<p>I heard back from both Barnard and NYU's CAS (the only schools I applied to) today... when it rains, it pours I guess. I was accepted into both schools, and I plan to start at Barnard spring semester... I'm so excited I can barely stand it. Anyway, here are my stats... hopefully someone out there will find them helpful.</p>
<p>HS GPA: 3.6ish UW, 3.9 weighted, full IB program
College GPA: 3.87 after 32 credits (2 semesters)... Barnard also saw mid-semester reports which brought my predicted GPA to 3.91 or so. I'm also in my school's Honors Program.
SATs (old): 1420... 730 v, 690 m</p>
<p>ECs:
-Lots of theatre (acting, backstage work, stage management, tech work, costume/makeup design, directing) 9,10, 11, 12 and currently
-Varsity Volleyball 10, 11, 12... was captain, won a few tournament team awards, Coaches Award and MVP
-Varsity Soccer 9, 10, 11, 12 and in college
-MUN 10, 11, 12... was Deputy Ambassador for one delegation and was admitted to the Conference newspaper staff at The Hague
-was on the SGA in HS and the Community Service Council in HS
-various community service activities throughout HS and currently a member of Campus Lions Club
-an editor of HS newspaper, and maybe a couple other things I'm not remembering right now.</p>
<p>Academic: National Merit "commended" student, Honors Program here, Dean's list one semester, Presidential Scholars list another semester.</p>
<p>Work: Teacher at a Language Immersion camp over the summer (I received a bilingual certificate from IB in French); intern in GaTech's Microsystems Packaging program; some various work as a camp counselor.</p>
<p>Recs:
- one extremely imperson Dean/Advisor rec... like not one person I had ever met contributed to it and it had to go through several departments because that's how my current school is set up.
- one really great rec from an English teacher... I don't think she was a prof or anything, she just knew me better than my other profs (due to most classes being 300ish students) and had a good understanding of my capabilities as a student. </p>
<p>Essays:
From all outside accounts, very strong. Must have re-written each about fifty times. My main "why I want to transfer" essay focused on things I missed from my HS (academic challenge, diversity, urban environment, etc) rather than critiquing my current institution too much. For both school's supplements I had an answer or two that was rather dry, but then at least two really strong answers that showed off my personality pretty well. </p>
<p>Anyway, I just wanted to thank everyone here for all their help throughout the process. It was great to find some people going through the same experience. I wish all of you the best of luck in transferring and ending up exactly where you want/need to be. :)</p>