<p>Hi guys!</p>
<p>I'm a junior from Illinois, and I'm looking at Stanford, Duke, Notre Dame and Vanderbilt as my reach schools for next year. I have ideas for safeties and matches already, but I'm just wondering if these schools are too reachy for me to even consider. Here's what I have going for me:</p>
<p>GPA: 4.00 uw, 4.93 w (stupid graduation requirements not offered as honors classes...)
ACT: 33 (I'm taking it again in April, so hopefully it goes up.)
-Most rigorous course load. I'll have 5 APs after this year, and am taking 4-6 more next year, depending on how scheduling works out. My next year's math will be through a community college.
National Spanish Exam Premio de Oro
Hopefully National Merit Semifinalist (my score is 4-5 points higher than the highest IL has ever been)</p>
<p>ECs:
-Peer math tutor volunteer
-A couple little leadership positions through school
-Church choir for 6 years, section leader this year
-Math team
-Speech Team
-JV Diving
-JV/V Track
-V Gymnastics
-Little community service opportunities...I co-organize a community Easter Egg Hunt, for example</p>
<p>This is my problem...I feel like I participate in a decent amount of stuff, but I'm not a superstar in any of it. Would the fact that I'm a girl hoping to go into math help me at all?</p>
<p>Thank you so much, and I'll gladly chance anyone back!</p>