<p>More to bide time than anything (and there is so much time...), I'm posting this. Everything is final, including the college list. I just want to know what life might look like come next March. I have almost everything for my RD and EA applications submitted, with the exception of FAFSA and the Mid Year Report (obviously not yet available), two mailed copies of our tax forms, one non-custodial parent information waiver, a few scholarship applications, and four supplements (10ish essays).</p>
<p>All About Applicannot
State: Maryland
Income Bracket: low, >$25,000
Race: African American
Gender: Female
Other: single parent, first generation</p>
<p>Statistics
GPA: 3.84, 3.88 at best (if 4.0 this semester) UW
School: private, online distance learning (pay for it myself), does not weight or rank
Rigor: 8 AP, 10 honors
SAT: 2250 (720M, 750CR, 780W)
SAT Subject Tests: 2100 (670 Lit, 700 Math II, 730 US History)
APs: 4 + 4 + 5 + 5 so far</p>
<p>Other Really Important Stuff
Work Experience: 25 hours/week (paying for family bills, solely paying for private education)
Volunteer Experience: Community Association President (10 hours/week year round), Community Association Member (5 hours/week grades 9 and 10), some other minor stuff like student government
Awards: QuestBridge Finalist, AP Scholar with Honor, National Achievement Semifinalist, National Merit Commended, Employee of the Quarter 3rd Quarter 2008
Essays: can't say, contact at QB said they were excellent compared to what she had read
Teacher Recommendations: kind of impersonal because I go to a distance learning school... positive certainly, but nothing stellar or above average
Counselor Recommendation: should actually be pretty good, we have a good relationship despite being distance learning</p>
<p>The College List
Ranked roughly by desire to attend. However, out of 10, my happiness at the last school would still be a 7.5 or higher. But since I need a ton of financial aid, obviously money is a factor.</p>
<ol>
<li> Washington University in St. Louis</li>
<li> Stanford University (QuestBridge / Dec. 1st notification)</li>
<li> Rice University</li>
<li> Yale University (QuestBridge / Dec. 1st notification)</li>
<li> University of Chicago</li>
<li> George Washington University</li>
<li> University of Pittsburgh Honors College</li>
<li> Boston University Honors College (this is new)</li>
</ol>
<p>What do you think? Some days I feel confident, others I feel very small (hence why another safety got stuck on the end of my list). My SAT Subject Tests really suck, but otherwise I feel pretty good. What do you guys think? If you had to guess, where would I be in and where wouldn't I be?</p>