Hi everyone! First please forgive my English. It is not my native language.
So, as my name and the title of this thread suggests, I really want to get into Middlebury!! Absolutely my dream school. Sadly, I am not quite sure I will be able to, so I really need your opinions!!
Race: White (I am also an Italian/EU citizen with dual American citizenship)
Gender: Male
My high school classes:
Freshman Year
English: B+
French 2: A+
String Orchestra: A
Biology: A
1 Sem. of Health/Honors Global Studies: A
Geometry: D+ (I know…I had the worst teacher who liked to have tantrums and throw chairs, needless to say she got fired)
PE: A
Sophomore Year
English: A-
French 3: A+
German 2: A (I tested out of German I because I am that awesome :D)
String Orchestra: A
Chemistry: A
AP World History: A (AP test: 4)
Algebra 2: C- (I’m just really bad at math…)
Junior Year
English: A-
French 4 AP: A (AP test: 5)
German 3: A
String Orchestra: A
AP Bio: A
AP Geo: A (AP test: 5) (I took US History over the summer and got an A)
PreCal: C I want to cry…
Senior Year (predicted ending grades…)
English: A-
French 5 honors: A
German 4 AP 4: A
String Orchestra: A
Physics: A
Sem. of AP Civics/Econonmy: B
Cal: D+/C- (I am giving up)
End GPA: 4.3
SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (680 M, 790 R, 740 W)
SAT II: 800 French (yaaayyy), 740 Biology, 760 World History <----- What tests should I send with my app?
ACT: 30 (I wanted better)
EC’s
French Club President, 1 year
French Honors Society, 1 year secretary
Grand Concours (national French test), I was a Gold medalist
Volunteered at a local French school for 1 year
4 week study program to France (I studied at the Alliance Française)
I taught myself Esperanto! (I love languages)
Served 2 year term as the youth commissioner on the Civic Arts commission in my city
Helped with research at a local museum, 1 year
Violin for 8 years (I hated this instrument… but I stuck with it :3)
National Honors Society (Hated this club and the stuck up officers… only joined for my application and the nice sash)
California Scholarship Federation (Again for my app and sash at graduation…)
German club, just for some fun+a crazy German teacher
And I am very involved at my church (Catholic), lots of service work, 150 hours
My essay: Strong! It is about me learning to except myself and the way I was born (very different way which the Catholic church doesn’t approve of…), I also tied in my struggle with a genetic disorder which still greatly affects my health+body (most likely caused by my unusual birth…)
Sooooo, if you made it this far please tell me what you think!! Merci beaucoup!!