<p>What I'm looking for in a school:
Merit aid
academic rigor
lots of student/professor interaction
academics > sports
outside of Tennessee
I have no preference between public or private schools.
religious affiliation is okay, as long as it doesn't dominate the curriculum.
somewhat prefer urban location</p>
<p>Since the EA deadline has already passed for most schools, and I have already applied ED somewhere else, I would probably be applying RD for the safeties.</p>
<p>Self:
Asian female
Highly ranked public high school. the average ACT is 24.
Tennessee
senior
Would like to study social sciences and math in college.
EFC: about 30,000</p>
<p>Extracurriculars
TSA (technology student association): 3yrs, reporter, secretary. won some state-level awards.
National Art Honor Society: 3 years. Secretary.
Mu Alpha Theta: 2 years. I tutor Algebra 1 students and enter math competitions, but have not won anything.
National Honor Society: 2 years
Gay Straight Alliance: 2 years. Vice President. I planned Day of Silence and introduced open discussions to club meetings (we've only existed for 2 years).
Philosophy Club: this year. Founder and President.
Marching Band: 6-10th grade. Quit to focus on academics.
Art Teacher's Assistant at Knoxville Museum of Art: summer 2011-2013
Same job at Children's Museum of Oak Ridge: summer 2009-2011
School Newspaper: staff writer. Designed the new masthead.
Miscellaneous design work for school theatre department, TSA, and Prom.</p>
<p>Got admitted to Governor's Schools for Visual Arts and Emerging Technologies this year. Wish I could attend both, but chose the latter
Enrolled in CMU's precollege for architecture last year (on a large, but not full, scholarship). Absolutely loved it, but I no longer plan on going into architecture.</p>
<p>Standardized Tests
ACT: 35
SAT: 2320 second try.
PSAT: 228. National Merit Semifinalist.
US Government-4.
Computer Science-2. Canceled the score.
US History - 5
English Language - 5
Calculus BC - 5
Art 2D - 3</p>
<p>School Transcript
GPA: 4.0 unweighted. 4.5-ish weighted
top 10% of class. we don't rank.
9TH GRADE
Honors Bio (A)
Honors English (A)
Honors Ancient History (A)
Honors Spanish 2 (B+)
Art 1 (A)
Band (2 semesters)(A)
Honors Algebra 2</p>
<p>10TH GRADE
Honors Chem (A)
Honors English (A)
AP US Gov (A)
Honors Spanish 3 (A-)
Lifetime Wellness (graduation requirement)
Painting (A)
Band (A)
AP CompSci (A)
Honors Precal (A)</p>
<p>11TH GRADE
AP Calculus (A)
Drawing (A)
Spanish 4 (A)
AP Lang (A)
AP US History (A)
Honors Physics (A)
AP Art (A)</p>
<p>12TH GRADE
AP Stats (currently A)
AP Physics (currently A)
AP Literature (currently A)
Journalism (A)</p>
<p>Concerns. Valid?
extracurriculars don't quite align with intended major
have great relationships with English/History teachers. Not so much with Math/Science teachers.
GSA might decrease chance of admission</p>