Dartmouth, Brown, Williams

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>4.0 GPA (unweighted)</p>

<p>Test Scores
SAT I: 800V, 730M, 790W
SAT II: US Hist: 790, Math 1: 740, Literature: 730</p>

<p>AP English Lang: 5
AP US Hist: 5
AP Studio Art-Drawing: 4</p>

<p>Awards/Honors
National Merit Semifinalist (236 on PSAT)
AP Rising Scholar
2nd place in state on National German Exam, twice
American Association of Teachers of German award
Art Club Service Award (for painting murals in local elementary schools)
Various art awards, most from small-ish local and state exhibits.
I also have won design competitions for making logos for college math departments and clubs, which are used on their web-sites and letterheads, etc.</p>

<p>EC's
President of Art Club (11)
President of Nat. Art Honor Club (11,12)
President of German Club (12)
VP of German Club (11)
Secretary of ASIA (Asian Students in Action) Club (10,11)
Secretary of Social Studies Club (12)
Nat. Honor Society member (12)
Nat. Art Honor Society (11,12)
Nat German Honor Soc. (9-12)
Science Honor Club (10-12)
Habitat for Humanity (12)
Went to foreign language camps in summers after 10th and 11th grades
Also spend 15-20 hours/wk on art stuff (painting, drawing, etc.)</p>

<p>Classes last year: AP US History, AP Studio Art, AP Eng. Lang, Honors Trig, Honors Precal, Advanced Chem, Drawing Techniques, German 4</p>

<p>Classes this year: AP Calculus AB, AP Studio Art, AP English Lit, AP Euro Hist, Russian 101 and 102 (at local college), Advanced Physics, Teacher Aide (for German teacher)</p>

<p>I expect an awesome rec. from my German teacher and at least a decent one from my Eng. teacher.</p>

<p>Applying to:
Williams
Carleton
Brown
Dartmouth (legacy)
St. Olaf
Macalester
Oberlin
Bowdoin</p>

<p>Thanks for any responses!</p>

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<p>Unless you cannot write, or the fates conspire against you, you are in at most of these schools as long as you put adequate time into all your ECs, IMHO (although, like me, you seemed to have joined most after Grade 10, which may be your biggest problem along with the relatively few APs taken--doesn't feel like that, does it?). I hope you sent art examples to the biggies. ECs show definite concentration of interest and your courses seem A-okay. Good SATs make you a strong candidate at the top schools. What is an AP "Rising Scholar"? And does brown consider foreign language a core subject available for recs?</p>

<p>Keep in mind that I am absolutely NOT certified to tell you whether you are going to get in or not. If you do get in, it will be for art/language.</p>

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<p>You are very strong for all the top ones (Brown, Dartmouth, Williams) and in at the rest.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice. "AP Rising Scholar" means I passed three exams. I already sent art slides to Williams, and I plan on sending some to Brown, Dartmouth, and Carleton (I would send slides to all 8 colleges, but slides are fairly expensive to develop).</p>

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<p>Ah. I thought that was just "AP Scholar."</p>

<p>Might I inquire as to your medium?</p>

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<p>I use pretty much all media-- pencil, acrylics, oil pastels, watercolor, collaging, gouache, charcoal, pen & ink, etc.</p>