<p>Schools I'm applying to:</p>
<p>Swarthmore*
University of Chicago (EA)*
Columbia
Amherst
Middlebury
Vassar
Case Western (EA)
Bard (EA)
University of Pittsburgh
*My top two choices</p>
<p>I'm a white female from Pennsylvania.</p>
<p>Freshman year:
English 9 Acc. - A
Geography Acc. - A
Geometry - A
Basic Programming/Java - A
Symphonic Band - A
Molecular Biology (advanced course) - A
Keyboarding - A
Gym - A
(Took French II over the summer, but didn't receive credit on transcript, however I was permitted to take French III sophmore year).</p>
<p>Sophomore year:
English 10 Acc. - A
AP Modern European History - B (4 on test)
Precalculus - A
French III - A
French IV (independent study) - A
Band - A
Quantitative Chemistry (advanced) - A
Gym - A
Music technology - A</p>
<p>Junior year:
AP Music Theory - A (5 on test)
AP French - A (3 on test - retaking test this year)
AP US History - B
Band - A
Gym - A
Physics I (accelerated, weighted 4.5) - B
Physics II (also weighted 4.5) - A
English 11 Acc. - A
Philosophy - A</p>
<p>Senior year:
This semester:
AP English Lit - B last 9 weeks, currently an A
AP Government - A
AP Statistics - A
Band - A</p>
<p>Next semester:
Psychology
Band
French VI
Spanish I
Doing a 5 week study abroad to France</p>
<p>SAT: 690M/740CR/750W
SAT II: French 700 (took it after French IV, in retrospect, I should have waited); Math IC 680; Literature 720
ACT: 30
GPA: 4.21W/3.88UW (second decile)</p>
<p>National Merit Commended, AP Scholar, National Honors Society</p>
<p>Hopefully good essays and recommendations</p>
<p>Community service through church (9-12)
Softball (9-10)
French Club (11-12)
Music: Jazz Band (11-12), Ambassador Orchestra (11-12), Marching Band (9-12), PMEA Honors Band (9-12), AV Honors Band (7-12), AE Honors Band (10-12; 10th grade was the first year of the band), Junior District (9), District & Regional band (11), piano lessons (9-12, started at age 5), plays bass clarinet, saxophone and clarinet</p>