<p>Hello! I am a rising senior at a highly ranked public high school. I absolutely fell in love with Barnard College during my college search and have been trying to gauge my chances of acceptance there, as I know it is a very competitive school. I would also be applying for early decision there to increase my chances. I was wondering if anyone could provide some feedback on my chances of acceptance and/or how to improve them. Any input is much appreciated! (I apologize for sounding robotic as I list my stats)</p>
<p>Below are my statistics/grades: (Please note that my high school practices academics of very high rigor - an "A" grade at one school may equal a "B" grade at my school)</p>
<p>92.9/100 GPA (Weighted) (I do not know my unweighted GPA)
2010 SAT (I will be retaking this in hopes of receiving a higher score)
760 SAT Subject Test in Italian
730 SAT Subject Test in English Literature</p>
<p>I will have completed 5 AP classes and 5 honors classes by the end of high school.
I am a member of the National Honors Society and the French National Honors Society. I am within the top 10% of my class academically. I won the Young Artist award, presented by my school, this year as well. I won a full scholarship to attend a summer program at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, associated with Harvard.</p>
<p>(I will also be getting my letter of recommendation written by a Barnard alumna.)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>I am fluent in English, Italian and French. (English and Italian are my first languages and I am studying French in school.)
I have been practicing Kempo Karate for 4 years and earned my Black Belt this January. I also taught Kempo to children of all ages at my dojo for 2 of those years as a Sensei.
I will have over 70 hours of community service by the end of the summer through volunteer work at an aquarium.
I now work at a contemporary art museum every week.
I plan on submitting an art portfolio of 20 finished pieces.
I am a first generation American on my mother's side.
I will be the first member of my mother's family to attend college.
I play the violin and guitar.
My main interests are art (fine arts) and biology (zoology/ethology/veterinary).
(I hope I'm not leaving anything out!)</p>
<p>I am still worried that my grades/SAT score will significantly lower my chances of acceptance to Barnard. Going there would be an absolute dream for me, so I want to be well prepared for the application process. Any thoughts on this/overall? </p>
<p>(Thank you!!!)</p>