<p>Hey guys, can you chance me? I'm planning on applying to Bowdoin (maybe early decision), Emory (maybe early decision), American, U Washington, UBC, and McGill.</p>
<p>Pittsburgh PA
School type: public magnet
Income level: upper middle class - not asking for financial aid
Rank: 13 out of 210
GPA overall: 3.8uw,4.33w
Classes: I've taken all advanced classes freshman and sophomore year. Junior year I took all IB classes. This year I'm taking all IB classes except for science and one elective.
Grades: Freshman year mostly b's, sophmore year half b's half a's first semester mostly a's second semester, junior year mostly a's</p>
<p>SAT:
Writing 750
Reading 760
Math 620
Took it again in october, feel like I did much better on math; SAT II's in November</p>
<p>Awards:
NHS junior year
currently National Merit Semifinalist, hoping to make it through to next round
honor roll/high honor roll throughout high school</p>
<p>Extracurricular:
(elected) Social Justice Coordinator for church district (most of ohio, sliver of pa, wva)
- I run workshops on social justice topics like racism, homophobia stuff like that
- Plan one weekend social justice youth conference each year, about 60 attendees
- Junior - senior year
Chaplain for church district
- Went to weekend training sophomore year, sophomore - senior year
Local Soup Kitchen/Food Pantry
- "City Teen Leader" for two summers, led youth groups around and showed em what to do
South Korea Trip
- this summer I applied and got accepted to a two week all expenses paid study abroad trip to South Korea run by CIEE
Model UN Security Council Rep
- Junior/senior year
Concert Band
- all 4 years
Musical Orchestra
- sophomore - senior year, we won best orchestra award last year</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendations - I'll get really good ones, also will ask my church leader to write me one talking about my leadership abilities, enthusiasm for social justice, and work to plan workshops and conferences</p>
<p>So Bowdoin (maybe early decision), Emory (maybe early decision), American, U Washington, UBC, and McGill. Thanks!</p>