<p>I have a pretty wide range of schools to which I'm applying (which are all listed at the bottom). I would love to be chanced for any of them, especially Yale and Harvard (just curious). If you would like to be chanced back, let me know. :)</p>
<p>ACADEMICS AND EXTRA-CURRICULARS:</p>
<p>My school does not report GPA or rank, but my internal, unweighted GPA is a 9.86 on a 12.00 scale.</p>
<p>SAT I: 2270 total (760 CR, 740 M, 770 W)</p>
<p>SAT II: (These are kind of crap because I was really nervous :/) Math II - 610, chemistry, 580. (Only reporting these to my colleges that require them - Yale, Williams, and Harvard.)</p>
<p>AP: Chemistry - 4</p>
<p>SENIOR CLASSES:</p>
<p>AP English Literature - A
AP Calculus BC - B+
AP Physics - A-
AP Statistics - A
Ancient Greek - A
Introduction to Programming - A (online course offered by the University of Toronto)
Securing Digital Democracy (online course offered through the University of Michigan)</p>
<p>EXTRA-CURRICULARS:
Mock Trial (9th-12th) - founding member, captain (10th-12th), social media (11th-12th), lead attorney (10th-12th)
Excerpt (literary and art magazine) (9th-12th) - managing publisher (10th-11th), managing editor (11th-12th)
Gay, Lesbian, or Whatever (school GSA) (9th-12th) - vice president (12th)
Disciplinary Committee (11th-12th) - class of 2014 representative (11th-12th)
Piano (12 years)
FIRST Tech Challenge team (11th-12th) - secretary (12th)
School musicals (10th-12th) - assistant stage manager (10th, Les Miserables), stage manager (11th-12th, Jesus Christ Superstar and Rent)
School plays (9th-12th) - stagehand (9th, The Importance of Being Earnest), assistant stage manager (10th, Our Town), stage manager (11th-12th, Noises Off and TBA)
Junior Class Talent Show (11th) - co-executive organizer and stage manager (11th)
Winter Semi-Formal Dance (11th) - co-planner and secretary (11th)</p>
<p>Volunteering/work experience:
Therapeutic horseback riding centre (9th) - sidewalker, leader, and stablehand (9th)
Local 4th of July Chicken Barbecue fundraiser (10th) - server and cleaner (10th)
Theatre camp (10th) - administrative assistant and general camp help (10th)
Freedom Chain Animal Rescue Transports (10th-12th) - driver (12th) and dog handler (10th-12th)
Tutor in writing, citing sources, and discussion of ethics of plagiarism with student (11th)
Guide in creation of Powerpoint on the topic of sexual harassment with student (11th)
Freshman orientation activities leader (12th)
High school admissions tour guide (11th-12th) - also gave tour to two government-sponsored visitors from China and my translator
Volunteer book organizer/sorter at charity thrift shop (Family OutFITters, proceeds go to providing housing and services for homeless people in a nearby city) (12th)</p>
<p>Work experience:
Nanny (10th) - eight-year-old child with learning disabilities
AP Chemistry tutor (11th) - raised classmate's grade from C- to B+ in half a term
Stage manager for repertory theatre company (12th, Hairspray)
Sales Associate at Brookstone (12th)</p>
<p>Awards/Honors/Accomplishments:
Academic high honors (9th)
Academic highest honors (10th-12th)
Wellesley Book Award (11th)
Smith College Poetry Contest semi-finalist (11th)
National Honor Society (12th)
Mock trial team received second place trophy at Yale High School Invitational (11th)
Mock trial team received Team Spirit Award from New Hampshire Bar Association at the NH State Championships (11th)
Named best attorney at New Hampshire State Championships (11th)
Nine poems published anonymously in various literary magazines (9th-11th)
Photographs published in art magazine (11th)
Photographs featured in three art shows at school (9th-11th)
Photographs featured in school photography book and on cover of the book (11th)
Publicity photos of a progressive metal/rock band used in various magazines, newspapers, and online articles (10th)
Worked with school administration to amend school non-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression (11th)
Worked with language department and administration to re-start the Ancient Greek program at school (11th)
Designed curriculum for and completed independent study in litigation ("Examination of Litigation") (10th)
Currently working with administration to change athletics policy to be more flexible and manageable for students
Along with school GSA, drafting a transgender student policy for my school</p>
<p>Also attended pre-college physics program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in this past July.</p>
<p>GENERAL COLLEGE INFO:
Might major in stats and English, maybe with a minor in theatre. Or maybe replacing English with Computer Science. I don't know, but I am pretty much set on majoring in something with statistics.
Common App essay responding to failure prompt, telling story of how I, being a mysophobe (AKA germaphobe) tried (and failed at) fixing a disgusting vacuum. Attended weeklong college essay workshop and had three college admissions representatives read it over. They all said it was very funny and memorable.
Information sessions and tours completed at all colleges.
Interviewed for URochester.
Receiving tour of physics department and research facilities and got to meet physics Director of Undergraduate Studies and various current undergrad and grad students within the department at the University of Rochester.
Submitting recommendations from AP physics/honors physics/honors optics teacher, AP English Lit/10th grade English/10th grade independent study in litigation teacher, high school play/musical director, and high school advisor (the school's librarian).
May or may not submit stage management portfolio.</p>
<p>PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Female
From small, rural town in Southern New Hampshire
Attends well-regarded college-prep day school an hour away (65 students in graduating class)
First-generation college student
Definitely applying for financial aid
Greek-American (reports ethnicity/race as "other")</p>
<p>APPLYING TO:
- Boston University (regular decision, but applying by Dec. 1st to be considered for Trustee Scholarship) [accepted averages for my school: GPA 9.15, SAT 1959]
- Harvard College (RD) [accepted averages for my school: GPA 9.55, SAT (1600 scale) 1420 (Mine is 1500)]
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RD) [accepted averages for my school: won't let me see :(]
- Rochester Institute of Technology (Rolling, already submitted) [accepted averages for my school: GPA 8.23, SAT 1866]
- University of Rochester (priority review) [accepted averages for my school: GPA 9.15, SAT 2008]
- Williams College (RD) [accepted averages for my school: GPA 10.69, SAT 2310]
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (EA) [accepted averages for my school: GPA 9.35, SAT 1986]
- Yale University (RD) [accepted averages for my school: GPA 10.19, SAT (1600 scale) 1460]</p>
<p>So sorry if this is way more information than you need, but thank you!!</p>