<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): CR 740, M 760, W 720
* SAT II: Math II: 740, Spanish: 780, Chemistry: 720
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2.5%
* AP: AP Microeconomics (5), AP English Language (5), AP Macroeconomics (5), AP US Government (5), AP Calculus AB (4)
* Senior Year Course Load: AP Art Hitory, Debate Honors, AP English Literature, AP Spanish Language, AP Statistics, US History
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold Medal at a National Spanish Exam (highest you can get), qualified and participated in State Debate Tournament, AP English Language Award, 2 time Foreign Language Department Awards, more small stuff...
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Habitat for Humanity (President), Interact Club (Manager), Speech & Debate (Member) (12 hours a week + weekends)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Have a part-time job at bakery (8 hours a week)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, Interact, serving food at food shelters, lots of fundraising, spreading awareness about homelessness through events.
[ *] Summer Activities: Travelling (go to Russia every summer and work on the farm there with my family), read, relax.
[ *] Essays: interesting- one is about me making a beet salad, and how it changed my perspective on my Russian heritage.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: One is awesome, the other one should be good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: great
[ *] Additional Rec: probably really good.
[ *] Interview: hopefully good. I never had a bad interview when it came to school.
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<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>* Applying for Financial Aid?: absolutely
* Intended Major: Undecided, or maybe Russian Language
* State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
* Country (if international applicant):
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Female
* Income Bracket: around $30,000
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Immigrated to the US from Russia when I was 9, I'm now fluent in English. Overcame obstacles, Hurricane Katrina survivor, lost everything. Was homeschooled for 2 years, always straight-A, then came to public high school, started with 4 Bs and 3 As first semester, all As and 1 B second semester something that according to my counselor, is noteworthy, in such a competitive school.
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<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>* Strengths: background, self-motivation, ability to overcome difficult circumstances and come out on top.
* Weaknesses: I'm not some genius scientist, and my SATs are not that great.
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<p>APPLYING TO (in order of desire): Yale, Amherst, MIT, Harvard, Washington & Lee, Middlebury, Kenyon College, Univeristy of Colorado, University of Florida.</p>
<p>I know this is long, but any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!</p>