<p>having been on this board for a while now, I still have no real idea if my overall chances are bad/good/whatever, so if anybody could give me some input and maybe ideas for improvement(if it's not too late anyway), I'll give you a cookie^^</p>
<p>Gender: F
Germany
School type: Public local school, will do my "Abitur" next school year, so I'll be a senior.
Intended Major(s): Criminology/Anthropology/Psychology/Languages
Financial Aid: As close as I can get to a full ride, since my mom does make less than 30,000 a year. Father died some years ago.</p>
<p>SATs: Will take in October. If I study over the summer I am pretty confident my scores won't be too bad.
SAT II: Planning on taking Biology, Literature and World History, same as with SATs
Overall Grade Average: I don't exactly know how the German grading scale translates into a GPA, so I'll just put done what I estimate it to be.
10th Grade: About a B-average, I didn't do anything for school back then.
11th Grade: Somewhere in the B+/A- Range.
12th Grade: A-/A Range</p>
<p>Junior year Schedule:
German Literature on a higher level
English Literature on a higher level
Spanish
Math
Chemistry
History
Politics
Philosophy
Gymnastics(only 1st Semester/Badminton(only 2nd Semester)
Drama
Choir(only 2nd Semester</p>
<p>Senior year Schedule:
Basically same as Junior year, but with different PE classes and minus History. </p>
<p>ECs:
Badminton: Only Grade 9 and 10
Horseback-Riding: since 6th Grade I think.
Youth Newspaper: Since this semester, Newspaper is published throughout my whole city, not just in school.
Drama: since 9th, I know I listed it as Class, which it is, but it requires a lot of after school work, and it's not mandatory or anything
Choir: same as with Drama</p>
<p>Other Activities(I dunno if those count as ECs):
Self-study Japanese
Writing
Volunteering with the organisation I went to Canada with, I basically spend a weekend in a youth hostel and helping kids, that will go abroad to Canada, with their questions and everything. </p>
<p>Work Experience:
Tutoring a elementary schooler in German and English
I sometimes take over a friends job and deliver sales promotion by mail(since 6th grade I believe).</p>
<p>Summer Programms:
So far none. I didn't really know those existed until recently.
I'll be attending a seminar of a well-known foundation this summer, though.
I think it's moderately selective, because one has to be recommended by the school. </p>
<p>Everything else:
-Have been in a gifted-programm from grade 6 to 10 -> skipped 8th grade.
-I have a proficiency exam in Latin, which is basically just saying that I have basic knowledge of Latin and took it for 5 years.
-I went abroad for 4 months to Canada, lived with a hostfamily and attended the local school.</p>
<p>plans for summer/next year:
finding a place where I can take japanese classes
finding a job.
maybe joining another sport.</p>
<p>Schools I'm looking at but not definitely going to apply at:
Harvard
Yale
Upenn
(haha I'm not really serious about those 3, I'll never get in with my grades)
U of Richmond
Swarthmore
Chaminade University.</p>
<p>So do you guys have some general adive on my stats, how do they look? How can I improve? maybe recommend some other schools to look at? </p>
<p>Thanks already.</p>