<p>Hispanic Female
GPA: 3.2 (Low, I know, but it'll go up at least two points this semester)
Rank: Top 25%
APs: English, Spanish (my school doesn't offer that many)
Honors: English all throughout high school
ACT: 33</p>
<p>ECs:
PEACE Club Secretary, 10th
Co-wrote two Showcases (large scale talent shows with scripts and storylines at my old school)
Co-directed one showcase
Sang in "Irving Berlin's America", a performance my school put together for local nursing homes.
Sang with the Orfeo Ensemble, a professional choral group in my hometown, when they did the baroque opera "Dido and Aeneas"
Wrote for my local paper during junior year
Will start writing for the Bohemian, an alternative paper for Sonoma and Marin counties, this year (Senior)</p>
<p>I moved during my sophomore year, which really brought me down emotionally and academically. Before that, a good friend died in a car accident, so I was already a bit on the edge when I started going down (my GPA). What can I do to maximize my chances?</p>