<p>I’m planning to apply Early Decision. <em>crosses fingers</em> Any opinions? I’m a legacy, which apparently gives you a notable bump at Amherst. My legacy connection has donated a notable sum to the school (although we’re not huge bucks!) Here’s me, in a nutshell:</p>
<p>Female
Caucasian
California</p>
<p>SAT:
Math - 660
Writing - 780
CR - 800</p>
<p>U.S. History - 770
Literature - 760</p>
<p>GPA:
4.33 Weighted, 3.8 Unweighted.
Top 10% of Competitive high school</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Editor in Chief of award-winning school newspaper (graduates have won Pulitzer Prizes for Journalism) - 3 years of high school
Varsity Soccer - 11 years experience
Horseback riding - 10 years experience
Volunteer Work - I do local tutoring and I created my own charity to raise college funds for students. In three years we (meaning a gaggle of high school students) have raised $15,000. I’m connected to a few clubs at school through charity work. </p>
<p>AP’s:
U.S. History = 5
European History = 4
Language & Comp = 4
Spanish Language = 4</p>
<p>Senior Course Load:
Journalism
Civics
Economics
Physics
Calculus
AP Spanish 5
AP Literature and Composition</p>
<p>Teacher recommendations and essays should be high quality.</p>