<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>White, Male, Junior
West Virginia resident</p>
<p>I just got my ACT scores back. I got a 34 composite, with a 35 in English, 35 in Reading, 30 in Math, and 36 in Science.</p>
<p>The only other standardized test that I've taken is the PSAT, which I got a 207 on. This is low, but I live in West Virginia, so that will be enough for me to qualify for National Merit Semifinalist.</p>
<p>My classes so far:</p>
<p>7th: Algebra 1 (for high school credit)</p>
<p>8th: Geometry, French 1 (for high school credit)</p>
<p>9th: Algebra 2, French 2, Guitar, Gym, English 9, Science 9, American History, Journalism </p>
<p>10th: French 3, Honors English 10, Driver's Ed, Advanced Biology, Journalism 2, Media, American History 1900-00, World History</p>
<p>11th: AP English Language, AP History, AP Psychology, Environmental Earth Science, Chemistry, Media 2, College Algebra, College Trig (both through WVU)</p>
<p>12th: (planned) AP Civics, AP English Lit, Media 3, French 4, and then 4 classes at local community college (Intro to Business, Psych, Sociology, and a fourth class second semester)</p>
<p>I've gotten straight A's all throughout high school. My GPA is 4.15</p>
<p>It may not seem like many, but I've actually taken all of the AP Classes available to me, and the only ones that I wont take next year are Calculus and AP Chem.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
-Member of Student Council, Student Council Executive Board, French Club, and French Honorary
-Class President sophomore, junior, and senior years
-Member of Indian Insider Staff (schools daily television show)
-Held minor leadership roles in French Club. for example, international banquet chairperson. French Honorary Society President.
-I interned for 3 months last year at a local television station
-I occasionally volunteer at the Salvation Army, its usually just around Christmas though (about 50 hours by next year)
-I have volunteered for about 50 hours at the March of Dimes
-I played soccer freshman and sophomore years, but Ive torn my ACL twice since sophomore year, so I didnt play junior year. Im going to play again my senior year.
-My school doesnt induct members into the National Honor Society until senior year, but I think that its very likely that I will be a member. I actually plan on running for NHS office.
-I went to West Virginias Governors Honors Academy
-I worked 15-20 hours per week at Outback Steakhouse for 4 months.
I now work at my local library.</p>
<p>Colleges I'm Considering:</p>
<p>Swarthmore (1st choice)
Amherst
Haverford
Macalester
Harvard
Brown
NYU
Reed
University of Pittsburgh (safety)</p>
<p>Also, if you could give me any suggestions as to how to improve my chances of acceptance this late in the game, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much!</p>