<p>:) I'm a big believer in karma :)
My other chance thread didn't work out too well, so here it goes again. Any advice would be extremely appreciated!</p>
<p>Female
Location: Northern New Jersey
High School: competitive public school (usually send 5-10 to ivies each year)
Major: Business (probably international)</p>
<p>Stats:
Rank: 50/297
GPA weighted: 4.03
GPA unweighted: no idea, I'm guessing around 3.7? my school calculates GPA weird</p>
<p>I'm applying to:
-BU
-Northeastern (Early Action)
-NYU
-Villanova
-Penn State
-GWU
-Umaryland</p>
<p>SAT (took once) :
- 610 cr (ahhh.. i know), 710 math, 730 writing
(2050)</p>
<p>SAT IIs:
- Math IC - 680
- taking US History in November</p>
<p>AP:
- Gov and Politics - 3 (eek)
- taking calc AB and lit&comp</p>
<p>Senior Classes:
- Geopolitical Issues/World Religions
- Sociology/Psychology
- Economics
- Spanish 5
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Lit and Composition</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
- Spanish Club grades 10-12
o Grade 10 Secretary
o Grade 11 President
o Grade 12 President
-Student Council grades 10-12
-Volunteens (volunteering in various local organizations) grades 9-12
-Hand in Hand (working with mentally challenged teens) grades 9-12
-S.O.P.E (environmental club) grades 11-12</p>
<p>Athletics:
-Field Hockey grades 9-12
o Grade 10 co-captain
o Grade 11 co-captain
- Lacrosse grades 9-10
o Grade 10- co-captain
- Indoor Track - grade 12 (last minute decision)</p>
<p>Work Experience:
- Party Hostess at a party place for kids
- Lifeguarding</p>
<p>Volunteer Work:
- around 400 hours
Since the summer going into 9th grade, I have volunteered at the ------, a local retirement home. Throughout my four years, I have been volunteering extensively over my summer vacations and throughout the school year. As I have attained more experience at the ------, I have subsequently taken on many more responsibilities and matured as both a volunteer and a human being. During my first year, I was mainly responsibly for simple, but helpful tasks such as transporting residents to activities, passing out mail, and relaying messages to residents. However, as I have pursued my volunteer work, the staff has begun to view me more as a fellow staff member than as an intermittent volunteer. Since then, I have run activities on my own with the hundreds of residents ranging from political discussion groups to memory games to fundraisers. As unimportant as these responsibilities might seem, Ive taken pride in each responsibility that Ive taken on. Working with the residents, many who have mental illnesses, has taught me such patience, commitment, and compassion for others that has carried over into my own life in school, and with my family and friends.</p>