<p>cornell, berkeley, </p>
<p>hey y'all. I'm a white girl from the bay area that goes to a competitive school. i am a junior. i'd love to go to stanford, the laidback and non-elitist atmosphere would be just for me (am I the only one out there that loves to learn just for learning's sake? sometimes at my school, i think so.) i'm not sure if i should apply since my stats are definetly not the best.</p>
<p>large class, school does not rank. probably, oh .. maybe in the top 12 out of 700? i have no idea. our school admits 2-5 to stanford each year. </p>
<p>dad is legacy</p>
<p>freshman: 4.0 gpa</p>
<p>sophmore: 4.1 gpa
honors/ap's - ap european history. AP score: 5</p>
<p>junior (estimated):
4.3ish
ap studio art A A
ap english A- A-. let's say AP test: 5
ap us history: A- A- let's say AP test: 5
honors spanish 4: A-, A-
algebra II (i'm poor with mathematics): B, A- (I hope!)
chemistry (again, mathematics are my weakness): B, A- (I hope!)</p>
<p>senior year:
let's say ... 4 or 5 APs. let's say 4.4ish GPA. probably won't get all A's.</p>
<p>took practice SAT, the old version. first try without studying: 480 math (owch), 760 english. will cram brains out during next summer to take SATs senior year.</p>
<p>My rec. letters will probably be pretty good, but I'm really only expecting the one from my biology/will be AP environmental science teacher/fellow lindsay volunteer to be really excellent. </p>
<p>california state arts scholar for animation
girl scout gold award. (equivilant to eagle scout) created/implemented nature seminar for underpriveledged kids
3 years national honor society
4 years literary magazine, art/photo editor junior year
115 hours spent volunteering at san francisco zoo during summer giving presentations, etc.
5 years volunteer at lindsay wildlife museum and rehabilitation center. including 2 years of taxidermy. created large wooden floor puzzles, presentations to public, animal care, painted a mural on the taxidermy doors, etc. </p>
<p>applying to environmental studies program in costa rica for 1 month for next summer, will probably get in.
going as an exchange student to spain this christmas break. </p>
<p>i love animals, art, traveling (have been to africa, europe, south america, etc), the environment/conservation, spanish (even though I'm not brilliant at it), reading, taxidermy. want to major in something involving animal conservation/biology. definetly interested in studying abroad. not interested in small liberal art colleges, but not a place as impersonal as berkeley either (although i will still apply.)</p>
<p>So, if you were an adcom, would you admit me? Why or why not? Be harsh! Thanks!!!</p>