<p>Background: Applying to SFS as an International Politics major. Acceptance rate last year EA was 16.5%. Also applying to GWU, American, UChicago, NYU Abu Dhabi and Shanghai, NOT NYU HERE! Also Binghamton, lol.</p>
<p>ACT 32 Composite (34E/34M/31R/29S/9W)
SATII 770 USH, 640 Lit, Japanese in November.
GPA 100.47 weighted (though UW is like 99ish anyway).
AP USH(4), taking English Lit, Bio, Calc AB, Comp Gov this year.
Rank Unofficial #1 (school doesn't actually tell us, but I'm pretty much definitely sure).</p>
<p>-Other senior classes: Japanese 4, Economics, Gym, College American Foreign Policy (College International Politics next semester, though that's not documented anywhere, can I mention that when my counselor sends in the mid year report? But by then I'll have a decision... unless I get deferred).</p>
<p>-College Classes: Economics, Poly Sci, Psychology, Pre Calc, Political World, Media (Got an A in every class).</p>
<p>Clubs and Stuff:
Journalism (Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor for 2 years)
Japanese Club (4 years)
Model UN (VP, 4 years)
Yearbook (1 year)
International Travel (Japan with school, England, France over the summer).
Community Service (100+ hours, Hurricane Sandy relief, various walks and marathons, school events).
National Honor Society (inducted Junior year)</p>
<p>-Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors (skip if you don't live in NY, lol).</p>
<p>Other:
Teacher Recs-Japanese and APUSH/Model UN adviser, both love me a lot.
Counselor Rec-she came to the school last year but she's aware that I'm motivated - she also saw me when I was volunteering at an evacuation center last week so in the midyear report she could add that - she told every teacher in the school and everyone's like OMG YOU ARE THE BEST).</p>
<p>Essays:
Activity Essay-about Journalism, pushes my knowledge about the world, confidence in applying it.
Creative-about traveling, world cultures.
International issue-topic I'm really interested in, love the essay.</p>
<p>Yep!</p>