Chance an anxious junior please :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pittsburgh
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<p>Thanks for reviewing! Any advice or anything is welcome..</p>

<p>White Female, PA
Junior
Major: Anthropology</p>

<p>Weighed GPA: 4.174
UW GPA: N/A</p>

<p>SATs (taken for 1st time w/o studying): 1990
Math - 690
Writing - 680
Reading - 620
*I'm going to retake this to raise it.</p>

<p>APs: APUSH, *Euro, Eng Lang., *Eng Lit., *Bio
*Senior year
(can only take APs starting junior year at my school)</p>

<p>Honors: English (10), Spanish (12) -- my school only offers four/five</p>

<p>I know I'm definitely in the top 20% of my class, and not too far from the top of about 250 students</p>

<p>ECs:
~Science Club (9/10/11)
~Spanish Club (9/10/11)
~Book/Teen Club (6 --> )
~Teen Advisory Board of Library (8 --> )
~Volunteer at library: at least 100 hours
~Newspaper (10/11) (Politics Editor (11))
~Spanish Honors Society member (since 10th...running for pos. senior year)
~NHS (11 -->)
~Marching Band Student Manager (10 --> 12)
~Volunteer @ hospital (almost 50 hours)
~Charity Walks:
...Walk Now for Autism
...CF Walk
...Make a Wish Foundation Walk
~Was in the Gifted program from K --> 8 (whole span of program available, if it makes a difference at all).
~Was nominated by my school to the Congressional Page program (ended up not doing it, though.)
~participated in a Downtown Vibrancy Project (where our suggestions and evaluations led to changes in one of the most frequented areas of our city)
~attended Health Career Academy two summers ago
~attended a very good (local) university's Law and Forensics Science workshop (Summer 2010)
~attending an International Affairs Apprenticeship this fall</p>

<p>~Occasionally worked as waitress @ aunt's church functions and cleaning apartments
~Part time job at a restaurant: hostessing 9 - 12 hours a week</p>

<p>Leadership:
~Band: Student Manager
~Newspaper: one of the editors for 11th grade, running again for managing editor 12th grade
~planning on running for officer positions in Spanish/Science clubs next year</p>

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<p>please? anybody?</p>

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<p>Unless your grades fall significantly, you’re sure to get in. Here’s a link to the most recent completed common data set. <a href=“http://www.ir.pitt.edu/cds/documents/CDS2009_2010WEBCOPY.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ir.pitt.edu/cds/documents/CDS2009_2010WEBCOPY.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>You’re in good shapr. Just keep your grades up.</p>

<p>If you can get your SAT scores up, you might qualify for merit aid.
[University</a> of Pittsburgh: Undergraduate Admissions & Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.oafa.pitt.edu/universityschlrs.aspx]University”>http://www.oafa.pitt.edu/universityschlrs.aspx)</p>

<p>Historically, a Math/ Critical Reading score of 1450+ would get you full tuition.</p>