<p>Hey, this thread is crazy busy but thought I’d throw mine in here. For Brown, Columbia, Duke, and Georgetown.</p>
<p>white female, public school, not especially competitive, most demanding courseload, technically 1st gen (neither parent went to college for more than a year…no degrees) </p>
<p>UW 94.76, W 98.17 (out of 100)</p>
<p>7/280</p>
<p>2040 (CR: 680, M: 660, W:700)
only took once, re-taking in October</p>
<p>Biology 640, US History 690</p>
<p>-APs: Eng Lang and Comp 5, US History 5
*2 french courses at SUNY Albany, a’s</p>
<p>*Dance (ballet, modern, jazz, tap)
15+ hours per week, 7th grade to present
member of Royal Academy of Dance; merits on RAD grades 5, 6, and Intermediate exams; Youth America Grand Prix 2009 soloist competitor and ensemble finalist; member of non-profit dance company and performed in many performances, some for charity and volunteer at local malls, etc.
*Girl Scouts 9-11; earned Bronze and Silver Awards
*Venture Scouts 9-12 (co-ed high adventure scouting)
*Drama Club 9-12; performer and behind stage hand
*Dance class volunteer teaching assistant 11-12; 2 hrs per week
*Foreign exchange to French high school in April 2010
*Work study administrative assistant at dance studio, 2-3 hrs per week, towards classes
*National Merit Program commended student (haven’t found out if i’m a semi-finalist yet)
*National Honor Society
*Principal’s Commendation List (9-12 grade every semester)
*recs should be great
*essay, according to my AP English teacher, is fantastic and very unique
*Will probably send dance video to those who accept them, planning to minor in dance
*Possible majors: Comp Lit, French, Communications, IR</p>