<p>Here we go. I'm a white female, rising senior at an extremely competitive public suburban MA high school. I don't quite trust my guidance counselor, so I'm looking for an evaluation of chances at my list of schools and also for suggestions of other schools to consider, should the list be lacking in any one area. </p>
<p>Academics:
GPA: 4.5 W, 3.9 UW
RANK: definitely top 10%, possibly top 5%
PSAT: 74 M / 76 CR / 80 W
SAT: 760 M / 800 CR / 730 W (10E)
SATII: French 800, Lit 770 </p>
<p>ECs:
Morris dance (traditional English folk dance) 9-12
Forte a cappella singing 9-12
Gay-Straight Alliance 9-12; awareness day panel leader 9; Speakout reader 11
Junior National Association for the Deaf 9-12
French Exchange 10
Our Town-Mrs. Webb 11
Midsummer Night's Dream-Ensemble 11
(most likely more theatre senior year)
Church youth group 9-12; benefit coffeehouse organizer 9-10\
Volunteer with mother's nonprofit: volunteer at events, graphics design, grant-writing, etc.</p>
<p>Work experience:
Afterschool junior teacher 10
Waitress 11-12</p>
<p>Summers:
before 9: sign language classes/ASL theatre
before 10: sign language classes/ASL theatre, work as an interpreter and office assistant at same summer program
before 11: work as an interpreter and office assistant at summer program, work as waitress
before 12: Gallaudet University summer ASL classes, 3-week concert tour with chorus performing Eastern European music, work as waitress</p>
<p>Legacy: SWARTHMORE
Mother, father, aunt (alums)
Sister currently attending, will overlap one year with me</p>
<p>Awards, etc.:
National French Contest 5th place 9-10, 3rd place 11
school Martin Luther King, Jr. essay contest honorable mention 10
school Analytical Writing award honorable mention 11
Yale Book Award 11</p>
<p>List (roughly in order of interest):
Swarthmore (ED)
Brown
Pomona
Wesleyan
Bates
Amherst
Pitzer
Goucher
Brandeis</p>
<p>Well, I think that's everything. I know I'm a strong candidate, so no need for sarcastic "ZOMG automatic community college reject" comments. I'm trying to get an idea of how well-balanced my list is.</p>