<p>Black Hispanic female, first generation on my father's side.</p>
<p>GPA (Unweighted/Weighted): 3.5/3.8
Top 8% of my class
All honors and AP classes
ACT: 31
- English: 34
- Mathematics: 25
- Reading: 33
- Science: 32
SAT: 1900
National Merit Semifinalist
AP Scholar</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
- Editor-in-chief on newspaper, won first in state (team) in 2011.
- Treasurer of Girl Scout Troop (life-long Girl Scout)
- Reporter for the Chicago Tribune's teen publication, The Mash.</p>
<p>Strong letters of rec, one from journalism adviser, another from counselor with background in journalism at the Tribune for 20+ years.</p>
<p>At Northwestern, I applied to the Medill School of Journalism.
At USC, I applied as a journalism major. Interview date set.
At NYU, I applied to the Steinhardt School.</p>
<p>I'm also an Illinois resident.</p>
<p>Chances? I already was a direct admit to Mizzou's J-School.</p>