<p>ok so i've been reading these posts for a while now and i finally have decided to subject myself to the opinions of you all. though i know i don't have to say this, please be honest!
so here we go:</p>
<p>female, black, mid-low class
high school junior
small private school in CA (only because i have a full scholarship) that is pretty good, i think (admits 30% of 9th grade applicants)
GPA: 3.8 uw/ 4.1 w (roughly)
my school doesn't really rank, but I imagine that I'm at least in the top 10%
APs:
Euro- 3 :(
SATs:
770 cr/750 m/790 w
no SAT IIs yet, but I imagine they'll be decent...
most demanding classes possible:</p>
<p>Freshman year-
English I (B+/A)
Spanish I (A/A)
World Views (A/A)
Honors Geometry (A/A)
Biology (A/A)
Chorale (choir) (A/A)</p>
<p>Sophomore year-
English II, American Lit. (A/A)
Spanish II (A/A)
AP European History (B/A-)
Honors Chemistry (A-/B+)
Honors Algebra II & Trig (A/A)
Glee Club (auditioned choir) (A/A)
Dance--
Yearbook--</p>
<p>Junior Year-
Hon. English III, British Lit.
AP US History
Spanish III
Honors Pre-Calculus
Glee Club
Art I
and i'm doing independent study for AP Psych and AP Bio, since i want to double major in bio and psychology</p>
<p>Senior Year (planned)-
AP English IV
either AP Art History or Comparative Religions
Honors Spanish IV
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics
Glee Club</p>
<p>I'm pretty into sports, but i'm not very good...
Volleyball- 3 yrs
Basketball- 6 yrs</p>
<p>And other extracurriculars:
Tutoring (2 yrs) abused children at this place called Hillsides
Started an arts program at Hillsides
Voice training 6 yrs- singing is my main passion
extensive church activities (missions and the like)
Summer job at a lawfirm (2 yrs)
Main job is doing the scoreboard for volleyball game during the school year (3 yrs)
active in Young Democrats for 3 years
active in the Alliance (GSA) for 3 years
I'm also captain of the basketball team and a section leader in the Glee Club</p>
<p>the thing is, i've had extensive "personal issues"- i.e. dysfunctional family, depression/anxiety/PTSD/other crappy stuff, so I didn't really do as much as I could in terms of extracurriculars and stuff...</p>
<p>I really, really want to go to Yale (I know, you're rolling your eyes) or Cornell, which are my 2 reaches. But I've got a few others (Wesleyan, UCB, UCLA, UCSD) that aren't as impossible to get into.</p>
<p>ok...GO!</p>