<p>Stats:
GPA: Probably about a 3.8ish W (Yes, I know this is my biggest flaw)
SAT: 1410/2100 (M 660 V 750 W 690)
SAT IIs:
U.S History 710
Literature 700
Math II 560</p>
<p>Rank: 45/430 (Missed top 10% by two people)
Course Load: Very close to the hardest possible
School: Very competitive, especially my class. We had like 6 people apply to Harvard.</p>
<p>ECs:
Varsity Cross Country
Varsity Tennis
Soccer
Editor of the school's literary magazine
Co-Founder of book club
Vice President of Spanish National Honor Society
National Honor Society
6 years of Choir- President, Librarian, All-County ect.</p>
<p>Taken 6 APs
AP Government
AP Calculus
AP Literature
AP U.S History (5)
AP Language and Comp (5)
AP European History (4)</p>
<p>Senior Year Schedule
AP Govt
AP Calc
AP Lit
Spanish V
Physics
Law in America
A Cappella Choir</p>
<p>Anyone want to give me an idea of my chances? Wake is my first choice school.</p>
<p>I also had a couple of questions for any current students. I know the whole social scene has been discussed extensively, but I was wondering if there were any students who opted for Substance Free housing who could elaborate on their experience with it?</p>
<p>Also, has any one done Study Abroad? How easy is it to work into your schedule? Was it a good experience?</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>I think that Wake is a good match school for you and you have a great shot of getting in.</p>
<p>As for your other questions...</p>
<p>I'm a freshman and am in substance free housing. I have mixed feelings about it and at times I have regretted doing it, however I have had a great experience at Wake, so I can not discount it totally. On the positive side, substance free housing has provided me flexibility. It is true that they are a bit more quiet than the other dorms and you don't have to worry about drunk kids stumbling in at 2 in the morning. I don't drink at all, and I did not want a roommate who liked to drink a lot. Flexibility wise, most of the kids in Johnson hung around the dorms on the weekends (and some kids went home). This was nice for me, because if I wanted to go to a party I could, but if I did not feel like it I could hang out in my hall and there would be people to do things with. I'm probably more of an outlier of the kids on my hall as most of the kids have their main group of friends in the hall. </p>
<p>On the negative side, the kids in Johnson were a little bit more reserved than me and some were not the most extroverted, but all the kids are really nice. A lot of the kids are pretty religious, and while I am too sometimes my sense of humor was not found as humerous by some of my hall mates :) I used this to my benefit as I was motivated to branch out more and make friends in other dorms too. Also, because a lot of the kids hung around the dorms I sometimes got sick of certain people, from seeing them too much. </p>
<p>However all in all I can not totally regret my decision to do substance free, because I would be VERY unhappy to have a roommate who partied a lot and I am pretty happy in substance free anyway. The key to it for me is flexibility and a nice environment and I have enjoyed it. So you really have to weigh it to see if it is for you, because it is not for everyone.</p>
<p>As for study abroad, I have heard nothing but great things about it. If all goes according to plan I will be in Venice in my junior year sometime. I have heard for certain majors scheduling can be difficult, in particular pre-med and business. The history and political science departments, it seems, go at the highest frequency.</p>
<p>If you have any other questions feel free to pm me. good luck :)</p>
<p>I have studied abroad, and I can't say enough good things about it. It was easily the best experience of my life. It wasn't all that difficult to work into my schedule, but you do need to start planning early. I'm pre-med, and it wasn't difficult to schedule, but then again, my major department was the department sending a professor, so that made it a lot easier.</p>
<p>I also lived in Johnson, and I definitely enjoyed it, but I decided not to live in substance free housing for my sophomore and junior years. I still remain entirely substance free, as does my roommate (who also lived in Johnson), but I found a theme house that I think fits my personality better. Besides, after you get to pick your own roommate, the benefits of substance free aren't as great. The main reason that I lived in Johnson my freshman year was so that I knew that I wouldn't have a roommate that would stumble in drunk every weekend (and who also didn't smoke, which was really important to me), and I was definitely glad to have that assurance, but I have the same thing outside of substance free now.</p>