<p>Hey all.. I just wrapped up a big college tour that solidified my feelings about the whole process. So, faced with a surefire list and pretty much set-in-stone stats, I thought I'd turn to CC one last time. Are you guys up for chancing me once more?</p>
<p>So first off, I am...
- a fairly average middle class white girl
- an unenthusiastic resident of suburban Ohio.
- a rising senior at a fairly average public school.</p>
<p>My school...
- rarely sends anyone to top schools/schools outside Ohio.
- offers only 2 AP classes, and both are only offered senior year.</p>
<p>So keep all that in mind!</p>
<p>GPA: 3.957 UW. All A's and one B in Adv Precalc.
Rank: ~5/260.
I've taken the most rigorous curriculum.. although that means no AP's yet. ugh.</p>
<p>SAT: 2290 (730 CR, 760 M, 800 W/11 essay)
SAT IIs: 750 Lit, 780 Math 2</p>
<p>ACT: 34 (35E, 32M, 33R, 35S, 11 essay)
It's a 35 superscored if that means anything :-P</p>
<p>PSAT: 234.. so pretty much guaranteed National Merit semi-finalist.</p>
<p>Alright, the extracurriculars.</p>
<p>Public Forum Debate -- 4 years.
I'm on the Executive Board as a senior.. 2 time national qualifier, freshman and junior year. 3 time state qualifiers. Lots of local awards. This pretty much takes all my time in the winter/spring :)</p>
<p>Cross Country -- 4 years.
...And this takes all my time in the summer. 3 year letterman by graduation, because I ran varsity freshman/sophomore years and all seniors earn letters.</p>
<p>Quiz Bowl -- 2 years.
County champs and on the national qualifying team junior year.</p>
<p>Art -- 3 years.
I'm not an art prodigy by any means.. but I have my fun. I always win here or there in the yearly school show and I actually sold a watercolor to a law office this year for like $70 lol</p>
<p>Guitar -- 3 years.
I took up guitar as a sophomore on an impulse, fell in love, and I've been playing ever since then. Not like a pro or anything, but I do put time and effort in.</p>
<p>Oh and I almost forgot! School Newspaper -- 1 year.
See.. at my school you can only do the newspaper if you're in the newspaper class, and I never had room in my schedule for it until senior year! But I'll be pretty involved this year anyway..</p>
<p>The thing is.. I never really did any community service. I did a few hours in 9th grade at the animal shelter but it's almost too few to be worth mentioning, and that's about it. I don't really have an excuse for it, so at this point, it is what it is... :-/</p>
<p>SO that's that! I now have a complete, but small, list of colleges I'll be applying to!</p>
<ol>
<li>Brown ED</li>
<li>Northwestern - Medill</li>
<li>Tufts</li>
<li>Boston College (my dad went here and they take legacy pretty seriously, I hear)</li>
<li>Stanford.. the only school I didn't visit so I don't know where to rank 'em.</li>
</ol>
<p>But mainly I'm interested in my Brown chances. I am absolutely smitten with Brown and it would be aaamazing to get in there! So help a sister out?? Thanks loads!</p>