<p>Jewish Girl from New Jersey/American Citizen.
Competitive Private School.
No need of financial aid.</p>
<p>SAT: 2210(CR 770, Writing 720, Essay 10, Math 720) (Expecting new scores soon.) </p>
<p>SAT IIs: 740 (US History), 760 (Literature), 760 (World History), 680 (Spanish) (Not sending Spanish if possible)
AP Scholar with Honor</p>
<p>GPA: My school doesn't do them nor class ranking. However, I think my GPA, weighted I think?, is 3.84. Poor grades were sophomore year (a B- in math and a B in Chemistry), but my grades last year were all A's/A-'s besides AP Spanish Literature, where I had a B+.</p>
<p>I will be completing a full IB diploma. My extended essay topic is in the field of Gender and Sexuality History and was very good.</p>
<p>AP/IBs Take/ Will Take:
US History (5)
Spanish Langauge (Didn't take test.)
Spanish Literature (Didn't take test.)
IB Spanish HL/SL (6)
IB English HL (Two years)
AP Art History (5)
AP European History (5)
AP/IB Environmental Science
IB Math Studies
IB History
IB Philosophy
AP English Lit
Lang (5)</p>
<p>This Year:
Creative Writing
IB English HL
IB History
IB Philosophy
IB Math Studies
IB/AP Environmental Science
Journalism
Theory of Knowledge</p>
<p>At School:</p>
<p>-Editor-in-Chief of Literary Magazine, Editor for one year, staff member and writer for another two (9-12), (Founded a writer's workshop)
- Editor for three years on newspaper, staff writing for one (9-12)
- Gay Straight Alliance President and member (9-12)
-2 years Quiz Bowl "A" Team (11-12)
- Mock Trial Head of Operations, lawyer, witness (10-12)
- Tech Crew/Musical (Four Years)</p>
<p>Outside of School:
- Editorial Board and writer for a state-wide Jewish literary magazine run by a Jewish newspaper (10-12)
-Writer for a national Jewish internet publication
- Intern at a local internet news publication (writing articles, reporting)
- Internet at a gay rights organization in my state, spend lots of time volunteering there</p>
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<li><p>Attended the following selective writers workshops: Simon Rock College of Bard YWW, Kenyon Writer's Workshop, Duke TIP Ghost Ranch Writer's Workshop, Columbia Journalism Conference (was given an award at the Columbia program)</p></li>
<li><p>Semi-Finalist in "Letters about Literature" contest</p></li>
<li><p>Drew Shakespeare Workshop
-Volunteer work at a local library
-Volunteer work at the Drew Shakespeare Theater</p></li>
<li><p>Went on a two week Spanish immersion and classes trip with a home stay</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer work from a young age at a food pantry</p></li>
<li><p>Founded a pancake breakfast yearly to make money to send kids to camp</p></li>
<li><p>Published a poem in Teen Ink, national publication</p></li>
<li><p>Editor-in-Chief of Kenyon Young Writer's Workshop anthology and Ghost Writer's Anthology</p></li>
<li><p>Got one varsity letter each in Field Hockey, Track, and Cross Country before dropping</p></li>
<li><p>Tutoring</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Major: Creative Writing/Gender and Sexuality Studies. </p>
<p>CA essay: is on collecting signatures for a petition for the gay rights center I work at and how it's changed my ability to accept rejection. My short one is on writing and my relationship with it. I'm a very good writer and I've extensively worked on my essays.</p>
<p>What are my ED chances for Brown?</p>
<p>And for RD: Yale,
Cornell,
Haverford,
Swarthmore
Oberlin,
Kenyon,
Williams,
Middlebury,
Wesleyan,
Hamilton,
Vassar,
Bowdoin,
U of Maryland at College Park,
Rutgers (in state)?</p>
<p>I'll be happy to chance back guys! :)
(I had an older thread that was similar, but this is the updated version. :))</p>
I really want to see if this is the right decision for me!</p>
Thank you! </p>