any chance at all?

lux_perpetua43
Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:04:37 +0000

I’m a caucasian female from NY, father doesn’t work, income less than 50 k…i want to major in biology, maybe double major biology and philosophy, with a minor in music (if available)…im really interested in Brown and Dartmouth, and Johns Hopkins as well. this is a bit long, but im wondering if i have any chance at these schools if i retake the SATs, because i can do much better…

SAT I:

CR 730
M 680 weird bc I got mostly 750 + on practice tests…im looking into it)
W **750/b

1410/ 2160
*expecting an enormous increase in math, and will study for CR. writing should be 770+ next time, because i can write a much better essay.

SAT II

World History 730
Biology **700/b
Chemistry **620/b

I plan to retake bio and chem in October and take US history as well, should get 750 + in bio and US

GPA:

97.85 unweighted
107-ish weighted

Rank: 1 out of approx. 375

i go to a new high school in Rural part of Long Island (NY), pretty small, pretty ****ty teachers/ SAT grades. i’ve taken all honors and AP classes since 8th grade, advanced a year in math and science so I have classes on my transcript from 8th grade, and ive never gotten less than an A in any class, never less than an A+ in any AP class

So far I’ve taken these AP classes:

(10th) AP World History - **5/b AP US History- expecting a 5
AP English language and composition- definitely will get a 5
AP Bio- also a definite 5

Next year Im taking:

AP English literature
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus
AP French
and maybe AP Music theory, is they offer it.
Also will take physics honors, because they don’t offer AP

ECs

(in school)-
*national jr. honor society
*national honor society
*national French honor society

School newspaper (9-12),
freelance writing in 9th & 10th
editing in 10th and 11th and staff writer and jr editor in 11th
should be editor-in-chief next year.
*club interact 11th and 12th (community service club)

School’s local wellness policy committee
(me and a bunch of health officials make up this team that
is reforming the health and nutrition guidelines for the school)

(out of school)-
*Piano (1995-present) (a definite passion of mine) almost 12 yrs
*Organ (2004-present) 3 yrs
*Nyssma (music competition) for voice, scored A in 2001 and 2003
*Youth group 2001-present 7 yrs
*Community plays with church youth group:
~joseph and the amazing Technicolor dreamcoat 2001-2002
~ jesus christ superstar 2002-2003
~ guys and dolls 2003
~ godspell 2003-2004
~ footloose 2004-2005

dance (ballet) 2005-2006, will continue 2006-2007* 2 yrs*

***(BIG one)- **Girls Scouts/b 12 yrs
*Special Olympics volunteer (biannually 2002-2007) * 5 yrs *
*created and directed music appreciation program for
underprivileged kids in the community
*created and directed diability awareness programs
*Christmas caroling at nursing home annually 1994-present * 12 yrs *
*food drives tri-annually for food shelter 1994-present * 12yrs *
*program aid camp counselor at Girl Scout camp 2002-2005 * 4 yrs *
*numerous awards, medals, volunteer programs, too many to list
*Silver Award: “adopted” battered women’s shelter, raised funds, collected food & clothes (02-04) *3 yrs *
**Gold Award/u created Training guide for Special Olympics volunteers, did Special Olympics research, held disability awareness programs (before and after choosing this project)…over 100 hours of work on it. * 2 yrs *

Community Service:

thousands of hours in girl scouts, probably almost 5000 hours

me and my mom adopt needy families every Christmas and thanksgiving and collect food and donations for meals, presents and such, about 250 hours

Awards:


Gold Award, Silver Award, other Girl Scout Awards
Principals Honor role 2001-present
2004 overall academic achievement award (9th grade)
2006: outstanding academic achievement (best student) in: English,
history, and french (11th)
*2006 highest overall average (student of the year award) (11th)
*Bausch and Lomb science award, scholarship to the university of rochester


~oh yeah and i babysit over the summers 3 days a week for the past few years.

***plan to volunteer at a soup kitchen and hospital all summer

Ok, sorry its long, but I hope someone will make it though because im really hoping wondering what my chances are for Brown (maybe PLME), Dartmouth, and JHU. I know that my SATs aren’t stellar but my essays will be really great, and im getting a really personal, great rec from my English teacher that should be pretty compelling. i will retake the SATs in october and im expecting math to go up significantly, and i should have around a 2250 with that improvement and a better essay on writing ( i froze up last time). and im thinking maybe girl scouts can be a hook? there aren’t that many people who have done it for that many years, and i have been really involved in it, so maybe that will count for something.

Thanks for any advice! :)