<p>Ok ladies and gents, what do you think - do I have a shot? Do I have a shot if I staple a couple of Benjamins to my application? (<— joke. I realize this is highly inadvisable)</p>
<p>Background:
I am a middle-class midwestern caucasian female (no bonus points there…) </p>
<p>GPA: Unweighted: 3.9
PSAT:209 (nat’l merit commended. CURSE you Minnesota! If only I were from Wyoming!)
SAT: 2120
-CR: 750
-Writing: 720
-Math: 650 (wish I could say this is an anomaly…but no)
ACT: 31 (English: 36, Reading: 34, Math: 29, Science: <em>gulp</em> 26)</p>
<p>SAT II’s: Will be taking Literature, Spanish, and US History
Class Rank: 84/850 at a school well known for being extremely competitive. Hopefully I can bump this up a few places by the end of the year.
AP’s: US History, Comparative Government, AP English, AP Statistics, AP European History, AP Spanish</p>
<p>Taken AP Tests in: US History (scored a 4, would have been a 5 if it hadn’t been for the !@#$ French and Indian War) and Comparative Government (still waiting on this score)</p>
<p>EC’s:
Young Democrats - (10, 11, 12) President
Art club - (9, 10, 11, 12)
Minnesota Student Human Rights Commission - (11, 12) Chapter President
NHS: (11, 12) Committe Chair
Competitive Speech Team: (10, 11, 12)
Intramural Sports: (9, 10, 11, 12)
Class Council (11, 12)
Piano (9, 10, 11, 12)
Church Youth Group (9, 10, 11, 12)
Participated in 2004 Washington DC Close-up Program
Election Judge in 2004 Presidential Election
Elected Student Representative to City Council for 2005-2006</p>
<p>Volunteering:
Tutor: 4 hours a week (11, 12)
Cook/serve at a homeless shelter: 30 hours/year (9, 10, 11, 12)
FMSC package food to be sent to 3rd world nations: 20 hours year (9, 10, 11, 12)
Chairperson of annual church silent auction to benefit youth fund: 60 hours/year (11, 12)
ACS Relay for Life Team Captain: 30 hours/year (10, 11, 12)
Mission Trips
Chicago (2003) - 1 week
South Dakota (2004) - 1 week
Puerto Rico (2005) - 1 week
Box Out Homelessness: This is a special project that I started with a small group of peers during my freshman year. Every year we choose a weekend in early winter (I live in Minnesota so … brrrr) and spend 30 hours living in cardboard boxes at the side of the street to raise money for a local food shelf. It has been featured on the local news several times and has grown significantly each year.</p>
<p>Facts that don’t fit in anywhere else:
- I have had short fiction and poetry published in several magazines and literary journals
- I am pretty good artist (and modest, too!), so for schools that allow applicants to submits samples of artwork along with applications … I’m golden
- I am interning at a law firm this summer (the result of a convenient bit of nepotism… but, really, who needs to know that?)</p>
<p>FIN.</p>