<p>Freshman:
Algebra I
Honors English I
Honors American History
Spanish I (honors not offered)
Honors Biology</p>
<p>Sophomore:
Geometry
Honors American Lit
Honors World History
Spanish II (honors not offered)
Honors Chemistry</p>
<p>Junior:
Honors Algebra II w/ Trig
Honors British Lit
A.P. European History (5)
Honors Spanish IV
Honors Physics </p>
<p>Senior:
Honors Pre-Calculus w/ A.P. Calculus AB (self study) (4)
A.P. English Literature (5)
A.P. US Government & Politics/Honors Economics (5)
A.P. Spanish Language (5)
A.P. Biology (4)
A.P. Art History (5)
A.P. U.S History (self study) (5)</p>
<p>GPA: (not including freshman year) 4.6 W, 4.0 UW
SAT: >2100
SATII: Spanish 800, US History 750, Lit 800
Took 8/8 APs offered</p>
<p>ECs:
Research on Glaciology, Arctic Wildlife, Arctic Climatology, and Aquatic Medicine
National Geographic Student Expeditions (recs)
Linguistics: Kalaallisut, Latin, French, Spanish, some Greek
Currently writing a book on Greenland
CMAquarium (Junior Educator and Volunteer)
Writer's Club (Founder and President)
Journalism Club (President)
Spanish National Honor Society (President)
Astronomy Club (President)
Quill and Scroll (President)
National Honor Society
Key Club
ASPCA Volunteer
Gold prize winner of national essay competition
Deemed a literary prodigy by my english professor
Fingerstyle guitar (composer), classical piano (used to spend a lot of time with this)
TB History Museum volunteer
3 season athlete (all varsity teams), and water polo during the summer
Reading tutor </p>
<p>AP scholar with Distinction
Multiple scholarships from essay contests</p>
<p>For the AP classes, how do you know what you got on the exams when you are taking it this year? Unless you took a gap year and are not a senior now? Sorry, just confused haha.
Anyway! Your ECs are really excellent so I’d say a good chance. Saying you were “deemed a literary prodigy” seems a little pompous though…
Good luck!</p>
<p>Oh okay. And I did not mean to offend you. I feel your awards and scholarships prove that you excel at writing, saying so kind of seems unneccessary.</p>
<p>If your english teacher really feels that way ask him for a recommendation. But ya stating that yourself is really off-putting. Plus anyone could make that up</p>
<p>It’s nice that your teacher thinks you’re a literary prodigy, but that is a) not an objective award that can be listed on your college application and b) not something you can claim without sounding really, really pompous. Hopefully these are not the words you used on your application.</p>
<p>Listen, I’m not pompous. I am terrible at math and so-so at certain aspects of science, and I’m just hoping that my writing ability will take away some tension from my weaknesses. Because if they say, ya know, “oh, not the greatest math or science student” but “OH, wow, a literary prodigy?” …I was just thinking that it’d take away from my weaknesses.</p>
<p>It’s not my place to judge whether you are pompous, but it is my place to judge whether you sound pompous. The difference between “Multiple scholarships from essay contests” (as I presume you put on your actual application) and “I’ve been called a prodigy” (again, I hope you didn’t) is the same as the difference between “I spend 10 hours a week feeding the hungry” and “I’m really generous and caring”, or “My piano playing has been commended on the national level” and “My piano playing is super awesome”. This mistake won’t kill your application but you should seriously consider not making it again on your other apps and as you enter the workforce.</p>
<p>EDIT: Besides, if you’re truly a prodigy, shouldn’t that come out in your essays anyway?</p>