<p>I'm planning on majoring in communication and media studies, but still not 100% sure. I'm not sure if Fordham requires you to apply to a specific major though.</p>
<p>SAT: 2130 (720 CR, 690 M, 720 W, 11 essay)
ACT: 31 (10 essay)
Class rank: 31/840 top 4%
GPA: 6.6 (6 point weighted scale, it's weird, I know. all As in mostly honors/AP courses with the exception of some elective classes that are not honors)
8 AP classes by the end of senior year (3 junior year, 5 senior year)</p>
<p>ECs:
Key Club (9,10,11,12, executive editor junior year, Vice President senior year)
Environmental club (10,11,12, secretary junior year, plan on running for officer senior year)
National Honor Society (11,12)
Dance - jazz, ballet, pointe (9,10,11,12, 2-6 hours a week, took and passed royal academy of dance exam sophomore year)</p>
<p>Awards/recognition:
-NHRP (waiting on results, but I have above a 3.5 GPA, which qualifies me for "scholar" recognition, if I'm understanding correctly)
-Took photography for 2 years, participated and won awards in 2 local competitions
-school awards: distinguished honor roll/honor roll, outstanding in AP psychology, outstanding in photography II</p>
<p>Additional things that may or may not help:
-Was accepted into a program called PALs (Peer Assistance and Leadership) junior and senior year at my school, we travel to elementary schools twice a week and mentor the kids, also do service and leadership activities, pledge to not drink, do drugs, great program that taught me a lot
-50% Puerto Rican
-large public high school in TX
- 170+ hours of various community service with Key Club and NHS
-Catholic
-visited Fordham once with tour and info session and once just on my own, I continue to show interest, my #1 choice school </p>