<p>White female, public school, from NJ.
Will apply for financial aid... I'm middle class but I really need it.
Graduating HS 2011</p>
<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.25 <--- due to bad freshman grades. GPA should rise by .1 or .2
GPA - Weighted: 3.76
Class Rank: top 25% <--- or slightly below, not sure
Class Size: 450</p>
<p>pSAT's: (freaking terrible, SAT's should be better after tutoring)
510 math
600 critical reading
460 writing</p>
<p>All honors classes, no APs yet
Senior year I should be taking at least 2 of the following:</p>
<p>AP Studio Art
AP Literature & Composition
AP Psychology
AP Environmental Science</p>
<p>I'm a talented writer so I already know that my essay will be fantastic.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Multiple (10+) Art, Design, & Photography Classes
Stage Crew for All-School-Musicals
Submitter, Designer, and Selector on School Art & Literary Magazine
Amnesty International Club
Designer on Nationally Recognized School Newspaper</p>
<p>Volunteer/Service Work:
Animal Shelter
Town Haunted Manor</p>
<p>Colleges of Interest: (in order of interest)</p>
<p>Bennington College
Hampshire College
Bard College
Sarah Lawrence College
Clark University
Ithaca College
Alfred University
Marlboro College
Rutgers University (NB)</p>
<p>I plan on going to a school that allows me to customize my major or plan or concentration.
I am probably focusing on art (graphic design, film, photography, or studio arts) with some kind of secondary focus on psychology or creative writing.</p>
<p>Thank you so so so! much.</p>