I’m a high school senior and am done with submitting my applications. I was hoping someone would chance me for the ones I applied to.
I applied to:
Univ of Rochester (legacy)
Skidmore College
Sarah Lawrence College
Vassar College
Franklin & Marshall College
Lewis & Clark College
Brandeis Univ
Columbia Univ
Univ of Penn (my aunt got her associate’s/bachelor’s in art history here)
Note: The two Ivy Leagues I am applying to are super reach schools. I know my scores aren’t the greatest, but you never know until you try, right? haha. My #1 would be Rochester, followed by Skidmore and Sarah Lawrence.
Ethnicity: filipino/white
Gender: female
State: South Dakota
Applied for financial Aid?: Yes
Major: Art History
ACT: 31 (English: 36; Reading: 34; Math: 27; Science: 27; Writing: 36)
AP: Lang (5), US History (4), Lit (5), Euro (5)
Rank: 42 of 281
GPA: 3.6 unweighted, 3.9 weighted
School: Basic public school, most people stay in-state
Senior Year Schedule:
AP Bio
Honors US Lit/Comp
AP Calc (1st semester)
Dual Credit Intro to Philosophy
DC French 201 and 202
DC Calc 1
Independent Study in Painting
Outdoor Rec (for last gym credit)
Extracurriculars/Activities:
- Speech & Debate team: Lincoln-Douglas debate and Oratorical Speaking for 3+ years. I qualified for the NSDA National Tournament in Congressional Debate 2015. The team has also received a Debate Team of Excellence Award (meaning one of the top 20 schools in the nation for debate) for the past two years. We have also won the state tournament for the past 4 years. I also have won several awards in Oratory this year including 1st place, two 2nd places, and a 4th place.
- Environmental Club Co-President (2015-16)
- NHS member (2015-16)
- Strong art interest! Received 2nd Place in local high school art competition this year. Mostly do a lot of art on my own time. There aren’t many art things to participate in here, but I plan on entering the state competition and a local one in the coming months.
- Etsy Store - started in Sep 2015, have had nearly 20 orders to date. I make/design/sell handmade embroidered patches/pins.
Other hobbies:
- Piano, guitar, violin (for 6 yrs, now just taking private lessons)
- art, reading, writing
Thanks so much!!