<p>-current high school junior (HS class of 2012)
-Caucasian female
-relatively competitive suburban Detroit public high school
-3.7 unweighted GPA, 4.3 weighted (most rigorous course selection possible in every subject)
-32 ACT, projected ~2100 SAT
-total APs: US Hist, Lang, European Hist, Lit, Calc BC, Physics, French, Gov
-ECs: Varsity Forensics team (Broadcasting) [10, 11, 12], tennis team [9, 10, 11, 12], FIRST Robotics team [11, 12], co-editor-in-chief of state award-winning yearbook [11, 12 - on staff during 10th], NHS [11, 12]
-community service: founded Haiti relief organization at my school this year (President), raises funds, plan to make a trip to Haiti this summer; Detroit summer relief work (painting murals, cleaning, gardening, providing free day-care to local kids) [summer before 11, 12], local art center summer day-camp counselor, Safety Town summer instructor, local farmer's market, food banks (~250 hours total)
-work experience: babysitting; hope to lifeguard/teach kids swimming (recently CPR/lifeguard certified); summer 2011 engineering internship at local company
-awards/honors: high honor roll, NHS, AP Scholar, possibly National Merit commended, national community service award
-rec letters: most likely great; will ask my honors as well as AP Physics teacher, probably honors precalc teacher, and yearbook advisor/AP Gov teacher, and maybe debate teacher/Forensics coach (all who like me and will have nice things to say)
-essays: will write about my humbling experiences in Haiti and time spent providing relief for the CommonApp; will write about interest in engineering as well as journalism (broadcasting, yearbook ECs) for the NU supplement and how NU is ideal for me as I can uniquely pursue both
-will apply to McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
-hooks: female in engineering?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>