<p>Hi, I'd appreciate your input :)</p>
<p>Gender: Female
Race:White
GPA: 91 unweighted, 96 weighted (my school does a 100 point system, but based on my calculations it translations to ~4.0)
SAT:1840 (640 reading, 570 math, 630 writing - I know this is my biggest weakness)
ACT: 28 composite, 30 writing
Rank: top 8-10%</p>
<p>Extracirriculars/Volunteering:
-Tutor at local elementary school
-Student representative for board of education (meet with a few other students, teachers, administrators, and parents to discuss issues in the school and how to improve upon them)
-National Honors Society
-Spanish National Honors Society
-Nursing home volunteer
-Soup kitchen/food pantry volunteer
-Drug/substance free club (promote being drug free and plan events in the community relating to that)
-Youth lacrosse league referee
-Volunteer at clinics for youth lacrosse
-Other volunteering in community (just not on as regular of a basis, some 1 time events)</p>
<p>Sports:
-Varsity lacrosse (all 4 years), most valuable player
-Out of school premier lacrosse team - travels to different states, year round commitment
-JV/Varsity Basketball (3 years)</p>
<p>Work Experience:
-Local retail store (~20 hours/week, have worked there 9-12)
-Babysitting (actually very time consuming, more like a nanny)
-Unpaid summer internship (10-12, learn about how business works, did some clerical work, help with as many jobs as possible)</p>
<p>Other:
-Exchange program to Mexico. Accepted by application through Spanish program, hosted student at my house for 1 week, then went to Mexico to learn about their culture for 2 weeks
-Higher income (~200k) but still will be applying for financial aid
-Both parents went to college</p>
<p>Essays/Recs:
-I thought I did a good job with the UMD specific essays. I thought my short (~160 character) responses were pretty good too
-Great recs</p>