<p>Hi, so I'm a Junior as of the 2010-2011 school year. Im female and Caucasian. Ill be a first generation college student. </p>
<p>Colleges:
Fordham University (my first choice.. should I apply Early Action? .. its non binding)
New York University (NYU)
Brown University
Barnard College
St. Johns University (in N.Y.)
Iona College
Pace University (as a safety)
Macaulay Honors College (City University of New York Honors College)</p>
<p>I might consider applying to Cornell, Dartmouth, and Yale (I would apply to Columbia but Im applying to Barnard and I was told not to apply to both) if my SAT scores are close to 2100 or higher.</p>
<p>I attend Midwood High School in Brooklyn (you can search it on Google). It's arguably the best (at least one of the best) public high school in Brooklyn/New York City after the Specialized High Schools (such as Brooklyn Tech and Stuyvesant). </p>
<p>Rank: Top 5% of my class.. possibly higher (don't know exactly my rank yet)</p>
<p>GPA: 95/100 unweighted, 96/100 weighted (I converted it from the scale)</p>
<p>APs: Junior Year- AP United States History, AP Psychology
Senior Year- AP English, AP Government, AP Economics (and maybe AP Statistics)</p>
<p>Honors: Honors Geometry, Honors Integrated Algebra 2/Trigonometry, Honors English 1/2, Honors English 3/4, Honors Creative Writing, Honors Chemistry, Honors Living Environment (Biology), Honors Latin 1/2</p>
<p>Academic Record:
Foreign Language- 5 years
Math- 4 years (possibly 5)
English- 5 years
Science- 4 years
History/Social Studies- 7 years
Art/Music- 1 year (requirement of one semester of each)</p>
<p>Almost all of my classes were Honors since Freshmen year (with the exception of high school classes I took in 8th grade which I got credit for and electives which were apart of a special program I'm in) and my school only offers (for the most part) APs to Juniors and Seniors. There's also a limit of three APs for Juniors, and four/five APs for Seniors. I'm also only allowed to take seven classes per term. </p>
<p>I took the SAT in December (I know, rather early) and got a 1970.
660 in Critical Reading
620 in Math
690 in Writing
Im going to take the SAT two more times and plan to get a 2100 or something very close to it. </p>
<p>Im going to take the SAT Subject Tests in World History, American History, and English Literature. </p>
<p>Extra-Curricular Activities: (Im going to group them according to my interests)</p>
<p>Writing:
-President and Founder of Young Writers Club (since Sophomore year)
-Editor/Writer in PATTERNS (literature magazine) (since Junior Year)
-Head Script Writer for SING-SOFRESH (since Sophomore Year)
-Member/Writer in JAALs (history magazine) (since Freshmen Year)</p>
<p>Politics:
-Chairperson of Senate Homeland Security Committee in Model Congress (since Sophomore Year)
-Coordinator of Amnesty International (since Junior Year)
-Writer in JAALs (history magazine) (since Freshmen Year) (I included this under writing as well above ^)
-Internship with local NYC Councilman (since Junior Year)</p>
<p>Volunteer Work: (school and church 500 hours per year = 2,000 total high school career)</p>
<p>School:
-Member of Key Club (since Freshmen Year.. working on a leadership position)
-Member of Arista and Archon (National Honor and Service Societies) (Since Sophomore Year.. working on a leadership position)
-Freshmen Orientation Monitor (since Freshmen year)
-Guidance Counselor Monitor (since Freshmen year)
-Monitored for various teachers (since Freshmen year)</p>
<p>Parish/Church: (counts as community service and some youth ministry.. which is extra-curricular)
-Teen Leader of Teen Group (Parish's Youth Group.. weekly meetings every Friday Night for three hours which usually includes a discussion on a teen-related topic, also engaging in a lot of volunteer work) (since Freshmen Year)
-Captain of the Altar Servers (assists the priest on the altar during mass) (since Freshmen Year, although technically I've been an altar server since I was eight years old)
-Lector (reads the liturgy during mass) (since Freshmen Year, although technically I've been lectoring since 8th grade.. working on leadership position)
-Volunteer for the CCD (religious education program), assisting teachers and working in the office (which is every Wednesday Night during the school year)</p>
<p>-I've also volunteered at a local Middle School in the area, helping out during special events at night (since Freshmen Year)</p>
<p>Awards/Recognitions:
-Member of Arista and Archon (national honor and service societies)
-Participated in the Gilder Lehrman Institute Civil War Essay Contest (honorable mention)
-Writing published in Teen Ink (teen magazine)
-Region 7 Stars Certificate of Recognition - Outstanding Achievement as am Exhibiting Artist (winner- city arts exhibition)
-The American Classical League and National Junior Classical League Certificate of Honorable Merit: Magna Cum Laude (winner - Latin award)
-Award Certificate Presented by the United Federation of Teachers for Academic Achievement and Character (winner- UFT award)
-Citation of Honor by Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes In Recognition of Outstanding Leadership, Character, and Service in Promoting "Progress Through Justice" in the School and Community (Winner- District Attorney Citation of Honor)
-The Council of School Supervisors and Administrators of the City of New York (CSA) Leadership Award in Recognition of outstanding Leadership (Winner- CSA Award)
-Cathedral Preparatory Seminary: Pope John Paul II Christian Leadership Award recognizing outstanding commitment to faith in action (Winner- Catholic Community Service Award)
-President's Volunteer Service Award: Gold Level (Winner- National Community Service Award)</p>
<p>My Creative Writing Teacher has entered me into a number of writing contests, so hopefully Ill win some</p>
<p>I want to major in Political Science with a double minor in Psychology and Creative Writing. Im considering going to Law School. </p>
<p>And are they any other colleges you suggest? I prefer private and/or Catholic colleges over public ones, but Ill look at anything. And I would also like to stay within New York City or the surrounding suburbs.</p>