<p>Considering applying ED to Swarthmore, and also to Pomona, Hamilton, Vassar, Middlebury, Grinnell, etc. My biggest reach that I'm applying to is probably Brown.</p>
<p>General Stats
Gender: Female
Race: Caucasian
GPA: 94.1 unweighted, 96.2 weighted (but my school weights really lightly; if a college were to use its own weighting it would almost certainly be much higher)
Class Rank: 54/780 (weighted)
SAT: 2350 (800 M, 800 CR, 750 W) (Re-taking November 3rd for those last 50 points)
SAT IIs: USH (740), Math I (760), Lit (770)</p>
<p>APs:
APUSH: 5
AP Chem: 3 (Yeah, I know... Not a good subject for me...)
This year: AP Lit, AP Stats (Predicting 5s on each)
Most of the APs at my school are only available to seniors, and I could only fit so many into my schedule.</p>
<p>College credits:
4 credits through SUNY Albany for Spanish in 11th grade, credit from Syracuse for Psych, Sociology, and Public Affairs this year (not sure specifically how many credits), credit through SUNY Oswego for German this year -- My school offers classes through SUNY and Syracuse for college credit</p>
<p>Honors courses, Freshman year:
Earth Science H
World Culture H
World Literature H
Geometry H</p>
<p>Honors courses, Sophomore year:
Algebra 2 and Trig H
AP US History
Biology H
Lit Classics/Lit Decisions H
(I also self-studied all of second-year Spanish to switch into a third-year Spanish class - don't know if that counts for anything.)</p>
<p>Honors courses, Junior year:
Chamber orchestra (advanced, audition-only)
Modernism H
Pre-Calc H
SUNY Spanish
AP Chemistry
(Also part of a Mandarin Chinese pilot program, one of 5 students selected out of dozens of applicants from my school to pilot the new Chinese program. Unfortunately, I couldn't continue Chinese this year, but at least I got a semester of it.)</p>
<p>Honors courses, Senior year:
Chamber orchestra
AP Lit
Syracuse Public Affairs
Economics H
AP Stats
Syracuse Psychology
Syracuse Sociology
SUNY German
(I'm also self-studying all of second-year French over the summer - once again, don't know if that counts for anything. I also skipped a year of German. Which means I've skipped a year in all of my languages.)</p>
<p>The only way I could have a harder courseload is if I took AP Physics and AP Calc, but I would have to give up Psych and Sociology for Physics. I'm taking physics next semester at the local community college after school.</p>
<p>ECs/Volunteering:
Amigos de las Americas - Going to Oaxaca, Mexico for 8 weeks this summer to volunteer and work on public health and nutrition projects, as well as give classes to kids there - About 40 hours of training, plus 8 straight weeks this summer (it's not one of those volunteer programs where you just basically go on a glorified vacation; it's real work, basically becoming a community organizer in a foreign language for the summer)</p>
<p>NHS, 2012-2013 (it's only open to seniors in my school)</p>
<p>Tri-M Music Honor Society, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013</p>
<p>Spanish Club - Vice-president 2011-2012, President 2012-2013</p>
<p>International Service Club - Vice-president 2012-2013 - Organizing fundraisers to benefit various international organizations to fight hunger, poverty, disease, etc.</p>
<p>GLASS Club - Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Spectrum</p>
<p>German Club</p>
<p>Violin - Private lessons every week, plus I've been doing orchestra since 9th grade (this year and next year, I'm in the very selective audition-only orchestra at my school, which has won awards)</p>
<p>Tae Kwon Do - Black belt, testing for 2nd degree black belt in April 2013</p>
<p>Youth Court Officer - Court officer in my county's Youth Court in 9th and 10th grade, until Youth Court was disbanded - Counts as volunteer hours, about 50 hours total</p>
<p>Youth Court Leadership Council - 9th and 10th grade - about 10 hours total</p>
<p>Volunteer at local animal shelter - about 30 hours total</p>
<p>Volunteer Event Staff at Northeast Astronomy Forum - Every year since 8th grade, I volunteer as staff at NEAF, which is one of the largest astronomy expos in the world - I mostly work with kids there, explaining basic astronomy stuff and doing arts and crafts activities, as well as other staff work as necessary - about 100 hours since 9th grade</p>
<p>Work experience:
Math tutoring - 9th grade and 10th grade, tutoring elementary/middle school students in math for about an hour a week, for a total of about 50 hours</p>
<p>Honors/awards:
Freshman LOTE Departmental Award - Awarded to the best female and male language students in the 9th grade</p>
<p>National German Exam - Gold medalist</p>
<p>White Letter Award for scoring 100% on a Regents (Spanish Regents, 10th grade)</p>
<p>White Letter Award for work with Spanish Club</p>
<p>I'm intending to major in International Relations, or something along those lines. In my essay, I'm talking about my trip to Mexico (although hopefully not in a clich</p>