<p>Jayay90:
Thanks for the input.
I forgot to mention that I was selected for the initial stages of the National Merit Scholarship Award.
I’m not a URM, but I am a Canadian citizen if that counts for anything (I have a greencard and everything). French was my first language. I don’t have connections to alums or anything, but I think that with my writing, I stand a chance. My test scores may not be perfect, but I think my grades count for something. This year I took 5 APs and got straight As. I know that for applying to an Ivy, let’s say, that might be standard, but do test scores really count for everything? The institutions themselves claim that they don’t (though I’m aware that they do consider them heavily). I’m not perfect, but I have substance. I plan to make that apparent and sell myself through my essays and application.
Pardon my ranting. I suppose I’m trying to reassure myself, because of all a sudden, I’m so worried about the college ordeal that I’m literally losing sleep…</p>