<p>Asian Female at competitive school in MI
Colleges: Pomona (ED), Brown, Northwestern, Tufts, Claremont McKenna, Scripps. I do have some backup colleges that Im not asking to be chanced for because Im pretty certain Ill get in and dont want to waste your time.
Interviewed at Pomona, which I think went well.
GPA (unweighted): 3.8
GPA (weighted): unknown, but will definitely be at least 4.0
school doesnt weight anyway.
Rank: no ranking at school
Tests:
ACT Comp: 33
SAT:
M: 680
R: 730
W: 800
C: 2210
APs (taken by grad school doesnt offer science APs; I took AP Chem at my old school Freshman year): Chemistry, US History, Eng Lang, Eng Lit, Calc AB, Econ</p>
<p>Senior Classes: Statistics (attempted to take AP, but there were scheduling conflicts), AP Macroeconomics, French IV, English IV Shakespeare (second semester is English IV Race and Gender), Honors Physics, Earth, Solar System & Universe (physical science/astronomy type class).</p>
<p>Awards: nothing special; National Merit, Michigan Promise scholarship, AP Scholar, this weird award my school gives out for being an exemplary person or something (idk, its weird but only 4 people per year get it), and an award my school gives out for academic skillz.</p>
<p>Important ECs:
Gay-Straight Alliance member of steering committee (highest position available for club; we dont have presidents and whatnot)
Theater assistant directed, stage-managed, everything possible backstage.
Multicultural group spoke at statewide HS diversity symposium, organized diversity day etc
National Honor Society secretary
Amnesty International two years, will hopefully be doing more via leadership as our AI group needs some serious work</p>
<p>Volunteer Work: Graphic design intern at local museum for three years designed posters, advertisements, exhibit signs, etc.</p>
<p>Employment: work as cashier for about 10 hours every week during the school year and about 20 during breaks and the summer started beginning of junior year.</p>
<p>Summer activities (I know they arent a big deal):
Leadership and economics weeklong seminar summer after junior year
Computer programming camp summer after sophomore year
Technology for women weeklong seminar after sophomore year</p>
<p>Sports & Music:
Second-degree black belt in TKD - won some tournaments before stopping sophomore year (not doing myself any favors, I know, but it had to be done)
Ten+ years in classical piano with various achievement awards</p>
<p>Arts:
It's not really visible in what I've posted but I believe it is extremely clear from my common app/supplements that I am very much into graphic design. Other than the internship, I studied calligraphy, book binding, etc. I convinced my work to allow me to make signs and advertisements (for $$$, of course). I've made it pretty clear that I want to continue through college.</p>
<p>I would say all three of my recs are solid and my essay is well-written but probably average in its topic.</p>
<p>Other notes: I kind of feel like Im a decent student with decent scores, decent classes, and decent ECs. I recognize that places like Brown are hard to get into, but Im wondering if its a dont-bother-to-apply-theres-no-way type of thing, or a roll-of-the-die kind of thing. And if its the latter, how many faces that die has. I know Pomonas the same way, but its my number one choice (hence going to Cali to do an interview, making it my ED choice, etc.) and I figured I had to try.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>