<p>Hi there. I hope I do this properly. It's my first post! Seeing people a year above me get accepted to colleges is daunting, and I'm curious about my chances at certain universities. </p>
<p>Interested in: Pomona College; Yale; Berkeley; Davis; USC; Reed College; Brown</p>
<p>Note: All references to activities or ECs as "to-be" mean they will take place my senior year.</p>
<p>My GPA: 3.9/4.34
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Title 1 high school in Southern CA
My SAT scores:
Critical Reading: 710
Mathematics: 650
Writing: 750
I have yet to take the ACT (expected at around 32-35).</p>
<p>Intended majors: English or Environmental Studies (emphasis in economics and policy)</p>
<p>AP tests (as of junior year):
AP European History: 4
AP English Language: TBD (expected 5)
AP US History: TBD (expected 4)
AP Environmental Science: TBD (expected 5)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
To-be varsity water polo captain (varsity for three years; was JV captain my frosh. year) (also: we practice 3.5 hours a day, eight months a year, and we go to CIF every year)
To-be ASB president (in ASB for four years; was soph. pres.)
To-be PTSA president (PTSA for four years)
Varsity swim for two years
President of Pet Pals club at school (club for helping out local animal shelters) for two years
To-be president of Environmental Club at school </p>
<p>Volunteer Work:
Have been intern at local dog rescue for four, soon to be five, years
Currently working on getting position at local cc's aquarium.
Summer of sophomore year was a counselor-in-training at a youth camp
Summer of junior year volunteered as an aide at local beach's junior lifeguard program
Will be a peer mentor for two years at high school
Referee youth soccer games </p>
<p>Awards:
Have won spot at a writing conference with a short story of mine
Team captain award my JV year in water polo as a freshman
4.0 GPA x 2 sport award won sophomore year</p>
<p>Special projects:
Over summer of senior year will be working with at-risk, low income youth as a writing group to work on writing stories and appreciating literature
Senior year will be organizing a group trip for local at-risk youth to visit a local major university for "inspiration." Will mirror UCLA's "I'm Going to College" program.
Working on an internship with a local city official in environmental department</p>
<p>I will (HOPEFULLY) be attending the Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop over summer. I am also applying for a research project stint with Coastal Marine Biolabs, a local marine research place for high school students. May not get in to CMB program. </p>
<p>Note: I will have at least two stellar teacher recommendations and my personal statements should be pretty good. Great things to say about my "struggles," and they should be pretty valid too. </p>
<p>I know that Ivy Leagues are pretty hard to predict since they're so hit and miss, but thank you for your efforts anyways. </p>