<p>thanks guys!</p>
<p>In terms of "standing out", I've definitely spent a lot of time in high school studying global human rights...i'm doing an independent study on it, ive done conferences about it, and i have a huge volunteer job with a biiig national anti-genocide coalition. its something im really passionate about, and I hope to emphasize that in my app...its probably not apparent from this list (sorry its long, you dont have to read the whole thing i know its boring!) but i know its something that my essays and college recs will all mention a lot</p>
<p>*My GPA is lower than one would expect of a student applying to top-tier schools, but that is because my school is very difficult and has absolutely no grade inflation. The GPAs of accepted students from my school are always lower (not by a ton, but definitely lower) than the average accepted GPA of the colleges because colleges know how rigorous my school is.</p>
<p>Stat profile...sorry its long, its the one that college confidential provides!</p>
<p>Gender: Female
College Class Year: 2013
High School: Private</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.50 (upward trend from freshman to junior year)
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 50
I'll have taken 6 APs (pretty much the max for my school) and all the honors classes available for my subjects</p>
<p>Scores:</p>
<p>ACT: 33 (hopefully 34 or 35 on the second try)
SAT IIs: 740 Lit, two more in the fall probably</p>
<p>EC's </p>
<p>Significant Extracurriculars:
-Class president (senior and freshman years)
-Part-time employment at real estate office
-Significant leadership position in prominent national anti-genocide coalition,
-Editor of school newspaper
-Photography Club
-Student admissions representative
-School representative on national diversity conference
-School representative on regional community service board
-Peer leader of Operation Snowball (local youth outreach group)
-Summer internship with an immigration justice organization</p>
<p>Leadership positions:
-2X class president (Freshman and senior years)
-Significant leadership position in prominent national anti-genocide coalition, organizing six states worth of high schoolers
-Editor of school newspaper
-Founder/head of school's first anti-genocide group
-Peer leader of Operation Snowball (local youth outreach group)
-Senior leader (American Youth Foundation)</p>
<p>Athletic Status - list sport and your level:
Field Hockey
JV Captain '07
Varsity Field Hockey '08</p>
<p>Volunteer/Service Work:
-Regional high school leader for a prominent anti-genocide coalition; I organize about a hundred or so chapters within six states
-Monthly volunteer work, serving dinner, at local soup kitchen
-Occasional volunteer work with mentally disabled children
-Community Service Club
-Regional community service board
-Youth outreach program (peer leader)
-Big Brothers Big Sisters (one year)
Honors and Awards:
-Scholarship for Excellence (merit scholarship)
-Academic All-State Field Hockey
-Leadership Award (American Youth Foundation)</p>
<p>College Summer programs:
-Accelerated academic program at Amherst College</p>