Chance Junior for Merit Aid at Goucher

<p>Current Junior
White, female
All-girls private school
Sends about 8 students out of 50 per class to top schools</p>

<p>Test Scores:
SAT M-720 CR-670 W-670 Composite-2060 (will be retaking to boost CR and W which should be possible since I scored 70 CR on PSAT)
PSAT - 200 (possible commended)
AP Euro - 4
AP Art History - 4</p>

<p>GPA - 3.97 weirdly weighted 3.89UW
Rank - Top Quintile, I'd estimate I'm about 6 in my class of 50</p>

<p>Course Load - All honors freshman year, all honors and 2 AP soph year (only one in grade to take 2), all honors and 3 AP junior year, 4 APs senior year. It is definitely most rigorous and my GC said she will make a note that it is the #1 hardest schedule in my grade.</p>

<p>ECs
-Science Olympiad (Captain) - All years
*Coach elementary science olympiad as well
-Young Idealist Assistant Editor, Writer, and Board Secretary - Junior/Senior years
*Edit a 501(c)(3) nonprofit political magazine
*Have a published research article on American education reform
-Lieutenant Governor Internship
*Assisted in judging for Models for Excellence in Education program
*Worked on grant applications
*Worked on web analysis of state recovery websites
-Math League A Team - Junior/Senior years
*Qualified for state invitational
-Tutor at school for underprivligeded girls a few hours per week and serve on student leadership committee there as well</p>

<p>Summer
-Before grade 9 - Johns Hopkins CTY Crafting the Essay and swimming lessons instructor
-Before grade 10 - Johns Hopkins CTY Writing Analysis and Perusasion and swimming lessons instructor
-Before grade 11 - Johns Hopkins CTY History of Disease and Lieutenant Governor Internship
-Before grade 12 - Johns Hopkkins CTY Utopias and Dystopias and possibly either a Bank of America internship or if I get rejected from there I'll take a job at a fitness club </p>

<p>I really need merit aid since I qualify for scarcely any (if any) need-based aid. I would probably need a Dean's Scholar Award in order to make attending Goucher possible. What are my odds?</p>

<p>raiderade,
I sent you a PM, but since your folder is full and they will not post it to you. My son is a Deans Scholar and I do have a few tips. Empty your Folder.</p>

<p>Thanks so much! I just emptied my folder so if you wouldn’t mind sending it again, that would be great!</p>