<p>I know I posted a while back, but I changed my schools around a bit
Hey guys, I know my gpa is low but I was wondering if you think everything else might make up for it? I chance back.
Chance me for Bard, Bowdoin (ED), Carleton, Colby, Grinnell, Johns Hopkins University, Macalester, Vassar, Wesleyan, Wellesley, Haverford
My mom went to Vassar, but I do not know how much that helps
Also how much does applying early decision to any of these schools improve my chances?</p>
<p>SATs:
Math: 800
Reading: 680
Writing: 790
total: 2270
total (without writing): 1480</p>
<p>Math II Subject test: 750
Biology (M): 730</p>
<p>unweighted: 3.62
weighted: 3.92 (steady improvement all throughout except a C in AP Bio second semester junior year)</p>
<p>Courses: first semester grade, second semester grade</p>
<p>Freshman (easy school oriented toward improving graduation rate):
H English
H History
Biology
Geometry
Spanish II
Drama
PE</p>
<p>summer:
1 semester honors courses at Berkeley in English and Marine Bio. and online health </p>
<p>Sophomore (top school with top students, very competitive)
H English
AP World History
Chemistry
Honors Alg. 2/ trig
Spanish III
Beginning Journalism</p>
<p>Junior
AP English Lang.
AP US History
Honors Pre-Calc
AP Biology
AP Physics B
Newspaper</p>
<p>summer: online AP Gov, online AP Econ</p>
<p>Senior
AP English Lit.
AP Art History
AP Calc AB
AP Physics C
PE
Newspaper</p>
<p>ECs:
Theater:
drama club all 4 years
acted in a musical freshman year
worked props for a show sophomore year
worked as stage manager for a show junior year
quit theater senior year due to politics
awards: Best Stage Manager (school-wide) 2011-2012</p>
<p>Publications:
Newspaper:
staff writer freshman year
had to transfer to a new school and had to take their beginning journalism course (didn't make it onto the school newspaper until sophomore year), staff writer again junior year, entertainment editor senior year
awards: individual: Review Writing-Superior (highest honor nationwide), Commentary Writing- Excellent (second-highest honor) newspaper: Best in Show (highest honor nationwide), 4th Best in Show (the previous year)</p>
<p>Other:
Literary Magazine:
submitted and published sophomore year, editor junior and senior year
awards: Best in Show my junior year
Science Journal:
writer sophomore year, biology editor junior year, biology editor and designer senior year</p>
<p>Letters of Recommendation:
unsure which one's I'm sending in
history teacher (9th and 12th): told me my letter would be easy to write without my asking
english teacher (11): also told me my letter would be easy to write without my asking
journalism teacher (and newspaper advisor 10th, 11th, 12th): loves all her journalism students
physics teacher (11th and 12th): good but nothing special</p>
<p>Thanks so much in advance!</p>