<p>I'm a white female.</p>
<p>GPA UW: 3.85
GPA W: 4.68
Ranking: top 5% (class of around 500)
3 APs junior year out of 5 possible (4 that would fit my schedule)
4 APs this fall</p>
<p>SAT I: 700 Math/760 Writing/720 Reading (crappy, so I am definitely re-taking this)
SAT II: 770 Literature/780 U.S. History
ACT: Taking in September</p>
<p>ECs:
Tutoring to underprivileged kids
President/co-founder of school French Club
Top 10% sophomore and junior year for the National French Exam (I have no idea if this rank is even noteworthy)
Math Club junior year
Marching band for four years (won Brass MVP junior year; drum major this fall)
Softball for two years (won Offensive MVP both years)
School band for all four years (audition/honors ensemble grades 11 and 12)
Girl Scout Silver Award (~70 hours community service)
Girl Scout Gold Award (~120 hours community service)
Volunteering at local hospital this summer
NMSQT semi-finalist
American Politics and Public Affairs Program at Georgetown
Still waiting on the results of the Concord Review (I actually feel pretty good about this one) and Norman Mailer Writing Award...</p>
<p>I'm quite sure I'm going to get stellar recommendations, so I suppose that'll help me.</p>
<p>My passion is linguistics, which I'm sure isn't the most common of interests, but I really don't know how to show it. Should I write my essay on something related to it? (Writing is also my m</p>