<p>I love Tufts and the fact that it is incredibly diverse and not too far away from the big cities. I really would love to apply to here but I'm not so sure about my chances of getting in. My GPA isn't as great because A) I go to a top private school and I find the curriculum hard and B) family death made me miss lots of school. Anyhoo... school lets us take 2 APs max per year and I'm taking difficult courses. Took AP Bio and I expect a 4 or 5. Thanks a bunch.</p>
<p>I'm a rising senior and lately, the college pressure has definately been on. I'm seriously considering Carleton and I might even apply ED. I was wondering if anyone could give me their 2 cents on whether I might get in or not. My GPA isn't really all that good mainly because I go to a top private school for girls and I personally find the courses really tough. Also, junior year, my grandfather died so I had to fly back to China (I'm chinese by the way, kinda scared that will work against me) and I ended up missing quite a bit of school. My school doesn't rank people. But anyhoo... here it goes.</p>
<p>Student:</p>
<p>User Name: seeingred813
Gender: F
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Private
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.35</p>
<p>Scores:</p>
<p>SAT I Math: 770
SAT I Critical Reading: 750
SAT I Writing: 750
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 760
SAT II Biology - E: 740</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Significant Extracurriculars: cross country (5 years, varsity for 3); track (varsity 3 years); horseback riding; piano (11 years); chinese school (11 years); school newspaper (3 years); independent newspaper (2 years); guitar (3 y
Leadership positions: Cross Country-captain senior year; Track-captain senior year; Asian Awareness club- treasurer (2 years); Encore instrumental club-president senior year; Independent newspaper-business manager (2 years
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Cross Country- varsity; Track- varsity; Rock climbing team- varsity
Volunteer/Service Work: Park Police Horse Stable- 20 hours (not counted by school); Therapeutic riding center for disabled kids-100+ hours
Honors and Awards: cross country awards; french awards; track awards; piano competition/exam awards; chinese language awards; horseback riding awards; acolyting awards; scholastic art awards for ceramics/drawing
College Summer programs: Johns Hopkins CTY Zoology program; Vanderbilt PAVE science/medicine/technology program</p>