<p>I'm a junior from the suburbs of NYC at an all girls catholic private school. I'm white, Catholic and my school is pretty prestigious. I love how this is going...
Anyway. I had some trouble Freshman year (i was really apathetic), but I've brought up my grades tremdously since then.</p>
<p>My school doesn't do class rank. It's out of a 5.0 scale, and they said that they can't convert it to a 4.0 scale because it "isn't right". Freshman year I had no honors and 3.345. Sophmore year I had 2 honors and a 3.757. Junior year I have all honors but 1 (couldn't take the 1 AP offered because I didn't take it in Soph year) and I have an 4.654. Next year I am taking AP English, AP Spanish & AP Physics. Freshman year is VERY low (almost a B+) but colleges don't really focus on it, right? I know NYU doesn't.</p>
<p>Extra cirriculars. I've been doing Soup Kitchen & Social Action since I was a freshman. I started the newspaper in Sophmore year and I'm going to be one of the Editors next year. I run Spring Track since Sophmore year and Cross Country since Junior year. I'm a Peer Minister and I tutor Chemistry and Physics since Junior year. I went to Parsons School of Design Pre-College in Sophmore Year and I'm going to Stanford U Newspaper thing this summer. I work during the year at Weight Watchers (I lost 55lbs over sophmore year) and over the summer at a cell phone distributor.</p>
<p>I am getting very good reccomendations from my Chemistry teacher and my Art History teacher, as well as my Guidance Counseler. I plan on majoring in Art History. I'm an "athletic scholar", I know I'll be in the NHS and I'm hoping to get a scholarship from this Italian society in my neighbotrhood.</p>
<p>I got a 630 on the Chemistry SATII last year. This year, I'm taking Math I & Lit (hoping to get 680+). I got a 1750 on the PSAT (1440 first time around when I was in the apathetic stage), but I've been studying a lot and hoping to get a 1900-2100+ on the SAT in April. I'm taking the ACT next September.</p>
<p>I'm doing early decision next year to NYU and I've been showing a strong interest to the admissions since the middle of last year. I have 2 legacies, which I don't know how much that'll help. I'm really, really scared I won't get in. I'm hoping they'll see that I've matured and turned my life around and whatnot.</p>
<p>Other schools I'm applying to: USC, BU, Fordham, USF & GWU. Chances? I'm more concerned with NYU though.</p>