Chance a junior for Columbia ED - please?

citylightsagleam
Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:05:11 +0000

Hi everyone, I’m currently a junior and I have basically been in love with Columbia for years, but I do have some other schools I’ve come to love as well. Chance me and I’ll chance back!(:

Schools:
Columbia ED
Boston College
NYU
Johns Hopkins
Wesleyan (CT)
Brandeis
Hofstra (safety)
Susquehanna (safety)

Female
Caucasian
Long Island
Competitive Public High School

Prospective Major: Creative Writing/English
IB Diploma Candidate
GPA: 3.9 UW, 4.5 W
SAT: 2200 (this is projected - taking the SAT in March)
SAT IIs: taking English, US History and Bio
Rank: top 10% of class
APs: Euro History (4)
IBs: taking Bio SL this year. English HL, HOTA HL, Visual Arts HL, Math Studies SL, Philosophy SL and Italian SL next year

ECs/Community Service:
CAS
Copy Editor of the school newspaper grades 10 and 11; will be Head Editor senior year. Helped totally revamp and reinvent the paper my sophomore year after it had not been published for three years previously
Italian Club - Secretary 9th grade, Co-President 10th, 11th and hopefully 12th
Buddy Club with my brother, who has special needs
Interact Club as well as service projects through my local Rotary alone
National Honor Society
National Art Honor Society
National Foreign Language Honor Society - will be inducted senior year
Relay for Life: team captain 9th and 10th grades. I am on my school’s Relay for Life Executive Committee as a junior and will be as a senior, but I will continue to captain a team through senior year
Toys for Tots: I have, since 9th grade, assisted a neighbor of mine in his extremely large personal collection of toys in commemoration of his brother. I make my own collection of toys as well as raise awareness in the community
Competitive Swimming for 6 years
Varsity Swimming since freshman year. Will be co-captain senior year
I contribute to my school’s art and literary magazine as well.

Work Experience: I lifeguard at my local yacht club during the summer; I have done so since 2011

Awards/Recognition:
National Gold Medal for one of my writing pieces through the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
3rd place for two pieces in a local writing competition
Honored at a Toys for Tots dinner

Possible Hooks: my brother and I were born 16 weeks early; our prematurity has resulted in severe health complications for him and a minor disability for me - vocal cord paralysis. Learning to accept my voice has been a unique experience for me. Additionally, growing up with a special needs sibling has definitely affected my perspective on life. This will likely be the subject of many of my college essays.

Thank you in advance for chancing me!

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