Chances please :D

<p>Im currently a Senior in high School, and hope to eventually major in English.
Ethnicity/ Gender: Asian/female</p>

<p>Academics
Am an IB Diploma student, hoping to get a predicted score of AT LEAST 38/45 (Inclusive of bonus points)
English HL- 7
Business HL- 7
History HL- 7
Math- 5
Biology- 5
Spanish-7</p>

<p>Final Grade 11 score was 35</p>

<p>All scores are on a 7 point scale
Am in the top 20% of an extremely accademically challenging high school</p>

<p>SAT
CR- 750
Writing- 740
Math-690
Was in the 97th percentile for PSAT</p>

<p>Extracurriculars

  • Founded first school yearbook
  • Editor of yearbook for 2 years
  • Founded first school paper
  • Editor of paper for 2 years
  • Spent 2 years in the Press department of school festival, was the Head of Department my second year
  • Summer school Harvard 2006
    Have a very strong portfolio with published poems, articles in major newspapers, school paper i founded etc</p>

<p>Work Experience
Summer Internship at a very prestigous national newspaper
Working to raise funds/tutor kids/study child rights at a shelter for the children of commercial sex workers. Have an official online blog on the shelters website documenting my experiences. Could possibly film a documentary on it.</p>

<p>Sports

  • Swim team for school grades 6/7/8/9/10/12
  • Club swim team
  • District Swim Team
  • State Waterpolo Team</p>

<p>Social Service

  • Volunteer at an Old Age Home
  • Volunteer at a homeless shelter for kids
  • Volunteer at a Girls Orphanage</p>

<p>Apply to:
NYU CAS, Vassar, Wellesly, Barnard, Northwestern University, MAYBE Columbia though it may be a bit too much of a reach, Boston College</p>

<p>Any thoughts on more unis to apply to?</p>

<p>U of Chicago, Tufts.</p>

<p>I second UChi and Tufts. I'd add Johns Hopkins, too.</p>

<p>Just a note -- both Barnard and Chicago welcome supplemental material. (I don't know about the other colleges on your list). So you should definitely submit some of your poetry to Barnard -- just don't overdo it - a sample of 2 or 3 of your best or favorite poems will do. My d. has a close friend at Barnard who had a relatively weak high school GPA and was told by her admissions rep that she got in because of the poetry she submitted.</p>

<p>Your work at the shelter for the children of sex workers seems like the type of thing that could make for a good essay topic -- something that is different enough to attract notice. I suggested my daughter's essay topic from something that she had written in her blog -- the essay was a complete rewrite but was based on the same incident -- so you may find your own blog is a good source of ideas.</p>

<p>Calmom makes a great point. I would underscore the point and submit published versions, not just your own MSS. My D submitted school literary mag, in which she had a poem and was editor-in-chief.</p>

<p>K, thanks a lot :)
My supplementary material would consist of about 5 newspapers, (all of which are edited and have an average of two pieces each by me), 4-5 articles published in my country's largest English newspaper, 4-5 poems that i have writen, and excerpts from my blog...</p>

<p>^ ^ ^ That sounds like overload. Send only your best. And send your articles not your enitre newspaper, etc.</p>

<p>lolabelle: You give wonderful advice, and I agree w/you that the OP's list bis overload. </p>

<p>The editor of a newpaper should send ONE copy of the entire newspaper, ONE sample of best articles from public newspaper, BEST poem and NO blog entries.</p>

<p>Mythmom, I agree with you. I'd follow that list, Tara!</p>

<p>Thanks for all the help :D</p>