature
APs: Euro (5), US History (5), Chemistry (5), AB Calculus (5), English Lit, Government, BC Calculus, Biology, Spanish V
PSAT: 221</p>
<p>I've taken honors/APs whenever possible (my school's requirements limit the amount it is possible to take)</p>
<p>ECs
Yearbook: Co-Editor in Chief (12), Business Editor (11)
National English Honor Society President (12), member (11)
Spanish Honor Society/Spanish Club Co-President (11), member (9-10, 12)
Key Club: VP for Projects (11-12), member (9-10)
Band: Section Leader (12), member (9-11)
National Honor Society (11-12)
History Honor Society (10-12)
Crew (10-12)
Volleyball: JV (9-10), Varsity (11), also Junior Olympic Club volleyball (9-10)</p>
<p>Summer Activities: Governor's School for the Humanities (12), weeklong crew camp (12) plus summer crew (11), tons of volleyball camps (9-11, 40+ hours/summer), nature camp counselor (9-11), Discovery museum volunteer (30 hours, 11th grade), various other volunteering and activities</p>
<p>lots of departmental awards, Wellesley Book Award, National Merit (probably at least semifinalist), AP Scholar with Honor</p>
<p>Teacher recs: from english and history teachers, should be very very good
Essays: not sure, might be about interest in biology/environmental studies stemming from classes at gov school or something about challenging myself, physically and mentally </p>
<p>thanks again, just post your thread on here and i'll chance you back asap!</p>