<p>hi thanks for doing this! ok so here it goes: i'm moving to europe this summer from a very competitive public high school in the US. this year i'm a junior but i've decided to do IB and so i'll be a junior again next year. yea kinda lame but i'm willing to make the sacrifice. so here's the thing: i'm DEFINITELY not going to apply to all ivy's or any of the such, but i'm looking at pretty selective top 10 to top 50 schools. please keep in mind that i'm NOT a ranking obsessed person lol. </p>
<p>the thing is is that finding out about this move has been pretty hard on me. i've lived here for about 6 years and i've made the most amazing friends and times here so when i found out we were moving i was devastated. i know a lot of people go through this and i'm not trying to make an excuse of it or be whiny but in my "depressed" behavior i've seriously suffered in school work, especially math. as the eldest of 6 (!) i carry a big responsibility and i have absolutely no time for school work right now. that's why i'm almost positive that i'm going to get a C in Alg2 Honors this semester even though i got a B last semester. you see, i'm awesome in all other subjects- except math. idk it's weird i've just never been able to do this. how badly would one high C affect your chances?</p>
<p>i appreciate you reading all this so i'll get straight to the point and put in only my most important stats. thanks again!</p>
<p>STATS</p>
<p>GPA: 3.5 UW/4.5 W (Top 6% in class of 900)
SAT I- 2230 (am looking to retake it again. i dont want to tho :/)
SAT II- US History- 760, German- 800, Biology- 750
AP's: AP Scholar with Distinction (after this May I will have taken 6)
National Honors Society, NEHS, Ventures Scholar</p>
<ul>
<li>Public Relations Chairperson/International Relations Chairperson World Affairs Council (I did a BUNCH of stuff, got several awards but I won't bore you with them right now)</li>
<li>Vice President of Spanish Club (same thing as above)</li>
<li>250 Community Service hours and I organized several fundraiser in my town and got significant coverage from that. Raised $2000+ in one year for a hunger relief program in my city.</li>
<li>Nationally ranked/Top 75 State Ranked golfer (I might get recruited and there's a bunch of stuff that goes along with this)</li>
<li>4-year member of Rotary Club</li>
<li>Three Finalist finishes at state Spanish academic competition</li>
<li>Half-Hispanic</li>
<li>Fluently speak four languages</li>
<li>I'll be needing little to no financial aid </li>
<li>This summer my friend and I will be traveling to Peru with a program at my new school to do a variety of things like teach English (I got a license for it) at poor rural schools, organize relief drives, build shelters for homeless, and provide assistance to local doctors. I'm hoping to do it again next summer!</li>
</ul>
<p>THE SCHOOLS (I'm looking to major in international relations)</p>
<ul>
<li>William & Mary (top choice)</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon</li>
<li>Middlebury</li>
<li>U Chicago </li>
<li>Wake Forest</li>
<li>Syracuse</li>
<li>George Washington</li>
<li>American</li>
<li>Boston College</li>
<li>Baylor</li>
<li>Emory</li>
<li>Claremont McKenna</li>
<li>Lehigh</li>
<li>U Pittsburgh</li>
<li>Boston U</li>
</ul>
<p>(I know it's a long list but I'm willing to keep my options open!)</p>
<p>Anyway, thanks again for reading all this. If there's anything I can do for you lemme know! Please be honest! Oh and if anyone wants to give me some safeties with good IR programs that would be awesome!</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>