<p>Please chance me for Vanderbilt's incoming freshman class!</p>
<p>I applied ED1 this year (College of Arts and Science [Communications & Political Science], second choice Peabody)
SAT: 2300 (730CR, 770M, 800W)
GPA: 4.179 (with a substantial upward trend; Freshman Yr- 3.667, Soph- 4.1, Junior- 4.68, Senior- 4.92 first quarter)
Rank: school does not rank but freshman/sophomore year pull me down. I believe I am mid-to-low top-quintile.
APs: 11 upon graduation (4 on Comparative Politics, 4 on Biology, 4 on US History)
Current Courses and First Quarter Grades:
AP Statistics (A)
AP Economics (A+)
AP Literature (B+)
AP Spanish Language (A)
AP Physics 1 (A)</p>
<p>Academic Honors:
National Honor Society
National Spanish Honor Society
Gold Award (95th+ percentile) on National Spanish Exam
National Merit Commended Scholar
AP Scholar with Honor
Honor Roll all 4 years</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
-Yearbook Editor-in-Chief
-Internship with local magazine (write/edit/plan events)
-Internship with democrat running for the House of Representatives in my local district (interesting experience because I am a libertarian- I discussed this in my extracurricular essay; direct communication with the candidate, professional consultants, prospective campaign donors, and the voters)
-Selected by school faculty to co-author a high school advice blog that is shared between our students and those of an inner-city school (they do not have nearly as much guidance as we do at my high school)
-Writer/editor for H.S. newspaper
-H.S. Soccer (4 years)
-H.S. Lacrosse (3 years)</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:
-Hostess/waitress/indoor manager at local country club (30-40 h/week during summer, 15-20 during school year)
-Regular babysitting jobs (Avg. 7 h/wk)</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community Service:
-Volunteer every Sunday at local Hebrew School with 1st-3rd graders. I teach them to read and write in Hebrew!
-Basketball Coach every Saturday during an 8-week season in the winter for local middle-school girls rec. team
-Other miscellaneous volunteering that wouldn't make a difference in my application</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendations: Both probably great, or else I wouldn't have asked them :)
Counselor Rec: great! I have known her since kindergarten and she has told me she cannot imagine anyone more qualified.
Additional Rec: one from the Hebrew School principal which was short and sweet, LONG one from my soccer coach which was amazing! He wrote about how I was basically only on the team because we have a no-cut program and I stink, but I trained just as hard as everyone else without the reward of playing time. He also wrote about how I volunteered early on in the season to help the coaching staff with stats which I did every game.
Interview: did not have one due to a "technical glitch in the system) :(</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Small highly ranked public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: high enough not to expect any aid</p>
<p>Thank you very much! The nerves are killing me and I would like to know if I can realistically expect anything. </p>
Thank you again. </p>