honorstudent

Could you please chance me for Brandeis? Also, feel free to tell me how I can improve/any tips you have for me. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, thanks ahead of time!

Here are my stats:
-female
-rank somewhere in the top 10 of my class out of ~700, not exactly sure where though
-4.0 uw gpa, 4.8333 w
- 29 ACT, this is where the problem is. I got a 30+ in each section except I had about a
fifth of the science section to go so I only got a 25 there bringing all of my 30+s down.
Of course I will be retaking and plan to do some hardcore studying (any tips for the
science section, anyone?) Will Cornell see each section? I wish I could put an asterisk by science that says I'm not majoring in science, lol
-all honors and AP with 6 APs senior year alone so definitely most rigorous sched. possible
and even out of everybody else too
- first generation and fluent in 2 languages, moderate in a 3rd

ECs are okay I think, nothing spectacular really:
- Secretary of Spanish Club (going for president this year)
- Link Crew Leader- freshman mentor
-Cleveland Zoo volunteer
-Girls State delegate
-job at a grocery store
-first chair of my section in orchestra (but I had to quit because of scheduling
conflicts)
-I might begin volunteering at a hospital and children's home if accepted as a
volunteer
-have done costumes for the school play
- LOTS of babysitting as I had to take care of my younger brother and the house
everyday after school until 1 am since my parents worked weird shifts during 9th and
10th grade which is why I don't have that great of ECs but apparently colleges love
this kind of stuff?
- I write a political blog but idk if this counts as an EC

I think I pretty much covered everything.
p.s. Please don't suggest I take the SAT in lieu of the ACT b/c the vocab section intimidates me on the SAT as English isn't my first language, and I think it'll be easier to improve a test I'm familiar with rather than learn a whole new test but I'd really appreciate tips for the science section since that screwed me over last time, thanks!

brandeismom

first suggestion -- be more careful when you write you application essays than you were here.

from what i recall when my student took the act, the science section really doesn't test much science knowledge but rather chart and graph reading. it sounds like time was the issue for you since you say you had a fifth of it left. so practicing sample science sections to improve your speed by improving your familiarity with the types of questions may be the best preparation.

honorstudent

Haha thanks. I did change some of the other stuff that pertained to Cornell but I must have missed that one since it was in the middle! Sorry, lol. Thanks for the tips brandeismom, and yeah, science doesn't really test science knowledge.

honorstudent

bump please