<p>I've been one of those students that always had the skills to succeed, but never really the passion to go the extra mile; however, I'm very interested in several liberal arts schools, and wondering if I'm in a position to get into them at this time. I'm a junior at one of the most high-performing and rigorous public schools in my state.</p>
<p>Colleges I'm interested in:
[ul]
[<em>]Oberlin
[</em>]Vassar
[<em>]UWash
[</em>]Macalaster
[<em>]Beloit (my safety)
[</em>]Reed
[li]Stanford (my stretch)[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA - Hard to calculate due to my school's generous weighting policy, but something around a 3.5.
Rigor - Every single honors/AP course I had the opportunity to take, I've taken. 3 APs this year and 5 more next year.
SATs - 2160, 1490 reading + math. 780 Crit. Reading, 710 Math, 670 Writing. Haven't taken the SAT IIs yet.
Class rank - Our school doesn't rank, but I've been told I'm probably in the top 10%
Extracurriculars - Vice-president this year of the Gay Straight Alliance (president next year), founder of a Writing Club, large roles in drama productions
Awards/Honors - Maxima cum laude in National Latin Exam twice, bronze medal in the regional Science Olympiad
Recommendations - both will be written by English teachers, however one of them advised the Gay-Straight Alliance and the other one knew me through the drama program as well.</p>
<p>I'm a white male, and I will be asking for financial aid with a family income between 60,000 and 80,000.</p>