<p>Recently, my HS counselor told me that I should apply to Harvard. I laughed. Harvard? I am smart but not THAT smart. However, after viewing the threads in this forum, I decided to post my stats and ask the people to give their honest opinion. Hopefully, people will be objective and not rude... Thank you. Suggestions for other, more reachable, schools are welcome. Lol.</p>
<p>I immigrated to US from a small Eastern European country called Lithuania.
I am proficient in Lithuanian, English, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese.
I live with my mom who earns less than $30,000/year. (I do know about Harvard's policy concerning applicants' parents incomes.) </p>
<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.975
Weighted: 5.425
Class rank: 9/507
I attend a mid-sized HS in one of Chicago's suburbs.</p>
<p>AP scores:
World History 5
US History 5
English Lang and Comp 5
Psychology 5</p>
<p>EC:
Speech Team 2 yrs.
Scholastic Bowl 2 yrs.
Green Grens (environmental club) 2 yrs.
Peer Helpers (help freshman/raise awareness) 3 yrs.
Socrates Society (philosophy) 4 yrs.
Science Olympiad 2 yrs.
Member of National Honors Society</p>
<p>Volunteer activities:
I volunteer at a local hospital and an international office of Nuestros Hermanos Pequenos org. Also, I am a Meals on Wheels driver and a literacy tutor with a program that helps immigrants to learn English.</p>
<p>Work experience:
Babysitter 4 yrs.
Tutor (helping fellow Eastern Europeans with their English skills) 4 yrs.</p>
<p>MISC:
Speech camp at ISU
Internships at local hospitals during the summers in Lithuania
I have been accepted an exposure program where professors form U of I at Urbana-Champaign will teach some fundamentals about medicine.
My photographs have received honorable mentions from local shows, and my sculpture was featured in a district arts magazine.</p>