<p>Here’s the lowdown:</p>
<p>I’m from a suburb of Chicago and go to a large high school (3,600 students, with 900 in my grade). I’m strong in all areas but math and science (as my grades and test scores demonstrate). I take honors and AP classes in all subjects but math and science, in which I’m placed in accelerated. My school is very competitive, and it is recognized as one of the best in the state. And I will be a senior this coming year.</p>
<p>I am very interested in journalism and plan to major in that (and possibly double major with either advertising or Spanish). I want to go to a medium- or large-sized school, preferably in an urban area. </p>
<p>I don’t know if it’s worth mentioning but I had some pretty serious health issues through high school, which caused me to miss a fair amount of school (20 days freshman year alone), and I received surgery this past year.</p>
<p>ACT:
-Overall 31 (35 English, 34 Reading, 29 Math, 26 Science)</p>
<p>APs:
-Spanish (score still not in), American Gov’t (4), Comparative Gov’t (4)
-Next year I’m taking AP English (will take both English tests then), AP Psychology, and AP US History.</p>
<p>Class rank: 63/899 (weighted)
GPA: 3.75 (unweighted)/4.66 (weighted)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Youth group (frosh)
JV swim team (frosh–had to quit for health reasons)
Winter swim club (frosh)
Student council (frosh, soph)
Peaceable Schools Initiative (frosh, soph)
Literary magazine prose reader (frosh, soph, jr.)
Guitar lessons (frosh, soph, jr.)
Summer swim team (frosh, soph)
Lifeguarding and teaching swim lessons (frosh, soph, jr.)
Nat’l Spanish Honors Society (soph, jr.)
Nat’l Honors Society (jr.)
My town’s youth commission (jr.)</p>
<p>The extracurricular I’m most passionate about is the school newspaper, which you cannot join till junior year. It has received awards at the state and national level. This year I was the copy editor (great for a junior), and next year I’m the news editor. To say it takes up a great deal of time is an understatement. I’m just afraid colleges won’t realize how much time it did consume (I would be there until 11 on school nights several times a month).</p>
<p>Thanks–I’m interested to hear your responses.</p>