<p>Female
Indian
GPA: 92.7 UW, 95ish weighted (it went down Junior year because I was going through the death of a family member and I plan on having an excellent mid-year report)
2200 on SATs (740 CR, 740 M, and 720 W 10 on essay)
APs:
Euro-5
US-5
Psych-5
Bio-5
Eng/Lang-4
SAT IIs: 760 Bio, 750 Math I, 750 US </p>
<p>ECs: Astronomy 4 years (sec senior year), MUN 4 years (VP senior year), Foreign Language and Culture Club (VP 12th grade), Volunteered at a rural medical clinic in India summer 2008, Volunteered at hospital for 100 plus hours, played in the tennis league in my local club and won tournaments (couldn't join the team because of schedule conflicts), Founder of the NOW chapter in my school (we raise money to give vaccines etc to women in underprivileged nations),NHS, work at the local Indian youth center, and I wrote for Teen Ink and got published once. </p>
<p>Awards: Honorable Mention at The Columbia International Model UN Conference for my committee, Best Delegate at the smaller Columbia conference ESIMS, AP Scholar with Honors, Commended Student, and the Albert Einstein Award (highest Grade in Chemistry Class), and Best delegate at the Plainview/old-Bethpage conference</p>
<p>also I have a question, in the addition information section of the common app can you put in unusual circumstances such as a death in the family, or is it strictly an area for resumes?</p>
<p>Unfortunately, a death in the family is not an unusual circumstance. Typically, if a parent or a sibling dies, the counselor will make note of this in their report. But so many kids are touched by death, illness and tragedy, your situation would have to be very unusual to actually call it unusual.</p>
<p>You are in a very, very tough pool as an ORM from LI. The first thing I would focus on is bringing up your SAT scores as the will not be competitive for these schools, except perhaps non Wharton Penn, coming from your pool.</p>
<p>Well actually she was extremely close to me (she was my aunt). She was basically a third parent. Does it still not make a difference? Plus she had 3 different cancers at once…</p>
<p>I would ask your counselor to handle it and use your application to show what you have to offer these schools. I’m also hoping you have safety schools.</p>