General Information:
- I am a senior enrolled at a general public high school. We are ranked nationally.
- My parents both attended state universities.
- I am a Caucasian female interested in studying English and Political Science.
- I probably lie somewhere in the top 10% of my class (we do not rank). Class size is around 400.
Academics:
-IB Diploma Candidate. HL’s include Lit, 20th Century, Biology, and French. SL’s are Film Studies and Calculus.
-GPA is a 4.14 (weighted).
-SAT is a 1980 (680 in reading, 640 in math, and 660 in writing). I am planning for a retake in October.
-SAT Subject Tests: U.S. History (770). Will take Lit and Bio in November.
-AP Tests: 5 on APUSH and 4 on APLAC.
Extra Circulars:
-Model United Nations: Executive Board Member (there isn’t a president. We are a board of 7 equivalent leaders), Undersecretary General of Marketing and Technology (this was for our school’s conference. I was responsible for technological functions and marketing for the conference), and Director of Crisis (I will be coordinating the crisis committees at my school’s conference this year). Been involved in this for 3 years.
-Model Congress: Founder/Co-President
-Gay/Straight Alliance: Co-President. Been involved in this for 3 years.
-Crew: Rowed varsity for two seasons (freshmen and sophomore year).
- Founded Political Activism Club
- Church Volunteer and Altar Server
- Hospital Volunteer (Freshmen Year)
Academic Honors:
-Member of National Honor Society and French Honors Society
-Made Academic Honor Roll/High Honor Roll for all of high school
-Received Underclassmen Award for AP Language and Composition
-Placed 6th Nationally on French Exam for two consecutive years
-Won Brandeis University Book Award for Social Service
Internships:
-New Hampshire Department of Corrections Probation and Parole
- U.S. Senate Campaign
- U.S. Presidential Campaign
- United States Senate Page
Other Pieces of Application:
- I write in my spare time in addition to playing bass and guitar
- My recommendations come from teachers who know me very well
- My guidance counselor will mention in her letter that I was hospitalized (briefly) during my junior year for depression. The focus will be on how I bounced back from that experience and continued to succeed in my high school’s environment.