Please chance me!

<p>Stats - </p>

<p>ACT - 29. (36 English, 23 Math, 28 Reading, 29 Science) Haven't gotten essay yet.
SAT - 1960 (600 Math, 690 Writing, 680 Reading)
Subject Tests - 740 Bio E, will take Lit and Spanish
APs - Biology, 5</p>

<p>GPA - 4.74 out of 5.0 weighted
Classes this year - Pre-calc, AP Physics B, Spanish 5 Honors, US History, Alternative school classes</p>

<p>Activities
Varsity cross country, winter and spring track. (all since freshman year) I am the varsity captain of each sport. All league selection 5 times.</p>

<p>Theater - Fall dramas/spring musicals/student productions - since 8th grade.</p>

<p>I have been playing in personal bands in my free time. We have played clubs in NYC including CBGB</p>

<p>Sports columnist for town paper, since nov. 2007</p>

<p>Run personal business creating video montages and digitizing tapes</p>

<p>Education
Top 15% of class.</p>

<p>Member of selective Alternative school that seeks to emulate a liberal arts college within a high school setting - only 12 kids admitted each year.</p>

<p>Studied abroad on international trip in Spain for several weeks</p>

<p>Studied at Harvard U. this summer for four weeks - took Intro to Linguistics. Earned grade of B Minus.</p>

<p>Internships
Worked with an NYC charity this past summer for four weeks
Worked with a special needs school for the Academic year 2007-2008</p>

<p>Looking at Amherst (ED) Swarthmore, Haverford, Georgetown, Middlebury, Kenyon, Macalester, Carleton, Ursinus, Wisconsin, Michigan, Bates</p>

<p>Low test grades.........too low for the high schools like Swarthmore, Georgetown, Middlebury, and Kenyon...........you seem good for the other one's though. Your highschool seems pretty insane.</p>

<p>Thanks for replying.</p>

<p>I need to add that I'm legacy at both Georgetown and Amherst, and my HS is ranked #28 in the country.</p>