<p>I am a white, female, rising senior from a considerably competitive high school in northern NJ. My teachers love me, so Im assuming theyll write pretty good teacher (and guidance counselor) recommendations. Im a good writer, and will put in a lot of thought and feeling into my essays and supplements. I also already have an idea of what Im going to write about in my common application essay.
After visiting it and nearly falling in love, I am almost certain I will be applying to Barnard College Early Decision in the fall. Because I'm very mature for my age and am naturally self-inquisitive, I just knew early on that Barnard was the right fit for me, and (I think) me for Barnard.
If I do not get into Barnard Early Decision, I will be applying to Bryn Mawr, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Skidmore, NYU, Wesleyan, Brown, UPenn, and Rutgers (New Brunswick) Regular Decision (but hopefully I won't have to, if you get what I mean.. hehe :P) If you could please chance me for the five sister colleges (especially for Barnard ED), it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!</p>
<p>General Statistics:
GPA 4.65 (Weighted)
Rank Top 10% (if not 5%)
SAT I 2040 (Composite Superscore)
Critical Reading 620
Math 710
Writing 710
Math Level IIc 720
U.S. History 730
AP Art History 5
AP U.S. History 5
AP Calculus AB 5</p>
<p>Senior Year Courses:
AP Biology
AP Psychology
AP Statistics
AP Italian Language and Culture
Honors English
Honors Photo 1 (Semester 1)
Honors Photo 2 (Semester 2)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Staff Writer for award winning school newspaper for 2 years (to continue in college)
Freelance Photographer for award-winning school newspaper for 3 years
Cross Country Team Manager and Runner for 4 Years (to continue in college)
Founder, President, and Chief Administrator of the High School Yoga Club for 3 years (to continue practicing yoga in college)
Science League Participant and Supervisors (Coordinators) Assistant for 2 years
Environmental Club Vice President for 2 years
Art History Teachers Assistant for 1 year
Metal kinetic sculpture artist for 1 year (to continue in college)
Exhibited 15 pieces of metal kinetic sculpture I had made in an art installation at the end of 11th grade.
REBEL Anti-Smoking Club member for 1 year
AATI National Italian Exam Participant for 3 years
Art History Enthusiast and Art/Architecture Appreciation (effectively my whole life)
Art Club for 1 year
Astronomy Club for 1 year
Robotics Club for 2 years
Cougar Nation (School Spirit Club) for 1 year
Math League for 1 year</p>
<p>Volunteerwork:
Volunteer Tutor for 5 years
Participant in the American Cancer Societys Relay for Life for 3 years; Personally raised over $650 for Cancer research
4th of July 5k Run Volunteer for 4 years
Peer-Facilitator for an Anti-Bullying Presentation in 2010
Reading Aid for the Blind for 1 year</p>
<p>Work Experience/Jobs:
Weekend Babysitter for around 6 years
Yellowshirt (Camp Counselor) for the town Community Summer Program for 2 summers
[Photographer] Portraiture Internship (Photographers Assistant) for 1 summer</p>
<p>Honors/Awards:
New Jersey Scholars Program Semifinalist; state/regional; 11th grade
College (Mount Holyoke) Book Award; school; 11th grade
Cross Country Coachs Award; school; 10th grade
Principals List (As in every quarter of every class for the whole year); school; 9th grade
Honor Roll in Academics; school; 9th-12th grades</p>