<p>Hi! I'm the typical nervous and anxious to the bone senior you're seeing on every thread. NU has been my dream university since 8th grade, mostly because their absolutely incredible (biased opinion of course) Journalism program. I'm ED-ing there this year.
Of course I don't want to place all my hopes and dreams and get them crushed on December 15 acceptance/rejection letter day.
Please give me an honest opinion of my chances.</p>
<p>Grades:
4.9 (weighted on a 6.0 scale).
I really wish I took more 6.0 courses in my school, but every year I've always taken a 4.0 (Yearbook, because our school stopped offering Newspaper).
But I always tried to take the most strenuous and difficult courses (ex: AP Chem, and boy do I regret that one!)
I wish it was higher, but this semester my grades are all 95+.</p>
<p>Standard Scores:</p>
<p>AP World: 4
APUSH: 5
APLAC: 5
AP Euro: 4</p>
<p>SAT: 2150
Writing: 750 w/11 on the essay
CR: 670 (I know it's on the lower end)
Math: 730</p>
<p>ACT: I'm taking that on Saturday!
Subject Tests: I'm taking Math II and Literature next Saturday</p>
<p>EXTRACURRICULARS:
I was a late bloomer on finding out what I truly enjoyed and excelled at.
Junior Year:
won 3rd at state for Feature Writing for Journalism.
Our academic team collectively won state championship.
1st at region for Feature Writing/Journalism
2nd at district for Feature Writing/Journalism; 4th for Editorial Writing/Journalism
1st and 4th at other district competitions for Editorial Writing
Bronze at the National Spanish Exam</p>
<p>Sophomore Year:
Our colorguard consistently won 1st or 2nd at every competition; with band, we won 8th in state for that year.
Our JV Guard won State Championships</p>
<p>Freshmen Year:
Solo and Ensemble rating of 1 (best) for my Solo in Choir</p>
<p>Throughout all 4 years of high school I've consistently been a part of our theatre productions, Student Council, and our school-wide volunteer organization. I am also a part of National Honor Society.</p>
<p>LEADERSHIP:
currently our Yearbook's copy editor and the historian for National English Honor Society.</p>
<p>OUT OF SCHOOL:
I've interned at UT Houston Medical School on Stem Cell/Spinal Cord Research, took a class at Northwestern's summer program, volunteered at the Texas Children's Hospital, Children's museum, Houston Food Bank, and interned at Rice University this past summer on RNA viruses.</p>
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<blockquote> <blockquote> <p>note: my Asian parents desire(d) me to become someone in the medical profession...but I thoroughly enjoyed the experience!</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>
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<p>Worship & Small Group Bible Study leader in Church (all 4 years)
as well as Choir President of our church (2 years)
(I know this sounds insignificant, but it's an important aspect of my life)</p>
<p>REC LETTERS:
I've had people read over my rec letters and they're pretty strong recommendation letters. I tried to get one from a teacher that knew my work ethic, one that knew about my passions/personality, and another one from my pastor who can describe how I am outside of school.</p>
<p>Essays:
I tried to make my common app essay as personal as I could, and I'm still working on shortening my "Why NU?" Essay. fitting in all the things I love about NU into 250 words seems like an impossible feat ):</p>
<p>My other 4 schools I'm strongly considering are:
NYU
USC
UT at Austin
UC Berkley</p>
<p>(in that descending order)</p>
<p>If you've read this far...I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING!!! Especially if you're a college alum or attending university, I appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedules!</p>
<p>Hope y'all are having a great day! :)</p>