<p>Gpa: 3.9 w/3.7 uw [gpa is out of soph and junior year.]
fresh year grades waayyy better than soph year grades. I missed a month of school bc of sickness and then ended up with horrible grades for the year. iunno if colleges will understand that. so basically, straight As junior year, not so much sophomore year. :'( :'( :'( </p>
<p>SAT: 730 CR/ 660 M/ 610 W (essay = 8) I'm retaking in October</p>
<p>SAT IIs: Bio M - 730 US History - 700 MathIC - November</p>
<p>ACT: Oct. (I got a 33 on the practice test I took... let's hope I get it again on test day)</p>
<p>I'm 7th in a class of 40 at a very competitive private school. I'm taking the most rigorous course load possible. I'll have 4 APs by may (US history, calc ab, english lit & phsyics) and my school offers 3 others (chem, spanish, french).</p>
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<li>extra little thingy, I skipped 8th grade 2 weeks into the year.</li>
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<p>Awards:
Mock Trial Award - 9th, 11th
Precalc - 11th
Spanish 3 - 11th
Media - 11th
AP History - 11th</p>
<p>ECs:
Environmental Team - 12th (team just created this year) [Im not captain, but I am in charge of a section of the group and im giving a presentation to the school]
V Lacrosse - 9th, 10th, 12th
Soccer - 11th
SADD - 9th
Open Studio - 10th, 11th, 12th
Bass - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Singing Lessons - 11th
Mock Trial - 9th, 11th, 12th
P2P Student Ambassadors summer exchange to Australia - 9th
worked as bus person at restaurant for summer - 10th
Studied Medical Science and Creative Writing @ Oxford University during summer - 11th
Volunteered at animal hospital - 9th
Helped preserve woods - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Ride with Smithtown Hunt (6 yrs, w. colors and also i'm their youngest whip [big honors]) - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Horseback ride (11yrs) - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Horseshows (ahhh forever) - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Hunt in Virginia - 11th, 12th
Member of a virginia hunt - 12th
Took care of sick horses - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Helped teach a girl how to ride on one of my ponies for free - 10th, 11th, 12th
Play Clarinet - 9th, 10th
National Youth Leadership Forum On Law - 12th
Polocross - 1st place in tournament (mix of polo and lacrosse) - 9th
*I also know how to play polo but I dont do it on a regular basis [I'm starting to take polo lessons again this year]</p>
<p>** btw, the "hunts" only remake foxhunting, we don't kill anything.</p>
<p>Senior Year Schedule:
English AP
Graphic Communications (1st Semester)
Physics AP
Public Speaking
Psychology
Sculpture (1st Semester)
Global Politics (2nd Semester)
Calculus AB</p>
<p>Also, I think I can write great essays and get good-great recs.</p>
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<p>Okay, so sorry you had to read that mess. Here is my list:
The stars mean I rrreallly wanna know if you guys think I should even bother applying.</p>
<p>Cornell *
Columbia *
Duke (maybe) *
UPenn (maybe) *
Boston University
William & Mary (prob wont apply)
USC
NYU
Colgate
Tufts
UVA *
Northeastern
Skidmore
Sarah Lawrence College</p>