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My first post ever after being a silent reader for god knows how long; sweet. I'd like to have some closure, I guess, as to how I'm doing and where I should be going.
A short intro, if you don't mind- I have no talents. I'm not athletic, artsy, or anything of the sort. I just study. I live in Southern California. I've gone through a lot of personal/family conflicts and my dad is a cancer survivor (cliche?).
Race: White. ...well, that's what I file under. I'm Middle Eastern.</p>
<p>SAT: 1830 (M: 590, CR: 600, W: 650) (AND YES, I am absolutely retaking. I didn't study, to be frank. Oops.)
ACT: 26 (I took this last October. I think I'll retake it. Should I?)
GPA: 9th- 4.0 | 10th- 3.9/4.2 | 11th- 3.8/4.1
APs taken (including senior year):
-AP European History <a href="tbh,%20self%20studied">3</a>
-AP Biology [3]
-AP US History (waiting!)
-AP English Language & Composition (^)
-AP Calc AB
-AP Psychology
-AP Gov/Econ (1 sem of each- that's how my school does it)
-AP English Literature & Composition
-AP Environmental Science</p>
<p>I have two years experience in two separate and selective leadership programs. I'll be in ASB senior year as an officer.</p>
<p>Volunteering ish: At least 100 hours logged from various Key Club events. Joining the California Scholarship Foundation both semesters of senior year though I've volunteered with them already. My high school's library serves as the city's and I'm volunteering there starting next week onward.</p>
<p>Misc: Might go abroad next summer to Shanghai or Seoul for summer courses at a university- waiting for the registrar to open so I can apply. I'll be taking the language, international economics, sociology, and one more course that I get to choose from their list that isn't released. I'll know if I got in before November.</p>
<p>Sports: Girl's golf. We recently started the club second semester of year 11 and our season begins this fall.</p>
<p>I don't have a job or an internship. Yay.</p>
<p>I'm not 100% as to what I want to major in, but I do want to register in a pre-law program so I have the freedom to choose what I'd like. Something with International Affairs/Business...
My A-game is definitely writing (despite what my SAT shows, promise), so my essays are bound to be fine. I'm interested in liberal arts universities, but any sort of curriculum works.</p>
<p>Reach: ~<em>Columbia</em>~, NYU, UChicago, UCLA, UCSD, USC (can you tell what my dream school is? lol)
Match: UCI, UCSB (suggestions welcome since, again, no idea what to do with myself)
Safety: UCR (guaranteed admission), CSU x. (if you have an idea as to what CSU I should apply to, let me know! just...not Fullerton please)</p>
<p>For reading all of this, thank you! Even if you don't respond, I appreciate it tons. (・∀・ )</p>