Thanks in advance to those replying! I will be applying early action this year.
Intended Major: Neuroscience or Linguistics
SAT: 1530 (730 CR, 800 M)
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA: 3.98
Weighted GPA: 4.54
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/700
AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5), English Language (5), Chemistry (4), Calc BC (4)
College Classes: Anthropology class at local liberal arts college
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Honors Spanish 4, APUSH, AP Stats, AP English Lit, aide in special needs PE class
Awards
-high honor roll all semesters
-selected to sing in Illinois Music Educators Association honor choir
-music excellence scholarship for community choir
-AP Scholar with Distinction
-possibly National Merit Scholar
Extracurriculars
-community theatre organization (8 years)
-community choir (9 years, served as a student leader since sophomore year)
-Circle of Friends (special needs peer group, sophomore - senior year)
-Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society, junior and senior year)
-Science National Honor Society (junior and senior)
-NHS (senior)
Job at a restaurant since the middle of my junior year
Community Service
-volunteered at youth theatre camps (150+ hours)
-math tutoring during lunch period
-Volunteer at respite and transitional care center for children with complex medical needs
-regularly volunteer at church events
Recommendations: My first rec is from my biology teacher that I’ve known since freshman year, should be very strong. My other rec is from my junior year English teacher. It won’t be as personal as the other, but I expect it to be positive.
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income: upper middle class