Barnard is Columbia’s separate college for women with an acceptance rate of 20.5 percent.
Here’s my stats:
ACT: 32, 8 on writing (I’ve only taken it once so I will bring it up)
Class rank: 4 (weighted), 13 (unweighted) of 263
GPA: 4.15 (weighted), 3.98 (unweighted)
Planning to take SAT subject tests in Spanish and English lit
Classes:
7th grade: algebra 1
8th grade: geometry and pre-AP biology
freshman: earth/space science, drama, algebra 2, health, PE, history/appreciation of the arts, Spanish 1, Pre-AP English 1, pre-AP chemistry, pre-AP geography
Sophomore: Drama, financial literacy, life skills, photography, pre-calculus Pre-AP English 2, Spanish 2, Pre-AP physics, AP World history (3 on AP test), AP psychology (5 on AP test)
Junior: AP Calculus, SSA choir, Spanish 3, music theory, independent music study, AP Language, AP US history
Senior year I plan to take AP statistics, AP literature, AP government, AP Spanish, forensics, digital literacy, and german 1 and 2.
Clubs/extracurriculars:
Student council freshman and sophomore year
Beta club, third place in English competition at state convention and attending nationals in the summer
Captain of my school’s speech team
Officer of STLP (student technology leadership program) and have two first place videos
Spanish club, attended foreign language festival and was rated proficiently on my language skills
Service project coordinator of National Honor Society
Speaker of the House at KYA sophomore year, Kentucky’s youth in government program, which is the largest in the country. Also going to be a part of the leadership team my senior year
Y-corps, done by the KY YMCA, basically I do a lot of community service and then i get to go on a trip for a week where I do service and travel.
I’ve done a LOT of volunteering, and a lot of different kinds. Tutoring, working in therapeutic horse barns, humane society, working with kids with disabilities, working with the school musical, fundraisers for local non-profits.
German American Partnership program - I hosted a German student for two weeks and stayed with him in Germany for two weeks. I’m also going on an educational tour of Greece with my school and I’ve done a lot of other traveling.
I’ve done several plays and musicals and done lights for some shows.
Member of the National Society of High School Scholars
I know the ivies prefer for you to have one “passion”, and mine is with the Kentucky YMCA. I’ve participated in their youth in government program (KYA) since middle school, taking leadership positions, and receiving an outstanding delegate and outstanding bill award. I’ve also attended many of their leadership conferences and service trips, and this involvement has taught me a passion for politics, leadership, and most importantly, service.
Background:
I’m a white middle class female from south-central Kentucky and I attend public school.
I know this is a lot of info, but please look over it and tell me what you think, and tell me what I can do to improve! Thanks!