<p>I visited Swarthmore last year as a sophomore, but I didn't take an official tour and just kind of moseyed around. I rectified that situation today and absolutely loved everything I saw. Could someone please evaluate where I might stand when I apply in the fall? </p>
<p>I apologize for not just bumping my old thread, but I have new ACT scores and I felt like the old thread didn't accurately reflect my renewed enthusiasm. </p>
<p>Thank you in advance. </p>
<p>Ethnicity: White
State: Michigan
Gender: Female
School: Selective, somewhat competitive public magnet; highly ranked in the state and recipient of a USNWR bronze medal for the past few years. We send some grads to top schools, but most people don't really have a whole lot of ambition to look beyond the University of Michigan.
Potential Majors: History, biology, physics, computer science</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.97; school does not weight
Rank: School doesn't rank, but I'm pretty sure that I'm in the top 10%</p>
<p>Classes: I've taken a fairly demanding schedule that will probably be considered "most rigorous" by my counselor. I took three years of an English class for students in the county who had the top SAT verbal scores in the county (sixteen selected out of hundreds who took the test); it's being audited right now as AP Lang. This year, I have three APs; next year, I'll be taking two more and dual-enrolling at a local college that's well-respected across the country. I'm also planning on taking calculus, and I've had two years of honors science classes. </p>
<p>My school doesnt designate many classes as honors, but almost all classes that aren't APs are generally held to be honors. </p>
<p>Test Scores:
--SAT<a href="January%202009">/b</a>: CR 750, M 640, W 720, Essay 10 (total: 2110)--will re-take
--ACT<a href="March%202009">/b</a>: E 36, M 29, R 34, S 30, Essay 11 (composite: 32)
--AP<a href="May%202008">/b</a>: AP Lit 5, AP Lang 5
Planned: APUSH, AP Euro, AP Bio, AP Gov
--SAT IIs**: Haven't taken yet, but I'm intending to do at least French and US History</p>
<p>Extracurriculars--The Weak Part:
--Choir (9, 10, 11, 12<em>). This is my primary extracurricular; it is a professional choir and I spend an average of five hours per week rehearsing with it.
--Almost 100 hours (3 summers) volunteering with an opera outreach education program for elementary school children; I'll have about 140 hours by the time I apply.
--Student Congress (10, 11, 12</em>)--top tens at several competitions, presiding officer award, one of the co-captains
--Quiz Bowl (10, 11 [varsity], 12* [varsity])qualified for state, but we wont be going due to a clerical error. My JV team was second-place in the JV league of the city last year.
--NHS and NJHS
--Work each summer for my father's business, but it's not major--like ~5 hours/week
--Interning with neuroscience unit of local hospital (12)*
--Joining a local robotics team (12)*</p>
<p>*planned</p>
<p>Awards:
--Several writing awards--second-place in fiction contest of regional youth writing festival; third-place overall in same writing festival in freshman year; first place in state literature competitionpiece represented Michigan at PTSA national competition sophomore year. I had a poem professionally published in a selective international children's writing magazine in freshman year, as well. </p>
<p>--School-wide awards for excellence in algebra II, geometry, French, English, creative writing, etc. Not very exciting.</p>