<p>-Unweighted GPA: 3.71/4.0
-Weighted GPA: 4.373/4.72 (the weighing system at my school is really bogus...)
-Rank: 91/839
-In the top 11% of my class
-Have been taking ALL honors classes and AP classes (4 APs senior year).
-Involved in 4 extracurriculars: (as of end of senior year)
-synchronized swimming 4 years
-best buddies 1 years
-Model UN 2 years
-club for social change 3 years
-On Dean's List and Honor Roll all years in H.S. so far
-National Merit Commended Student (204 on PSAT)
-Volunteered at the library this summer, book fair...
-ACT: 33</p>
<p>-APs (so far, up to junior year): APUSH-4, Eng lit-5, gov't-5, psych-5</p>
<p>-Asian female, speak Russian, 1st gen immigrant</p>
<p>First off, your stats. Your unweighted GPA and class rank are solidly where they should be for Vassar... the average GPA is about a 3.7 (A-). That being said, your ACT score is right around the 75% quartile of accepted Vassar students and your school courses look suitably challenging. From your stats alone, you look like a very strong applicant.</p>
<p>Your extracurriculars are okay. I am a little concerned; however, about the fact that you started a couple of them so late into high school (Model UN, the summer library volunteer, and Best Buddies, in particular). Generally speaking, this isn't a great trend... colleges like to see continuity in extracurriculars and you somewhat lack that. Keeping this in mind, I recommend you really try to stress in your application what you do do and have consistently been involved in. For example, your four year involvement in synchronized swimming sounds like something you could potentially spend some time elaborating upon.</p>
<p>Overall, I would say that Vassar is a semi-reach for you. You have an excellent standardized test score and a solid GPA and rank; however, your extracurriculars aren't quite as "up to snuff." If you're sure to play up what you do do and what makes you unique outside of the academic sphere, I think you've got an excellent chance. Best of luck!</p>