<p>What are my chances? Schools I want to go to are listed after this part.
This whole post is pretty long and obnoxious, so apologies in advance. Thanks for reading, if you do! </p>
<p>Background:
Location: Bergen County, New Jersey
Income: < 50K yearly [major change in family income in the past year]
Ethnicity: Asian-American [Born and raised in America]
Gender: Female
School: Public magnet school [I'm part of the 2nd graduating class]
Ranking: None, school does not rank students [Assuming I am part top 10%, though]
GPA: 3.74/4.0 [School does not use the weighted GPA system] </p>
<p>SATs:
December 2005: CR 640, M 630, W 610
April 2006: CR 610, M 710, W 650
Highest scores add to 1350 (CR and M) / 2000 (CR, M, and W)
These are not the best scores ever, I realize.
SAT IIs:
Mathematics Level 1: 740
United States History: 540 :[
Literature: [in October] expecting < 650</p>
<p>Courses and GPA:
Freshman year: All Honor classes, School did not offer APs to freshman (3.637 UW)
Courses: English 9, US History I, Analysis I, Biology, Spanish I, Introduction
to Law, PE/Health
Electives: Essay Writing, Meteorology, Woodshop, Stock Market, Introduction
to Information Technology, Digital Photography, Entertainment
Law, Concert Band </p>
<p>Soph. year: All Honor classes, School did not offer APs to sophomores (3.797 UW)
Courses: English 10, US History II, Analysis II, Chemistry, Spanish II, Criminal
Law, PE/Driver’s Ed
Electives: Cinematography, Social Problems, Holocaust, Economics, The War
Of 1898, Forensic Science, Zoology, Humanities, Basic Latin,
Concert Band, Woodshop II </p>
<p>Junior year: All Honor classes, Maximum APs for Juniors is 2. GPA [around 3.6 UW]
Courses: English 11, World Studies, AP Calculus BC [cancelled AP score], AP Economics [received a 2 :[ ], Constitutional Law, Physics, Spanish III, PE/First Aid
Electives: World War II, History Day, Biophysics, Set Design, Managing Your
Money </p>
<p>Senior year courses will most likely include: Current year, All Honors, Maximum APs for seniors is 3. [Combined GPA so far: 3.75 UW. I have no senior year grades yet.]
Courses: AP English Literature and Composition, AP Physics, AP Statistics, PE/Family Living, Issues in Law, Sociology
Electives: Fantasty Literature [More electives will be added to this list, but I'd only be done with one trimester by the time all my colleges get my applications -- so, this is the only elective they will actually see]</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community Service: > 300 hours, approximately.
Church: I play piano for both worship services on Sunday, as well as accompany the choir. 4 hrs/week
My town’s public library: 9th grade
Arts Horizons (Organization in close-by town that brings the arts to schools
in the community): Summer 2005, worked under business
manager
Unpaid Internship: District 37 Legislative Offices [aka Senator's office] under the Legislative Aid. - 12th grade [September 2006 - June 2007] </p>
<p>Honors/Awards:
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA):
January 2006: Regional Competition (Northern NJ) – Third Honors for
Word Processing II
March 2006: State Competition (NJ) – 1st Place for Word Processing
II, Qualified for Nationals [could not attend the Nat'l competition for personal reasons] </p>
<p>The Governor’s School of New Jersey
(School of Public Issues and the Future of New Jersey)
January 2006: County finalist (Ended up not being accepted. =/ ) </p>
<p>Academic Decathlon:
February 2006: Excellence in Essay (Topic: Martin Luther) </p>
<p>Extracurricular:
Diversity Day: Assistant Producer (Freshman year - Present)
Student Coordinator: National Mix-It-Up Day (Freshman year – Present)
Member, FBLA (Freshman year – Present)
Participant, New Jersey (National) History Day (11th grade, possibly 12th grade)
Participant, 6th Annual "Teens Talk About Racism" Conference (11th grade, possibly 12th grade)
Member, New Jersey Math League (Freshman year- Present)
Member, Liberty in North Korea (Sophomore year – Present)
Member, Academic Decathlon of New Jersey
HS Varsity Girl’s Tennis Team:
Alternate (2004-2005)
Manager (2005)
Piano [I stopped receiving lessons a few months into my freshman year. I have performed at Carnegie Hall ... but not for solo concerts.] </p>
<p>Summer programs:
July 2005: Columbia University: High School Summer Program
Took research seminar class (American Presidential Powers), No college credit given
June 2006: Yager Youth Leadership Conference [Queens College, NC] </p>
<p>Other stuff:
Expert typist [100 words per minute]
Ability to use Microsoft Office [Proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint]
Fluent in English
Fluent in conversational Korean
Intermediate in Spanish, 3 years of study</p>
<p>Travel:
Seoul, South Korea - August 2003
Chicago, Illinois - Thanksgiving 2004
Boston, Massachusetts - April 2005
LA, California - Thanksgiving 2005
Paris, France - February 2006
Madrid, Spain - Februrary 2006
Charlotte, North Carolina - June 2006 </p>
<p>Intended Major/Minors/Concentrations: Public Policy, Political Science, Public Affairs, Public Relations</p>
<p>Great relationship with the teachers writing my recommendations for me. I'm having writer's block with my college essays, but when the time comes, I'm sure it'll be okay. </p>
<p>Schools:
Georgetown [my first choice]
American
Vassar
Bryn Mawr
The College of NJ
Rutgers University</p>