<p>Gender: Female
Race: White
Location: NH
Grade/Age: Rising senior/16 (skipped a grade haha)</p>
<p>SAT Reasoning: 1970 total-770 reading, 550 math, 650 writing (1st attempt, major math studying before fall retake! I hope to go up at least 50 points on both math and writing)
GPA: 3.5 UW (on an upward trend!), 4.4 W
Class Rank: Top 5% out of 450</p>
<p>Courseload:
APUSH 10th, AP French 11th (unprecedented at my school), AP English Lang. & Comp. 12th
All avaliable Honors classes, except for college prep Trig and Precalc (math is my biggest weakness). Other than 3 math classes (2 were during a significant period of time-see Other), I have all A's and B's with a solid 92 average, on a 7 point grading scale. </p>
<p>EC's- (some are repeats because they fit in multiple categories)</p>
<p>Leadership:
Officer- National French Honor Society, President
Stop Spending Our Future (a financial awareness and responsibility group), founder and president
Activities- week-long Leadership & Ethics program at Georgetown, America's Promise Youth Alliance Network selective conference for youth leaders (requires 4 major projects within my community)</p>
<p>School:
Class Council rep, 3 years
National French Honor Society, 3 years
Teen Drug Court juror, 2 years
Anti-Drug Coalition start-up member, 2 years
Key Club member, 2 years
Theater ensemble cast member, 3 years
Empty Bowls art/community service club, 1 year</p>
<p>Volunteer:
Volunteered for Obama campaign for the 5 months before/during the presidential election
Sunday School 2 hrs/week biweekly
Youth Court 3 hrs/week biweekly
Key Club member 1 hr/week</p>
<p>Honors and Awards:
Excellence on PSATs, two years
National Merit Scholar (final ranking TBD)</p>
<p>Other:
I had a significant slip in grades end of sophomore/beginning of junior year. This is due to a difficult personal struggle- after consistent major depressive episodes and multiple panic attacks that kept me out of school, fall of '08 I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and an EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified). 1st semester of junior year alone, I missed over 30 days of school due to a lengthy hospital visit, numerous doctor's appointments, and everyday trials related to my mental illness. I am currently medicated and seeing a psychologist and psychiatrist on a regular basis.
Is this something I should inform colleges about? I want to explain some of my low grades, but how much detail should I go into?</p>
<p>Possible essay topics:
The incredible experience I had at Georgetown, not only the heavy thinking that was required but the opportunity to meet motivated students from around the world and the college experience that I got from staying in a dorm and attending lectures, etc. Is this too cliche?
My struggle with bipolar disorder and an eating disorder, and the positive way that it ultimately affected me, what I learned, and the relationships that changed in my life. Too controversial?
For the colleges I will apply to in D.C., my specific experiences in the city, what I love about it, the opportunities that I will gain from it (I can personalize these to each school). Too broad/boring?
I'm bouncing around other ideas, also it will depend on the specific essay questions from each school.</p>
<p>Background info:
Public school, the majority of graduates end up at our state school (UNH) and we consistently do not meet government competency tests. We offer only 7 AP courses and Honors classes are available only for math, science, and English. However, my grade has a number of highly competitive students, much greater than any recent classes.</p>
<p>Schools: (12 total, I'm trying to narrow this down to 10)
I want to major in International Relations, with a possible minor in Journalism depending on which school I attend.
No.1 choice- George Washington University
No.2 choice- American University
Obvious reaches- Johns Hopkins, Georgetown
Obvious safety- UNH
Others (unsure)- UVA, NYU, University of Richmond, BU, Trinity College, Unversity of Delaware, University of Maryland: College Park</p>
