<p>Since the beginning of high school, I've tried not to buy into the whole obsession with college admissions; I don't want to do things just because they look good on a resume. Lately I'm freaking out a bit more about the whole admissions process, and I can't figure out where my qualifications place me. Anyway, a trillion thanks for any advice!</p>
<p>-I'm a white, female junior in a Maryland public high school</p>
<p>-Unweighted GPA: 3.74</p>
<p>-Weighted GPA: 4.38
(This year, my GPA is 4.0, and my WGPA is 5.0. I had a rough sophomore year, and I started taking ADD medication this year. Does that make a difference on an app?)</p>
<p>-APs:
+Sophomore year -- NSL
+Junior year -- English Language, AB Calculus, 2-D Design, Psychology
+Next year -- English Language, Chem, Comparative Government, Music Theory (I'll also be taking Multivariable Calc, but that's not technically an AP)
+I got a 4 on my AP NSL exam</p>
<p>-I'm not sure of my class rank, but I'm in a large class at a prestigious public school.</p>
<p>-SAT: I'm taking the SAT in June, and I think this will be a strong point -- I'm taking SAT classes, and my PSAT score was 221 (80CR, 64 Math, 77 Writing). I'll also be taking the ACT and am aiming for a 34-35.</p>
<p>-ECs:
+Varsity Cross Country freshman and sophomore year, varsity Indoor and Outdoor Track freshman year. I know it looks really bad that I quit, but I've dealt with bad injuries due to scoliosis.
+Nine years of flute lessons/participation in 3 County Solo Festivals and 1 State Solo Festival
+Campaigning for Obama [okay, so this process is making me feel extremely stupid for being so irresponsible in past years -- I never filled out the forms for hours.]
+Art -- though I don't want to go to art school (which deeply shocks/upsets my art teacher and various friends), art is a passion and I take it at the AP level.<br>
+Art Honor Society
+English Honor Society (Im running for President next year)
+Tri-M Music Honor Society
+I ran for class Vice President in sophomore year
+Im co-founding the Growing Connection club at my school its a branch of the UN that works to build energy-efficient garden boxes to help people in need.
+Ill be doing a community service program in Mexico for about a month this coming summer</p>
<p>-Employment: I work for Peer2Peer Tutors, a company in my area that hires high school students to tutor younger/same age kids. I make $15/hour, all of which has gone into my bank account for college spending. I'm starting a job at Birkenstock (the walking shoe store) for over the summer, and those earnings will go into the bank account as well.</p>
<p>-Honors/awards:
+Im my schools nominee for the Maryland Art Scholar Award if I win, Ill receive a full scholarship to any school in Maryland. Not that I want to go to a MD school
+Im in the running for the National Merit Scholarship
+Ratings of 1 at County and State Solo Festival (Flute)</p>
<p>-Recommendations: My recs will probably be really good; I get along really well with my teachers and generally get very good reception from them.<br>
-Essays: Writing is my strongest suit in school, and Im confident that my essays will be equally strong.</p>
<p>-->Miscellaneous: I'm curious as to how much my art/music achievements will matter, since Im not pursuing either professionally. Im deeply interested in politics, language, and film.</p>