SFS (School of Foreign Service), I want to study international relations and get a minor/certificate in foreign language
GPA: 4.41 (weighted bc i take honors…not sure what it is unweighted but my school uses a scale of 4.0)
ACT: 31 composite, 32 superscore (35 English, 32 reading, 27 math, 29 science, 10 writing)
SAT II: French reading (No listening)- 770; Spanish reading (No listening)- 750; US History- 650 (I know it’s weak)
APs: French (4), Art History (3), APUSH (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lang & Comp, AP Gov, AP Euro, AP Spanish, Honors Myth, Calculus
Awards: Gold on National Spanish Exam 10th Grade, St. Michael’s Book Award (junior awards), AP Scholar Award, High Honor/Honor Roll
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher (got my certification a few days ago!!), co-founder and officer of Model UN, French club secretary/president, participant in Scottish Cultural Exchanged organized by my school (attended and hosted), Gifted and Talented Club, Hand in Hand Club (officer and member- club where children with special needs come to our high school for after-school “events” and we bond and do activities with them), lector at my church, multicultural club, National Honors Society (NHS tutor), heroes and cool kids member- (club where we teach middle schoolers about dangers of drugs and alcohol, bullying, sportsmanship, and academic integrity…travel to them a few times each year, leadership club), Peer Mentor, literary magazine, Spanish Club, yoga/meditation club member and teacher, xc and winter track freshman year only
Job/Work Experience: tutor and babysitter, CPR certified
Volunteer/Community service: planned an annual prom just for the special needs students at my high school and organized a committee and fundraising events for it, head of local youth group, volunteer as coach at sports program for special needs kids year-round (basketball, soccer, baseball), went on church mission trip to Washington, D.C. and Haiti, Roll Call Dance- participated/volunteered in dance that included and raised money for people in wheelchairs, sponsored an underprivileged boy in my community for his confirmation
Summer Activities: pre-college summer program at Columbia for creative writing (grade 9), Middlebury College French Immersion “Study Abroad” Program in Quebec City, Canada for 3 weeks (grade 10), Georgetown University International Relations Institute (grade 11- this past summer, 1 week), Mission trip to D.C. (grade 9) and Haiti (grade 11) (aforementioned), Girls State Delegate this past summer (American Legion Auxiliary Jersey Girls State)
Essays: I’m nervous about this. I’m doing my best & I feel confident, but who really knows?
Teacher Recommendation: should be excellent
Counselor Rec: should be excellent
Additional Rec: I was going to ask my pastor to write my rec for me since he’s a Gtown alum
Interview: N/A
Other
Applying for Financial Aid?: No
State (if domestic applicant): NJ (New Jersey)
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: idk, but not eligible for financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
PLEASE be HONEST!!! And give recommendations and tell me what your thoughts are!!! SO grateful you even took the time to look at this. Wishing you love and light