<p>Hi, i m an African American girl, 1st in my family to go to college/1st generation, poor, etc.
Anyways, i finally got my PSAT back: not good, 79 percentile, 168 (is there any chance that i can increase this by 50 pts. by next yr? i really want NMSF)</p>
<p>OK, so i KNOW that i m in the top 5, more like top 3
9th Grade GPA: 4.7 W, 3.94 UW
10th Grade 1st semester: 4.64 W, 3.57 UW
Schedule/Grades 10th:
AP Govt- B
PIB English- B+
PIB Chem- A
PE- A
AP Wld- B
PIB Alg 2- A+
PIB Spanish 4- A+</p>
<p>ECs
Interact Club
Humanitarian Club- do stuff like sorting clothes, mittens, gloves, etc. to give to poor in foreign countries. i even do some knitting)
Spanish Club Officer (secretary)
Forensics- some awards in storytelling, prose, and poetry
Hospital Volunteer- over 100 hrs.
World Culture Club</p>
<p>Sports- none yet, but i m trying out for tennis and track</p>
<p>Awards/recognitions
Biology Student of the Year
Spanish Student of the Year
Nominated to really huge spanish summer immersion program (2 spanish students get nominated per school)
HOBY</p>
<p>Also- i wanna be a doctor, i m VERY driven and motivated compared to most ppl in my school. I am most likely gonna be the only, or one of few blacks in IB next yr. The IB program at my school consists of mostly Asian (Indians) but is still very diverse. </p>
<p>What do i have to do to get into these colleges?
Cornell- my 1st choice
UVA - if i get my SAT up, it would be my safety
William and Mary
Harvard??
Princeton
NYU
Stanford</p>