<p>Hi! First off, thanks so much for any advice! I really, really, really appreciate it =]</p>
<ul>
<li>I'm wondering what my chances are for Georgetown SFS? My main concern is whether my application will show my full interest in intl. relations, as my ECs are spread over many diverse areas of study. I genuinely want to go into intl. relations because of my cultural background, but I don't know if I have enough experience in that field for SFS. Any help would be appreciated =]</li>
</ul>
<p>Area of Study Interest:
- Political Science:
*Public Policy - foreign policy</p>
<p>GPA/ Class Rank</p>
<ul>
<li>Weighted GPA: 4.187</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA: 4.0</li>
<li>Class Ranks: 2 out of about 330</li>
</ul>
<p>SAT/ACT/ Subject Tests</p>
<ul>
<li><p>SAT Reasoning Test:
~best score: 2390 / 1590 <a href="taken%20twice%20total">800 W, 800 M, 790 CR</a></p></li>
<li><p>ACT Composite: 33</p></li>
<li><p>SAT Subject Tests:
~Literature: 740 (is this too low, is it worth retaking?)
~Math 1: 790
*Plan on taking Math 2, History, and Biology in October</p></li>
</ul>
<p>AP/IB Courses:</p>
<p>10th Grade:
- AP Calculas AB (5)
- AP Chem (5)
- AP Physics (5)
- AP US Govt. (5)</p>
<p>11th Grade:
- Spanish 4
- IB Math SL (7)
- IB Biology yr. 1
- IB History of Americas yr. 1
- AP/IB World Literatur yr. 1 (4 on the AP exam)
- Theory of Knowledge (I know its neither AP or IB, but it shaped my entire junior year mindset)
- AP Psychology (5); taken through Michigan Virtual High School
- AP Microeconomics (5); self-study
- AP Calculas BC (3 =[); self - study (is this detrimental for me?)</p>
<p>Senior Year Courseload
- IB Biology yr. 2
- IB History of Americas yr. 2
- IB World Literature yr. 2
- IB Economics
- IB Spanish 5
- AP European History</p>
<p>*I won't have a math senior year because I chose to take AP European History instead in order to focus more on a political science/ intl relations. Would you recommend still taking a semester of math at a local community college?</p>
<p>ECs (the fun part =])</p>
<ul>
<li>Multicultural Club</li>
</ul>
<p>This club does basically what the name suggests =] it is to bring together people of diverse cultures. Every year we put on a show that displays art forms from around the world and we also take a yearly trip to a diverse city (Chicago, Toronto, Cleveland) to explore its culture.
*Member all four years.
*10th grade: treasurer
*11th grade: VP
*12th grade: President</p>
<ul>
<li>One Small Step</li>
</ul>
<p>This club is dedicated to taking "one small step" towards combating poverty both locally and internationally. Projects have included adopting a village in Haiti, having local canned food drives and next year working with Heiffer International.
*Member 10th grade - 12th grade
*11th grade: treasurer
*12th grade: President</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Model UN
*Member 10th -12th grade
*11th: Treasurer
*12th: President</p></li>
<li><p>NHS (10th-12th)</p></li>
<li><p>Student Assembly (10th-12th)
This organization is like the Senate of our school. It puts on Homecoming and other school events and is separated into committees.
*Senator 11th and 12th grade
*11th grade: co-chair school services committee (rewards teachers and faculty for their hard work every month)
*12th grade: co-chair communications committee (help with making the Calendar and keeping all senators informed)</p></li>
<li><p>LIFT (Leaders Improving Freshman Transition; a mentor program for Freshman)
11th-12th</p></li>
<li><p>Student Appeals Board - 12th</p></li>
<li><p>Quizbowl (10th - 12th)</p></li>
<li><p>Science Olympiad (7th grade - 12th grade)</p></li>
<li><p>Forensics/ Debate (both 9th - 12th)</p></li>
</ul>
<p>ECs that are unique to me! (more notable maybe?) =]</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Founder of the Students for Barack Obama chapter at my School. Gathered about a group of 20 volunteers. We canvassed, fund raised, and even hosted Adam Brody and Michelle Obama =]</p></li>
<li><p>Founding an after school program called TOK Comes to You. This program will take high school volunteers to the lower achieving elementary schools in the area and will run workshops and interesting activites to retain interest in school at an early age.</p></li>
<li><p>TOK Book Club (initiator) We basically decided to meet weekly over the summer to continue the discussions of class and keep our brains stimulated =]</p></li>
<li><p>Dance!
*Took Indian Classical Dance for 7 yrs when I was younger. I still perform regularly and recently I began choreographing for younger kids.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Summer Camps/ Volunteering</p>
<ul>
<li>Rotary Leadership Camp</li>
<li>Volunteer at:</li>
<li>Obama Campaign - 50hrs; I'm also helping currently with grassroots organization for Healthcare Reform</li>
<li>Children's Museum - about 50 hrs</li>
<li>Castle Museum of Saginaw (Historical Society of Saginaw) - 10hrs</li>
<li>Citizens for Better Care (work with Nursing Home Patients) - 25 hrs.</li>
<li>CAN Council (Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness) - 9 hrs (and still counting)</li>
<li>United Way - 14 hrs</li>
</ul>
<p>Awards (don't worry, I'm almost Done =])</p>
<ul>
<li>Collegeboard AP Scholar with Distinction</li>
<li>Forensics: 2 time state semi-finalist in Extemporaneous Speaking</li>
<li>Mackinac Center for Public Policy Scholarship winner</li>
<li>Senate Page Finalist in 2009 (with Senator Levin, I made to the top 4, but wasn't chosen to go to DC =[)</li>
<li>Debate: 11th Grade: my partner and I were the first place team overall in the Lower Thumb League</li>
<li>Math Olympics: Honorable Mention 10th and 11th grade</li>
<li>Science Olympiad: Various Medals in events (I won't go into details to bore you =])</li>
</ul>
<p>Essays/ Recs</p>
<ul>
<li>Recs will be excellent (i hope!).</li>
<li>Essays should be pretty good as well. I love to learn and hopefully that'll come through.</li>
</ul>
<p>** Basically I'm trying to narrow down my list of where to apply and I'd really appreciate any advice. My main concerns regard ECs (I'm afraid there are too many and they are spread over a wide variety of interests, but I'm committed to everything i do; I just do a lot sometimes =]). If there is anything else that you feel should be addressed, feel free!</p>
<p>Thanks so much! I can't tell you how much your help is appreciated =]</p>