<p>Hi everyone! I'm not totally sure if i can post this on here, if not please let me know and I'll remove it ASAP! Anyway, I'm currently searching for a college and everyone on here seems pretty knowledgeable...if I post my stats and you have some free time could you please throw in your thoughts as to which colleges would be suitable for me?</p>
<p>I'll start with classes....</p>
<p>9th grade:</p>
<p>honors earth science
algebra
honors english
honors global history
honors spanish
studio art</p>
<p>10th</p>
<p>honors biology
honors geometry
honors english
honors spanish
honors global history
sculpture</p>
<p>11th</p>
<p>AP biology
AP us history
SUNY spanish (gives college credit)
english 11
algebra 2/trig
honors chemistry</p>
<p>12th (next year)</p>
<p>AP macroeconomics
AP chemistry
health/photography (b/c health is only half year)
honors physics
mythology/creative writing 1 (half year courses)
pre-calc (switches to SUNY mid-year and gives college credit)</p>
<p>Awards...</p>
<p>member of NHS
english award (top student in course)
sculpture award (top student in course)</p>
<p>EC's...</p>
<p>-equestrian for 8 consecutive years, 9 1/2 years total;i compete inividually and on a team
-on an Interscholastic Equestrian Association team. This year i went to Nationals and was ranked 8th in the nation for my division, and amassed more points than any other team member. I have done this for two going on three years, and it is about 5 hours a week with the team from August through May, with 12-hours show days 5-8 times a year.
-approx. 400 hours as CIT at horse camp, i was one of the counselors with more responsibility and so often taught anatomy and horsemanship lessons and supervised groups of 10-20 kids. and made morning plans for the other CITs (volunteer)
-about 100 hours of random barn work, from assisting lessons to breaking ice and watering the horses in ten degree weather (volunteer)
-volunteered time giving pony rides at birthday parties and festivals, approx. 40 hours
-i volunteer for the local SPCA; i do marketing and will have most likely published writing in the newspaper by fall
-volunteered for the local nature museum assisting with maple sugaring tours, as well as their annual Earth Day festivals
-I do paid work each summer for a local pet-sitting business, including walking, feeding, grooming, etc.
-I started a project horse in the fall that had zero hunt seat experience, and put in approximately 3 hours each day after school to train her, more on the weekends. I was able to balance a demanding junior year schedule while training a mare that i was able to successfully show come spring and summer, and do very well.
-i also exercise a handful of horses for the barn owners on occasion because they haven't the time
-i volunteer with the local acupuncture office
-i volunteered time with therapeutic riding lessons for 2.5 years, a total of about 10 hours a week, 44 months out of the year
-this summer i am interning with a geneticist at a nearby hospital
-for NHS, i have assisted with senior graduation, and will soon be doing car-washes and orientation for the freshmen, atop numerous other activities
-i hope to join the environmental club at school next year, but i have not yet done so</p>
<p>GPA, test scores...</p>
<p>my unweighted GPA is a 94 (3.9), my weighted GPA is a 97 (4.0)
I have only taken the SAT and ACT once each; i scored poorly on the SAT with an 1890, and well-enough on the ACT with a 30; i had no preparation for the ACT, i went in blind, so i plan to study this summer for both tests and re-take to score higher. I would love to land in the 32-33 range. </p>
<p>I am in the top 10% of my class.</p>
<p>Other...</p>
<p>I live in New York, and would like to stay in state or within 5-6 hours of home. I live in the Hudson Valley. I am unable to spend 200k on college, but i will consider private schools if i can find a scholarship opportunity. I recently discovered that Governor Coumo's STEM program will allow me to attend any state school (SUNYs) or state-funded school (those in Cornell and Alfred) with tuition FULLY paid...and the offer is QUITE enticing! I hope to go into the sciences, such as genetics, biochemistry, or something of the sort, you get the idea. If you're still with me after all of this, you rock and i would be terribly grateful for any thoughts, comments, or school suggestions! thanks so much (:</p>