suggestions?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>i really don't know what colleges to shoot for right now, so pls if you are nice enough to do so, give me some suggestions so i can be up and out of this rock once graduation is over. thanks =)</p>

<p>-Micronesian (Chamorro/Filipino) from the Northern Mariana Islands</p>

<p>-GPA: 4.5</p>

<p>-SAT: 2040 ; Reading: 640, Math: 680, Writing: 720</p>

<p>-class rank: top 5%, possibly #1 but i'm not sure yet</p>

<p>-Honors courses (my school doesn't offer AP): Biology, Chemistry, American Literature, Business Writing, Pre-Calculus. prospective honors/AP courses for senior year: British Literature, Calculus, AP Physics (dual enrollment), AP US Government (JSA)</p>

<p>-Student gov't: class president, freshman and junior year</p>

<p>-national junior honor society AND national honor society (1 year each; favored to be next NHS president come senior year). planning on joining Americorps for senior year</p>

<p>-competitions: 1st place math court (geometry), 3rd place academic challenge bowl, will be doing attorney general's cup speech competition in a few days</p>

<p>-sports: varsity coed volley, girls volley, girls rugby, girls soccer, girls outrigger canoe racing (i only plan on continuing soccer and canoe racing for senior year)</p>

<p>-volunteering: avg 4hrs/month for soph and junior year (beach clean-ups, campus clean-ups, tutoring, assisting teachers, going to food banks, others); church singer and lector</p>

<p>-others: khs newspaper club president, pss youth advisory panel 2009, summer health careers program 2009, grace christian academy writer's club, band member (lead/background vocalist, lead/rhythm guitarist, bassist) JSA Georgetown 2010</p>

<p>-knowledgeable in Chamorro and Filipino (native tongues) as well as Japanese (from school)</p>

<p>-spoke on behalf of my school system to panels of legislators at several public hearings</p>

<p>p.s. 1 of 6 recipients of a full scholarship to jsa 2010. chosen out of 38 applicants</p>

<p>gah. i could go on with the most insignificant things i have done, but...whatever.
any suggestions?</p>

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<p>oh and uhhhh forgot to add stuff.</p>

<p>1) circumstances:</p>

<p>-joint custody between parents who both make under 60K/yr</p>

<p>-living in the middle of the pacific ocean on an island with an increasing cost of living and a decreasing quality of life</p>

<p>-my high school serves probably the most underprivileged/traditional Micronesian area on island. many students are ESL and avg reading level there is about 7th grade. low scores on standardized tests = less funding = minimal resources: outdated library; lack of calculators and computers available for students; NO SCIENCE EQUIPMENT save some beakers, microscopes and some slides; ONE foreign language class (Japanese); no gym facilities, all gym classes are held outside of campus; few electives (no music, auto mechanics, band, drama/theatre, etc.); not enough $$$ to buy classic books for english classes to read, which has recently led one senior to ask “what’s a shakespeare?”; no money incentives for qualified teachers, thus we are stuck with some highly UNqualified teachers; NO AP CLASSES, which i absolutely hate; and other stuff, but honestly i really don’t need to say any more than i already have >_<</p>

<p>2) colleges i’m considering…
-ucla
-boston college
-u of south florida bs/md
-penn state u bs/md
-nyu
-barnard college (REEEEEAAAAAACCCHHHHHHH!)
-george washington u bs/md
-rice; not a fan of houston and never considered the school, but they sent me an email on cappex so i thought i’d check it out</p>

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<p>…anybody?</p>