<p>Class of 2012
White female
Mid/high income
Suburban Detroit (in-state/mini-legacy at UofM)
Well-regarded public HS (3rd in state)
Intended engineering major</p>
<p>3.71 UW, 4.3 W GPA (most rigorous courseload possible; GPA brought down by freshman year)</p>
<p>APs: USH, Lang, Euro, Calc BC, Physics, Lit, French, Gov</p>
<p>31 ACT (retaking, aiming for 34+) - 34 W 33 M 29 R 28 S 8 essay [I'm not a natural-born speed-reader but I've worked to improve this and will especially have by June!]</p>
<p>Will take Physics & Math II SAT IIs</p>
<p>ECs: Varsity Forensics (Broadcasting/Informative events) 3 years
Yearbook 3 years (Editor-in-Chief)
FIRST Robotics 2 years
JV A Tennis 4 years
Varsity Ski Team 1 year
NHS 2 years (Treasurer)
Freshman Mentoring Program (Captain)</p>
<p>Community Service: Detroit summer relief work (Captain) 200 hours
Hospital
Camp counselor</p>
<p>Work: Babysitting
Lifeguard</p>
<p>Awards: AP Scholar
Principal's List all years
President's Community Service Award</p>
<p>Summer Activities: Journalism camp at Michigan State summers '10 & '11
UofM hospital internship summer '11</p>
<p>Essays: about my dedication to doing my part in turning Detroit around; for Northwestern, my dual engineering/journalism interests - will be a highlight of my app, I think</p>
<p>Recs: Honors/AP Physics teacher (she seems excited about writing me one), Yearbook adviser, and Counselor (obviously) - teachers' will be great; counselor's, mediocre</p>
<p>Also, I have sincere interest in both of year schools and believe I can express this effectively in my apps (and I've visited/contacted these schools several times haha). What do you think? Thanks so much, in advance!</p>