<p>I posted this elsewhere, but I'm looking to get more responses.</p>
<p>I'm really want to go to Furman.</p>
<p>I live in SC. I'm from a fairly low-income family, so I'm staying in-state because SC gives this $6700/year award for high SAT scores & GPAs.</p>
<p>I'm also applying to Presbyterian College, Winthrop University, and South Carolina Honors College/University of South Carolina</p>
<p>School Type: Public
Race: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Prospective Major: Modern Languages or Linguistics
Unweighted GPA: not sure on the 4.0 scale, but it's 98.4/100
Weighted GPA: 4.96 on 5.0 scale
Class Rank: 2/296</p>
<p>SATs
Math: 740
Critical Reading: 670
Writing: 660</p>
<p>I'm also taking SAT II tests in Match II-C and U.S. History next Saturday.</p>
<p>APs
Calculus AB: 5
English Language & Composition: 3 (but our teacher sucked)
My school offers only a few APs. I'm taking AP Biology, Calculus BC, and English Lit & Comp this year.</p>
<p>EC's, briefly:
Yearbook Staff: 3 years. Co Editor-in-Chief this year. 11th-Student Life Editor, 10th-Staff Writer. 10+ hours/week. Also attended the prestigious Carolina Journalism Institure (a week long camp at USC).
Marching Band: Color guard member 9-10, Received Letter and Bars. Up to 30 hours/week.
Theater: Cast Member in Musical "Aladdin Junior." 7 hours/week.
Student Government: Homeroom Representative-10, Senate Member-11.
Church Youth Group Member: 9-10. Attended twice a week.
Church Bible Study: 10. Attended once a week. Led some lessons.</p>
<p>Service:
Community Kids Kamp Volunteer-9. 20 hours.
Church Nursery Volunteer-10. 3 hours, once a month.</p>
<p>Awards:
National Merit Commended Student
B-27 Club (Honor Society): 9-12
Rotary Club Student of the Month
College of Charleston Cistern Scholar
Columbia College Scholar
Converse Junior Scholar
Wofford Scholar</p>
<p>Interests:
foreign languages, especially French
linguistics
grammar
classic literature</p>
<p>What do you think my chances of getting major amounts of financial aid are?</p>