<p>I’m a Junior ('08), and I’m looking to make my list of schools realistic.
My stats are (sorry for the length!)…</p>
<p>Location: CA, USA
School type: v. competitive public in the Bay Area.</p>
<p>SAT I: CR: 800, M: 760, W: 800 - 2360
SAT II: Math IIC: 720 (retaking), taking Bio & US History in June
Courses: Hardest courseload; self studied 1 AP last year & am going to do 1 more senior year.</p>
<p>Rank/GPA: School doesn’t rank, but at least top 10%; UW ~3.89. 4.0 (UW) so far junior year, so rising trend for sure.
Courses for next year:
-> Wind Ensemble
-> AP Economics
-> AP Physics C
-> AP AB Calculus
-> AP German (or TA; I’m technically “done” with German)
-> AP English Lit
-> Robotics Team
-> Jazz Ensemble</p>
<p>APs:
Soph - US Government, 4 (self-study); German, 5 (non-native speaker; it was my sophomore year, and 2nd year of German)
Junior - Biology (5 expected: 85-95% of students who take AP bio at my HS get 5s), US History (5 expected)
Senior - Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics, AB Calculus, English Language, Comparative Government (self-study)</p>
<p>Essays: Should be good; writing is one of my strengths and the English department is great with reading over essays, etc.</p>
<p>Recs:
Teachers - at least one will be fabulous, and I think I’ve got another couple great ones I could use
Counselor - very good
Supplemental - good; i’ll be getting them from my work</p>
<p>ECs:
*Political:
- Students for Barack Obama: California High School Deputy Director (summer after 11, 12)
- JSA (Secretary 11, first year of chapter. should be some kind of officer 12 as well)
- Internship at Stanford in the Political Science department (end of this school year & again in the fall)
- MUN (05-07)
- Senior Editor of the Partisan Review (school political journal 12), Associate Editor (11)</p>
<p>*Musical:
- Big Band Jazz Ensemble (Lead trumpet, 11, should be 12)…we went to the Monterey Jazz festival this year, and are applying again for next year as well as for Essentially Ellington
- Ensemble Club (VP 9-11, should be 12 as well)
- Saxophone quartet (manager/tenor sax; since 8th grade)
- El Camino Youth Symphony (Wind orchestra: tenor sax 10-12; I’m auditioning for Senior Symphony on trumpet this year)
- Trumpet (7 years); CMEA festival band (11), auditioning for State & County (12)
- Saxophone (4 years); All-NorCal Honor band (11), auditioning for State (12)</p>
<p>*German:
- German Club (President 11 & hopefully 12)
- AATG National German Exam (Level III 10, 96th %ile, Level IV, 99th %ile 11)
- Eva Cohen award for German (10)</p>
<p>*Athletic:
- Track & Field (JV 9-10, V 11-12)</p>
<p>*Work/Community Service:
- Work at the local Junior Museum & Zoo teaching science classes/summer camps to kids, including one currently to build a giant trebuchet (14’ throwing arm. it’s AWESOME). For summer: Counselor (summer before 11), Assistant Director (summer before 12): this position is usually reserved for college students. I’m going to get a rec from my boss here, which should be great.
- Community service: >100 hours (probably approaching 200) from working at CMEA band festivals & CITing for my camps (8-10).
- unique experienceish: I work at my local Junior Museum, and I’m teaching a class to build a large trebuchet (14’ throwing arm) with about 7 kids.</p>
<p>*Misc:
- NCTE Nominee (11 and hopefully winner! I sent in my packet this afternoon :-D)
- 3rd place local story contest (9).
- Dep’t awards in Science (10), Social Studies (10), & Foreign Language (German 9), and we don’t know for (11) yet.
- Robotics team (12), which generally goes to FIRST Nationals.</p>
<p>I’d like to major in International Relations & Cell Biology/Biochemistry/Molecular Biology. I’m looking for a large LAC/small university type environment on the East Coast (and a great study abroad program is something I’m really strongly looking for). Have I got a shot at all at Bucknell? </p>
<p>If not (or even so), does someone have a suggestion for any places that I could consider as a safety?</p>
<p>Thanks very much!</p>