<p>Academics:
GPA: 4.0 unweighed, 4.5 weighed
Rank: top 3% of the class
Class schedule: mostly honors and AP classes except for graduation requirements (business, gym, languages, etc.)</p>
<p>Tests:
SAT:2170 V/CR:710 M:740 W:720
ACT:34 E:35 R:34 M:34 S:33
Subject tests: US history:740 Lit:760 Math 1:750</p>
<p>AP:
US History: 5
English Language: 5
Statistics: 5
Planning to take English Lit, US Government, Physics (both of them), Calculus, Economics (Macro & Micro)</p>
<p>EC's:
Marching band: sophomore and junior year
Pep band: all four years
Literary magazine: all four years (literary editor for 3)
Network (anti-drug club): junior and senior year
TEAMS (selective physics/engineering competition): junior varsity 11th grade; my team placed 2nd in the region; hoping for varsity and 1st place senior year
And others</p>
<p>Other activities:
Have played piano for 7 years and flute for 6
Did ballet for 10 years
Went to Northwestern's CTD summer camp twice
Took online correspondence course from Northwestern
Legacy Heritage Internships for Young Scientists participant (spent 6 weeks doing research with professors at Hebrew University in Jerusalem)
National Honor Society
Probably National Merit Semifinalist, hopefully Finalist (PSAT: 224)</p>
<p>Community service:</p>
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<p>60 hours at library 30 hours band-related activities</p>
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<p>Jobs:
Write monthly column for local Jewish newspaper
Will probably work with photography company this year</p>
<p>Languages:
Fluent Russian
2 years of French
Have been learning Hebrew for the past 3 years</p>
<p>Other plans for senior year:
Participate in Intel or Siemens with research done at LHIYS
Complete 40-hour Israel advocacy project for LHIYS (will probably involve writing)
Take judo classes
Participate in science bowl</p>
<p>College plans:
Apply early decision to Northwestern
Major in journalism and possibly physics also</p>
<p>I will add to this post later...but for now, please tell me what my chances are of getting into NU or similar schools! Thank you!</p>