<p>What top colleges in America can I get into?
I want to study creative writing and neurobiology (on the side.)
I'm from West Africa.
IB diploma programme. My average is 34/42
We don't have GPAs in my school</p>
<p>I've taken the SATs once I had 1940. I plan to take it again. </p>
<p>Extra-curricular activities </p>
<ul>
<li><p>Head of Journalism team (We started our school's first student blog and first newspaper, which I am the chief editor for) </p></li>
<li><p>Columnist for school magazine (I've been a columnist since I was a freshman. I wrote one column for 2 years, and currently I write another column) </p></li>
<li><p>Creative Director for a popular collaborative literary blog for the youth (The blog is the first of its kind in my country, and I am a founding member) </p></li>
<li><p>Head of Photography unit for my school's Yearbook committee (We published the school's first yearbook in 8 years) </p></li>
<li><p>Professional writer for 2 magazines published across Africa and read internationally. ( I am the youngest hired writer at both magazines) </p></li>
<li><p>Stage director for school play and I acted a minor role (one of the cast members couldn't make it so I had to fill in for her). </p></li>
<li><p>Co-head of Spoken word poetry club (first in my school, I am a founding member) </p></li>
<li><p>Director of International relations of the Interact club (the club raised money to roof an underdeveloped school and bought musical instruments for a school for the blind) </p></li>
<li><p>Vice President Interact club (the club raised money to buy a water resevoir for a hospital) </p></li>
</ul>
<p>-Chief Director for a charity organization. We organize regular clothing drives and soup kitchens. And we offer free practical lessons for homeless people to learn tailoring/shop management/catering/ hair styling. And when they complete a full course we provide them with capital money to set up a small shop based on the trade they learnt.
Professionals in the various areas volunteer to teach the students.</p>