<p>hello everyone! i suppose i'll just throw myself out there. my college advisor pretty much already laid out my chances, but i'm not sure if he's 100% correct! a few other opinions won't hurt, right?</p>
<p>my GPA and class rank have improved since last semester (i got straight A's in all honors classes) but here are my stats as of last semester:
4.10 GPA
19th in a class of 164
1760 on first SAT (i know it's not very good, i'm awaiting my second score which is to be released this thursday)</p>
<p>ec's
varsity soccer all four years
jv tennis one year
varsity tennis one year
indoor club soccer four years
indoor club/high school soccer three years
competitive D1/D2 club soccer all four years
environmental club 2 years
study abroad/homestay with a french family four one-month periods (the girl i stay with is now one of my best friends! this is what i wrote my essay about)
girl scouts for 12 years</p>
<p>college preparation camps
residential elite soccer training vassar college
navy girl's soccer camp at naval academy</p>
<p>awards
bronze award for girl scouts
maryland scholar
national french exam- placed 6th state/8th nationally (2006), 6th state/9th nationally (2007), both years highest grade in the class, only student first year to score on a national level, one of two students to score on a national level second year
first honors all four years</p>
<p>volunteer work
YMCA Soccer and Tennis Camp Counselor
french tudor</p>
<p>junior year schedule-very challenging, out of 8 classes (including religion, which cannot be honors) 6 honors classes (the other was weight training in the fall for soccer)</p>
<p>senior year schedule-extremely challenging, out of 8 classes (again including religion) 5 are AP, 2 are honors </p>
<p>i intend to do an undergraduate double major in french and another area such as prelaw, european studies/culture, international business, or event management. i want to definately study abroad for a good deal of time during my college career, as i intend to work abroad after graduating. i am extremely open minded and i love to learn. i do plan on going to graduate school to get a degree that will enable me to travel and speak different languages and meet people from across the globe.</p>
<p>right now my top schools are
NYU
George Washington University
Vassar
Georgetown
Dartmouth
Boston College
Vanderbilt
Rutgers
Duke (Alum)
U of Maryland</p>
<p>I know the majority are reaches, but I work extremely hard for everything that I do. I have some other "safe" schools in mind, but honestly I want to go to a school that is challenging or I don't think I will ultimately perform well!</p>