<p>i go to the top public school in my state and am thinking about applying ED to Columbia. </p>
<p>gender: female
ethnicity: greek </p>
<p>freshman courses:
honors physics
honors world history
honors algebra
world literature
advanced spanish </p>
<p>sophomore courses:
honors biology
AP world history
honors geometry
honors english
advanced spanish II
advanced italian</p>
<p>junior courses:
honors chemistry
AP US history
honors precalculus
honors english 11
honors spanish
advanced italian II </p>
<p>senior courses:
AP biology
AP european history
AB calculus (AP)
AP English literature
AP spanish
honors italian</p>
<p>independent studies:
-published historical research paper
-language study in latin </p>
<p>all As in these courses except a B in honors math freshmen year and B+ in honors physics freshman year...took the most rigorous curriculum available at my school each year. </p>
<p>4.4 weighted/3.9 unweighted gpa. no ranking in my school but definitely in the top 10%</p>
<p>SAT I: 760 CR, 770 math, 780 writing
ACT: 34
SAT IIs: lit 790, chemistry 720, us history 780
APs: WH 5, US history 5</p>
<p>ECS:
-Class president for all 4 years of high school
-President of my school's chapter of NHS
-President of International Club for 2 years
-Varsity tennis for 4 years, captain for 2 years
-Varsity soccer for 3 years
-Violin since age of 8, played at a variety of concerts/recitals at my local music school
-Voice: participant in my school's exclusive choir
-Work/intern at a historical foundation in Greece for the past 3 summers (what i wrote my paper about)
-General volunteer at local hospital for 3 years
-head of winter coat clothing drive at my school for all 4 years
-head of garden maintenance at my school for all 4 years (gather kids once a month to volunteer) </p>
<p>Extras:
-fluent in English, Greek, and Spanish...advanced in Latin and Italian
-chosen as representative for state-wide leadership conference for my school
-about 10 departmental awards throughout high school (highest GPA in those classes/subjects)
-National Latin Exam Magna Cum Laude Award-3 years in a row </p>
<p>please chance me for Columbia ED!!! Thank you :)</p>