<p>Here we go. I'm a white female, currently a junior at an extremely competitive public suburban MA high school. </p>
<p>Academics:
GPA 4.47 weighted, 3.87 unweighted (will probably go up by senior year)
Honors English, Math and French, Curr. I Chemistry and US History
(Next year: AP English, AP Calc BC, AP French, Honors Chorus, Ethics I, Theatre)
PSAT 74 math / 76 critical reading / 80 grammar, SATs should be comparable</p>
<p>ECs:
Morris dance 9-12
Folk Arts Center program committee 11-12
Israeli folk dance club 10
Forte a cappella 9-12; probably co-director 12
GSA 9-12; awareness day panel leader 9; Speakout reader 11
Junior National Association for the Deaf 9-12
Philosophy Club 10-11
French Exchange 10
Our Town-Mrs. Webb 11
(most likely more theatre senior year)
Church youth group 9-12; benefit coffeehouse organizer 9-10</p>
<p>Work experience:
Afterschool junior teacher 10
Waitress 11-12</p>
<p>Summers:
Sign language classes, work as an interpreter and office assistant at summer program, ASL theatre, work as waitress</p>
<p>Legacy:
Swarthmore: Mother, father, aunt alums; sister currently attending, will overlap one year with me
Bates: One set of grandparents</p>
<p>Awards, etc.:
National French Contest 5th place 9-10 (probably similar places this year + next)
Martin Luther King, Jr. essay contest honorable mention 10</p>
<p>I'm considering Swarthmore, Haverford and Bates as my top three choices, with Amherst, Brandeis, Kenyon and Wesleyan as possibilities and Goucher as a safety. Much of my decision is based on the social atmosphere of the school (not too preppy/party school, not too crunchy) as opposed to academics. What do you think?</p>