<p>Ugh, I told myself when I first joined that I wouldn't do one of these but... here I am.</p>
<p>Gender: Female
Location: Casa Grande, Arizona (it's a city between Phoenix and Tucson... about 47,000 people I think)
High school: Online charter</p>
<p>GPA: Not sure about unweighted, but I believe it's 3.6-3.7ish. My unweighted is 3.93 (my school calculates weighted the same way as Northeastern)
SAT: Math - 600; CR - 680; Writing - 670; Total - 1950
APs: English Lang - 4; World History - 4; Psychology - 4; and this year I'm taking Physics B, English Lit, and US History
Upward trend in grades and rigor (I had some family issues in my first two years of high school, so I didn't really take challenging classes and I didn't do well in them... but I got a 4.0 in junior year with AP and honors)</p>
<p>Community college classes:
English III
Theater 101
Spanish 101-201 (so I'll have 3 units total)
Music Technology (it teaches you how to record, mix, and master music)
Introduction to Entertainment (taking this semester)
Entertainment law (taking next semester)
I've made A's in all (except for the ones I'm going to take, lol)</p>
<p>ECs (this is what I'm worried about):
Newspaper (writer in 9th, editor in 11th and probably 12th)
I've played guitar as a primary instrument for 6 years. I also play drums and I've started teaching myself piano. I took lessons for guitar and voice in 10th grade but couldn't continue because my guitar teacher was nuts (and there's not many good teachers where I live) and voice lessons were expensive.
I write and record my own music.
Started teaching my friend guitar over the summer, and I'm hoping to get more students.
I'm a file clerk at a law firm.
Some volunteer work/tutoring here and there (not a lot, but I just found this organization that raises money for after school music programs and gives underprivileged kids instruments, so I'll be working with them once they get their volunteer stuff sorted out)
I've also had ice skating lessons for 6 years, but not anything competitive since my knees are screwed up. I'm not sure if this is worth mentioning on my app or not, lol. </p>
<p>Essays: Writing is my strength, so assume they're pretty good haha
Recs: Should be decent, but I'm not entirely sure.</p>
<p>If you need more information just let me know. I do have a couple of questions though - first, should I retake the SAT to try and raise my math score? I saw that the middle 50% is like 20 points higher, so I wasn't sure if it makes a huge difference or not. Second, since my school IS online, my teachers/counselor don't really know me well. Should I submit other recs, maybe from my skating coach (who knows me REALLY well)?</p>
<p>I appreciate any responses! :)</p>
<p>Edit: I figure I might explain my lack of ECs a bit. My mom has had several medical problems throughout the last four years and my dad works all day, so I spend a lot of time running the house. I don't know if I should mention this on my app or if it would sound like an excuse.</p>