<p>I’m applying to:
Barnard ED
Sarah Lawrence
Rutgers: New Brunsick - A parent works there
Holy Cross - legacy
Fordham
NYU - legacy; plan on applying for Spanish Education
St. Joseph’s (in Philadelphia) - safety
-I want to major in French and Spanish at any school I attend.</p>
<p>Clubs:
-Student Leader - 11, 12; I tutor freshman twice a week during my lunch period. I focus on history, creative writing, and grammar.
-French Club - 9, 10, 11, 12 (Secretary 11, President 12); This club was basically nothing, but I started a spring break trip and pen pal program
-STAND - 11, 12; It’s a student activist club raising genoicde awareness. There are no positions, but I guess with all that I contribute, I’d be considered VP. We organize rallies and events in the school and surrounding area.
-Ultimate X - 10, 11, 12; I started this my sophmore year. We do ocean clean-ups at local beaches and “recycle weeks” in the school community.
-Newspaper - 9, 10, 11, 12; Staff Writer grade 9, News Editor grades 10 &11, and Mangaging Director grade 12
-National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, English National Honor Society</p>
<p>Volunteer:
-I tutor and mentor an “at risk” middle schooler for about 2 hours every week. Every other weekend, I take her to a movie, lunch, library, etc.
-Since summer 2004, I have volunteered at a state museum for about 40 years. I help to catologue and to store products in their basement. I also volunteer in the store once a month.
-Total hours: 300+</p>
<p>Extra-Curricular:
-I compete on a national level for Irish dancing. I participate in world competitions and I have danced at Carnegie Hall and other recognized venues. I dance about 20 hours a week/50 weeks a year. I have been dancing for 13 years and I plan to dance in college.
-I am currently teaching myself German and Mandarin.
-I’ve been playing piano for 12 years. though recently I have not been playing as much.
-This probably won’t be relevant, but I was published in a national literay magazine when I was 10 years old.
-I work 10-12 hours a week. All the money I earn I use to pay for dance stuff.</p>
<p>Senior Year Courses:
AP European History
AP Spanish V
AP English IV
Honors Pre-Calc
Honors Physics
Honors French II
- Gym, Culinary Arts II
-I only took honors up until this year.</p>
<p>U/W Average: 94
-My school does not give a weighted average nor a standard GPA
Rank: 30/298
-A somewhat competitive NJ public high school. About half of the students are minorites although the top 10% of the class does attend decent schools with about 2 or 3 kids going to an Ivy.</p>
<p>Now this is the tricky part, I cannot master a standardized test to save my life.
M: 510 (ouch ouch ouch ouch!)
CR: 650
W: 680
Essay: 11
-I took the October SATs, and I’m pretty sure everything is higher, especially math and CR.
-I am taking SAT IIs in English and either World History or Spanish. I am also taking the October ACT in hopes of a decent score because of my strong writing.</p>
<p>I really really really reallyx10 want to go to Barnard. I transfered schools my sophmore year and I wrote my college essay on the progress I’ve made since then. I have an upcoming alumna interview along with another interview with an admissions counselor. </p>
<p>Please be as honest as you can!</p>