<p>Does applying early in the October 1 - December 1 time frame help?</p>
<p>Applying for computer science; out of state.</p>
<p>ACADEMIA:</p>
<p>Freshman GPA: 3.52
Sophomore GPA: 3.52
Junior GPA: 3.75 W, 3.7 UW
Overall GPA: About 3.6 (My school does not inflate GPA's. The median GPA of my class is a 3.2). Although my school does not officially rank, I would say I'm in the top 3rd of my class.</p>
<p>SAT Critical Reading: 610
SAT Math: 680
SAT Writing: 680
Total: 1970</p>
<p>My School does not rank.</p>
<p>AP Courses:
Biology (This year)
Computer Science A (Next Year)
Economics (Next Year)</p>
<p>3 letters of recommendation (math teacher, club advisor, guidance counselor)</p>
<p>EXTRACURRICULAR:</p>
<p>President of Support our Soldiers Club (10,11,12)
-Interviewed WW2 Veteran, contributed to National Archive</p>
<p>Red Cross Volunteer (8,9,10,11,12)
-Office management, computer database organization, phone duty, etc.</p>
<p>Varsity Swimming (9,10,11,12)
-Not a recruit!</p>
<p>Member of School Atmosphere Committee(11,12; Club was founded this year)
-Group of students selected by faculty
-Helped create a video to send to New England Board of Accreditation to display information about our school
-Spread word about school ideals and beliefs in various ways</p>
<p>HOOKS:</p>
<p>I am of Hispanic descent.</p>
<p>I will not be applying for financial aid. As a public institution, I'm assuming they will want to have more students that are able to pay full tuition from out-of-state.</p>