<p>-Hi, I'm a Senior as of the 2011-2012 school year. Im female, Caucasian and from Brooklyn, NY. Ill be a first generation college student. I will be applying for financial aid. </p>
<p>Sorry if this is long but I wanted to include everything..... </p>
<p>-Financial situation: My family is working/middle class. My dad worked for NYC Dept of Sanitation for 25 years and is retired since June 2009. The only source of income for us now is his pension (don't know exactly, but I'm guessing about $50,000 a year or less). My mother never worked. My parents are married and they don't own any houses, property, or any other assets other than savings. I have one sister who is three years younger than me who along with my mother and myself, are dependents of my dad.</p>
<p>-Colleges:
-Fordham University - Lincoln Center Campus
(my first choice.. will probably apply Early Action if my SAT scores in October are 2100 or better because I need at least a Dean's Scholarship, but a Presidential scholarship [full tuition] would be nice too)
-New York University
-Barnard College
-Brown University
-Cornell University
-CUNY Macaulay Honors College Brooklyn College & Hunter College Campuses
(as of next year you'll be able to apply to more than one college campus.. and this is a very prestigious program, considered a public Ivy I guess.. you need a 2000 or 2100 and 3.7 or better GPA typically to get in.)</p>
<p>I attend Midwood High School in Brooklyn (you can search it on Google). It's arguably the best (at least one of the best) public high schools in Brooklyn/New York City after the Specialized High Schools (such as Brooklyn Tech and Stuyvesant). A large number of students get into the Ivies and other top schools (last year 3 got into Harvard). I'm in the Humanities Program and also the Gilder-Lehrman Scholars American History Program.</p>
<p>-Rank: Top 5% of my class.. possibly higher but school doesn't release rank to colleges (please consider that there's over 1,000 students in my grade)</p>
<p>-GPA: 95/100 unweighted, 96/100 weighted (I converted it from the scale) and a very nice upward trend with amazing junior year grades (both terms 101/103 weighed average or 98/100 unweighted)</p>
<p>-APs: Junior Year- AP United States History, AP Psychology (awaiting scores)
Senior Year- AP English Literature, AP US Government & Politics, AP MicroEconomics, AP Statistics
(APs limited almost exclusively [there's occasional exceptions] to Seniors and Juniors with a limit of three for Junior Year and five for senior year)</p>
<p>-Honors: Honors Geometry, Honors Integrated Algebra 2/Trigonometry, Honors English 1/2, Honors English 3/4, Honors Creative Writing, Honors Chemistry, Honors Living Environment (Biology), Honors Latin 1/2, Honors Global History & Geography 1/2, Honors Global History & Geography 3/4</p>
<p>-Academic Record: (took an "extra year" aka double classes in the subject)
Foreign Language- 5 years (4 years Spanish and 1 year Latin)
Math- 5 years
English- 5 years
Science- 4 years
History/Social Studies- 6 years
Art/Music- 1 year (requirement of one semester of each)</p>
<p>-Senior Year Schedule (one of the most rigorous.. school cut back a lot because of budget cuts so we had a limit of classes)
AP English Literature (full year)
AP US Government & Politics (half year) and AP MicroEconomics (half year)
AP Statistics (full year)
English Elective- Advanced Creative Writing Honors (full year) (Humanities program requirement)<br>
History Elective- History of Vietnam (half year) & Historiography (half year) (both requirements of Gilder-Lehrman program)</p>
<p>-SAT: I took last December and got a 1970.
660 in Critical Reading
620 in Math
690 in Writing
Im going to take the SAT two more times (October and November) and plan to get a 2100 or higher. I really didn't study as much as I should have the first time.</p>
<p>-SAT IIs: U.S. History and World History (awaiting scores but I'd say at least 700 on each)</p>
<p>-Extra-Curricular Activities/Volunteer Work (only included ones I'm going to fit on application)</p>
<p>Writing:
-President and Founder of Young Writers Club (since Sophomore year)
-Editor-in-Chief & Writer for PATTERNS (literature magazine) (since sophomore year)
-Editor & Writer in JAALs and FORUM (history magazines) (since Freshmen Year)</p>
<p>Politics/Government:
-Chairperson of Senate Judiciary Committee Committee in Model Congress (since Freshman Year)
-Coordinator of Amnesty International (since Junior Year)
-Editor & Writer in JAALs and FORUM (history magazines) (since Freshmen Year) (I included this under writing as well above ^)
-Internship with local NY State Assemblyman (since Junior Year)
-Co-Founder & Co-Head Organizer of Campaign to Save I.S. 303 (since Junior Year) [Started a campaign to support I.S. 303 (my former junior high school) and oppose the co-location proposal of Coney Island Prep Charter School into I.S. 303s building; worked closely with a NY State Assemblyman (how I got the internship); contacted other elected public officials and the media; made and helped get signed petitions; publicly spoke at public hearings and to the media; made signs, a Facebook Page, e-mail account, and Twitter Page for the movement to gain supporters; worked with teachers, parents, administrators, students, and lawyers]</p>
<p>Other school-related:
-Key Club Volunteer Committee Member (since Freshmen Year)
-Monitor for Guidance Counselor, various teachers, & Freshmen Orientation (since Freshmen Year)</p>
<p>Parish/Church: (over 1500 hours altogether)
-Teen Leader of Teen Group (Parish's Youth Group.. weekly meetings every Friday Night for three hours which usually includes a discussion on a teen-related topic, also engaging in a lot of volunteer work) (since Freshmen Year)
-Co-Leader of the Altar Servers (assists the priest on the altar during mass) (since Freshmen Year, although technically I've been an altar server since I was eight years old)
-Lector (reads the liturgy during mass) (since Freshmen Year, although technically I've been lectoring since 8th grade)</p>
<p>Awards & Honors: (only included most recent ones and ones that will fit on application)
-Arista National Honor Society Member
-Archon National Service Society Member
-New York City History Day Regional Competition Award Winner Outstanding Project on New York City History
-The American Classical League and National Junior Classical League Certificate of Honorable Merit: Magna Cum Laude
-National Council of Teachers of English: Achievement Award in Writing School Nominee
-Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: School Nominee Poetry & Memoir Divisions
-Midwood High School Student of the Month for Service to the School & Academic Growth for February 2011
-Holocaust Memorial Art, Essay, and Poetry Contest First Place Winner Poetry Division</p>
<p>Hooks: Uncle (dad's brother) is alumni of NYU, First Generation College Student</p>
<p>Recommendations/Appraisal:
Appraisal:
-Guidance Counselor who I have a good relationship with and have monitored for (and hence personally know well) since Freshmen year is writing my APPRAISAL (I'm one of a few she's doing this for.. usually the college office counselors do it.) </p>
<p>Letters of Recommendation:
-AP US History teacher (I had her all of Junior Year), got the highest grade [99] in her class both terms and she said she's "never seen anyone write a history essay as good" as I do in her 15 years of teaching.
-Creative Writing Teacher (I had him all of Junior Year), and got the highest grade in his class both terms [99 again], and he helped me enter most of the writing contests, and I already got the recommendation from him and it's very good.
-Pastor of my church (I've known him since I was 6 years old), I have an AMAZING relationship with him (he's a second father to me), he's really my "boss" for all the community service I do with my church, I work very closely with him, and I already got the recommendation from him and it's also great.</p>
<p>Essay: All I will say is this.. my creative writing schools are definitely going to come in handy and I can promise you that NO ONE is going to write an essay on the same topic as me....</p>
<p>Majors: I want to major in Political Science or Government with a double minor in Psychology and Creative Writing. Im considering going to Law School. </p>
<p>And are they any other colleges you suggest? I prefer private and/or Catholic colleges over public ones, but Ill look at anything. And I would also like to stay within New York City or the surrounding suburbs but I'll make some exceptions.</p>