<p>I intend on being a Theater major at IU.</p>
<p>I am a Caucasian female from Illinois, and I will be a first generation college student (no one in my family has attended college up to this point), if that makes any difference. </p>
<p>My high school coursework/activities are detailed below:
-Attended a public high school
-Weighted GPA of 3.8 as of second semester junior year, unweighted GPA of 3.5
- Scored 31 on my ACT, which I took 2 times (and got the same composite score but with some variation in the breakdown scores)
-Scored a 760 on my English Literature SAT Subject test
-Scored a 690 on my U.S. History SAT Subject test
-Top 30% of my high school class
-AP Scholar With Honors</p>
<p>I anticipate my coursework to be as follows by the end of my high school career:</p>
<ul>
<li>4 years of Honors/AP English
-3 years of Math, 2 of those years at an Honors level
-3 years of sciences, 2 of those years at an AP level
-4 years of foreign language
-4 years of music, 3 of those years at an audition level
-Plus 4+ years worth of electives, in the form of additional English classes (with a focus in theatre) and music. </li>
</ul>
<p>AP World History Score: 5
AP Government Score: 3
AP US History Score: 4
AP Language and Composition Score: 5
I will also be taking the AP European History test this year.</p>
<p>Activities:
4th Year Senior, Varsity Speech Team
4 Years in Fall Play
3 Years in Winter One Acts (2 years as an actor, 1 year as a writer/director)
3 Years in Contest Play/GI
1 Year in Spring Musical
1 Year in Concert Orchestra, 4th Chair Viola
1 Year in Concert Choir, 3 Years in Bel Canto Choir</p>
<p>Was honored as being selected as a cast member of the highly competitive and selective Illinois All State High School Theatre production, which will be performed at the Illinois High School Theaterfest this January.</p>
<p>Ranked 9th in the State for Radio Speaking, IHSA Speech (Competed at IHSA Speech State Finals 2011)</p>
<p>Recieved an Academic Excellence Award from my district's school board</p>
<p>24+ Hours of community service</p>
<p>Was a People To People Student Ambassador to England, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands in my freshman year, 2 weeks abroad.</p>
<p>Attended ISU's Summer Speech Camp, 1 week, for Radio Speaking</p>
<p>I also spent one month on the Northwestern campus studying Acting on Film through the National High School Institute's summer program (popularly known as Cherubs). </p>
<p>As far as other information goes, I am an experienced writer and am confident in my abilities to write meaningful and unique essays. </p>
<p>Thank you in advance!</p>