<p>Grade 9: Global Studies Honors (B+), Bio Honors (B), English Honors (A+), French 2 (A), Alegebra 2 Honors (A)</p>
<p>Grade 10: Math Analysis (B+), AP US History (B+), English 2 Honors (B+), French 3 (A+), Chemisrty Honors (B+)</p>
<p>Grade 11: AP US History (B), Physics Honors (A), French 4 (A), Calculus (B+), English 3 Honors (B+)</p>
<p>Grade 12: AP Chemistry, AP Economics, AP French 5, AP Statistics, English 4 Honors</p>
<p>I play 2 varsity sports, section editor for yearbook, vice president of french club, member of environmental club, went on Student Ambassador trip to China</p>
<p>Have had 2 full time jobs and volunteer once a week at local hospital</p>
<p>Wrote my essay on how went to Africa for 3 weeks this summer to work at an orphanage with terminally ill AIDS patients</p>
<p>I think your CR score is a bit too low. But you have a great GPA! I think that your essay topic could be good but it just seems a little conventional. I feel like everyone writes about how they “saved Africa one summer.” Maybe you should retake the SAT…</p>
<p>Certainly, if you can, raise your CR score. As is, your SAT is borderline - if admissions for Tulane this year are anything like they were last year, the competition is going to be greater than ever before, and more and more borderline applications that may have been accepted two+ years past will be waitlisted/rejected.</p>
<p>As to the essay, that’s a fine topic, but I would be sure more to focus on <em>you</em> as a person undergoing such an experience than such an experience itself (if that makes sense). A college essay has to be personal. Anyone with enough money/time can go to Africa, China, Russia, Alaska, wherever, and volunteer, or meet some famous politician, or whatever. The adcoms have read it all. Focus on you as an individual. A lot of schools call their required essay a personal statement - remember that; make it personal.</p>
<p>I agree with the above posters – do everything you can to raise your CR score. Have you tried the ACT? Other than that you’re good. Oh, and if you want to use your Africa experience for your essay, make sure it says a lot about Y-O-U. “On day fifteen we rebuilt the back wall of the orphanage” simply isn’t compelling.</p>