<p>just looking for some chances! thanks in advance to all you generous folks.</p>
<p>White female from Oregon, born in NY, pretty good public school
GPA 3.98 (only one B in first semester chemistry), school doesn't weight, top 4% of class (and I can guarantee that I've taken a harder courseload than the other 3%, i think gc notes this in her rec)
ACT 32 (35R 31M 30E 30S 32Com E/W, 12 essay) (definitely using ACT)
SAT II's Spanish (730) French (680) Math IC (720)</p>
<p>Will have taken 9 out of 12 offered AP courses, both Honors courses
Also 3 out of the 4 college classes offered at my school through Portland State University (2nd year Spanish, 2nd year French, World Lit/Writing 121)
One class at PSU (2nd year German)</p>
<p>EC's:
Constitution Team (this year, like 20+ hours a week, a pretty big deal)
Theater (4 yrs)
Cello (3 yrs, first cellist in pit orchestra)
Choir (3 yrs)
High-Five Challenge (basically the Oregon version of Teen Jeopardy)
NHS (and 150+ hours of various community service)
Rec league soccer (4 yrs)
One main summer job at a photography studio (2 yrs)</p>
<p>Three school awards for outstanding achievement in Foreign Language and Art History.
-I'll have a good counselor recommendation and 2-3 excellent teacher ones
-My essay is quite strong (about my experience in a Waldorf school 1-8th grade, why I'm attracted to languages)</p>
<p>TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
-Two month-long exchanges in Mexico that I paid for myself
-One summer spent working in Europe
-One community service trip to Baja
-Hook: I was selected as one of twelve US students to receive a full State Department scholarship to spend 7 weeks this summer in Egypt studying Arabic.</p>
<p>I speak Spanish, French, German, and Arabic at varying levels</p>
<p>Probably double major in Art History and International Relations... dream job is working in the antiquities trade</p>