<p>Sorry to post yet another chances, but I am really nervous about this school.</p>
<p>OOS. White female from Texas.
Journalism major.</p>
<p>14/433 (should move up substantially after the end of this semester).
Public high school.
3.98 UW GPA; 4.898 W GPA. All honors classes except freshman geometry. A definite upward trend in GPA. </p>
<p>2220 SAT
800 CR, 800 W (11 Essay), 620 M</p>
<p>760 SAT II US History
650 SAT II Lit</p>
<p>All passing scores on AP tests (4 on World His, APUSH. 3 on Biology. 5 on English Comp). I'm taking Stats, Lit, Latin, Econ, Government, and Calc this year.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Newspaper (3 years. Coeditor last year, editor this year).</p>
<p>UIL Literary Criticism (4 years. Officer. Placed 7th in the state last year.)</p>
<p>UIL Ready Writing (4 years. Officer. First person to compete at state from my school in over 5 years)</p>
<p>UIL Social Studies (2 years. Officer. Team captain.)</p>
<p>Latin Club (3 years. Publications Officer for 2 years, President this year)</p>
<p>Amnesty International (2 years. Task Coordinator this year.)</p>
<p>Whiz Quiz (1 year; it was defunct my first three years and I helped reinstate it)</p>
<p>NHS (inducted spring 2009)</p>
<p>Volunteer Work:
100s of hours with my church's children's program
400 hours working with a local church's preschool program</p>
<p>Awards:
National Merit Semifinalist
AP Scholar with Honor
Peter Jennings Project--one of thirty students chosen nationwide for journalism conference
Honorable Mention at a Dallas Morning News journalism contest
Dow Jones Camp participant</p>
<p>Work:
Worked at a party place from May 2008-Jan. 2009 (3-6 hours a week).
Work at in my church's nursery from Jan. 2009-present (1-6 hours a week).</p>
<p>EDIT:
I'm a fairly good essay writer, and my AP Biology teacher wrote me an amazing, very flattering letter.</p>