<p>(I know, I know...I've been posting a lot of my stuff on here lately.)</p>
<p>I am trying to major in Business or Psychology. I live in Virginia, but not NOVA technically- Stafford for all you VA heads. In-state preferred.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.82 Weighted (class rank: 55/389) :-X i know this went up though because the first semester was already over for 2 of my classes. 3.58 is my unweighted GPA.</p>
<p>SAT:</p>
<p>first time:</p>
<p>1990 (680 writing, 670 Math, 640 Reading, 11 essay)</p>
<p>second time:</p>
<p>2060 (610 CR, 800 M, 650 W, 8 essay)</p>
<p>basically best combo is 2120, 800M, 640R, 680W.</p>
<p>SAT IIs coming soon, both Maths should be good but I think US History will be OK.</p>
<p>Awards/Accolades:</p>
<p>Academic Achievement Award- (GPA >3.5) (9, 10, 11)
Academic Letter- (maintaining GPA>3.8 for 5 semesters) (11)
Magna Cum Laude Award from National Latin Exam (9, 10)
Cum Laude Award in National Latin Exam (11)
Attended University of Virginia’s selective Summer Enrichment Program (9th, 11th grade)</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities/Community Service:</p>
<p>Academic Team (11-12)
Spring Track and Field (10-12)
Winter Track and Field (12)
Latin Club (10-12)
Elected Latin Club Officer- Aedile (Meeting Organizer) (11)
Knowledge Master’s Open (11, will participate in 12)
National Latin Honor Society (10, 11)
National History Day Participant (10)
DECA (12)
High School Literary Magazine (12)
Vacation Bible School volunteer (summer 2006) in Wilmington, Delaware- assisting children from as young as pre-Kindergarten to 6th grade for a week</p>
<p>Work Experience (just copied verbatim from what i put on the college apps, sorry if it sounds haughty):</p>
<p>In terms of work experience, I am a self-employed online entrepreneur. I typically purchase and resell/invest in products on the internet for up to/over $2000 profit each week, my best being a 1600% return. It gives me a variety of skills, including and not limited to time management, customer service, consumer relations, photography, web development, promotion, selling, and insight into the business and entrepreneurial world. I have also begun to sell products for other people, as a consignment service.</p>
<p>AP/Honors Classes Taken (grade taken):</p>
<p>AP World History 9
Honors English 9
AP World History 10
Honors English 10
AP Latin IV (11)
AP Calculus BC (11)
AP US History (11)
AP English-11 Language (11)
AP US/VA Government (12)
AP English-12 Literature (12)
AP Statistics (12)</p>
<p>I began taking high school credit math courses in the 7th grade...so I believe I have 6 HS math credits.</p>
<p>Colleges Applying To/Considering</p>
<p>College of William and Mary
University of Maryland-College Park
University of Southern California
University of Texas-Austin
Virginia Tech
James Madison University
Carnegie Mellon? (Tepper)
Wisconsin-Madison</p>
<p>I am also a year ahead, because I skipped a grade. I'll include an essay about it if I have the appropriate prompt...</p>
<p>My essays were supposedly good according to my AP English teacher. Did not read the recommendation.</p>
<p>BUT</p>
<p>I have 2 D+s and a C (unweighted) on the transcript. The D+s are in AP World History 10 and in AP Latin Virgil and the C in Calc BC in Junior year. Tjere's also one B from Marine Science. However, everything else is either a A+, A, or B+, and our school has a stricter grading scale than most. I honestly could blame the D on just ONE assignment in world history (tip: never use Ice Cube's music, even censored, in a project- the judges will be intimidated and disqualify you). That was a big factor- even though I really don't like to blame anything on anyone else but myself or make any excuses.Our grading scale is pretty tough, no weights for honors classes. AP is out of 5.0 scale. 98-100 is A+, 94-97 is A, 90-93 is B+, 86-89 is B, 82-85 is C+...etc. I think the scale is relatively tough compared to my friends' schools.</p>
<p>So the question is...do I stand a chance at the aformentioned institutions? Thanks.</p>