<p>The schools: Yale (my dream), Dartmouth, Brown, Swarthmore, Vassar, Middlebury, Lafayette, Williams, Wesleyan, UPenn, Cornell, UChicago, UVM, and Bowdoin.</p>
<p>Demographics: upper middle-class white female from a highly regarded private school in Florida. I'm currently a junior.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.97 unweighted
SATs: 800 CR, 780 W, 750 M
APs: World History 5; I'm taking 4 APs this year, and 6 APs next year. Any other classes I will take (or have taken) have been honors.</p>
<p>Don't know for sure yet, but I'm 99.9% positive I'll be a National Merit Scholar, or a semi-finalist at least.</p>
<p>EC's:
Varsity Golf (10-12); Captain 2 years; Rookie of the Year Award and the Coaches' Award; district / regional qualifier, barely missed cut for states
Newspaper: staff writer, won a few state awards. probably going to be an editor next year.
Literary Magazine: Poetry Editor (10-12); I've been published in it as well.
Literary Society: secretary (11); probably VP (12); we organize the visiting writers events, fundraisers, open-mic nights, and coordinate the publishing of the literary magazine.
Habitat for Humanity (9-12): I volunteer every Saturday for three hours.
Historical Society (11-12): I volunteer every Saturday and am the principal caretaker for a 115-year old home.
National Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta (math honors society)</p>
<p>Awards:
Excellence in Honors English (10)
Awards from a statewide French-speaking competition
a schoolwide essay-based award ($2000) to be put towards international travel
One of my paintings was showcased in a local magazine
Several others were showcased in a local prestigious art festival
One other one was awarded a statewide recognition of excellence (or something along those lines, I can't quite find the certificate)</p>
<p>I know that my ECs seem scattered, but I really do love and enjoy everything I do. I just can't find the heart to pin myself to only one of my activities.
Oh, and I'm currently on working to submit some of my poems to a national literary magazine, and I'm also working on a historical research paper to submit to the Concord Review.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>