<p>Hi! My name is Stephanie Marchante and before I jump into grades and all that i want to tell you guys a tiny bit about me:</p>
<p>I was born and raised in New York City. I moved down to Florida around 5 years ago. I’ve been to 8 different schools over those 5 years, 2 of those years being home schooled for 6 and 7th grade. My father is a gulf war vet with a bachelors in Psychology and my mom is pursuing a nursing degree. I now attend a new school in Orlando; East River High, and I will be in the first graduating class of the school. School has been such a rollercoaster for me, I’ve dealt with sooo much adversity…but I have pulled through with shining colors and a smile ; )</p>
<p>Age: 16
Gender:Female
Grade: Rising Junior
Ethnicity: Carribean/Cuban (overall mixed descent can’t name it all XD, though mostly Island and Latin American)
Desired Major: International Relations/Affairs
------> on to the grades!</p>
<p>Freshman year (Boone High School)
overall GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.5 W
English I Honors- A
CCC (computing class)-A
World History Honors- A
Algebra I Reg- A
Intergrated Science Honors- A
Spanish I- A
Comments: Not too bad, nothing out of the ordinary, I was rank 1 out of a freshman class of about 893 students.</p>
<p>Sophomore year (Boone High School)
overall GPA: 3.8 UW, 4.4 W
PE (required down here)-A
Philosophy Honors/Anthropology Honors- A
Biology I Honors- A
Geometery Reg- B
Spanish III Acclerated (counts for honors credit)- A
Piano I- A
English II Honors- A
Comments: Obviously I’m not much of a math person (though I did real well on the ACT, ***? XD) This year I was ranked 5 out of a Sophomore class of about 950 students.</p>
<p>Junior year (East River High)
overall GPA: 3.8 UW, 4.8 W
Algebra II Honors- B
Chemistry Honors- A
AP US History-A (100% ftw!)
AP Language- A
Computer Programming- A
Art Portfolio II- A
Comments: My new school doesn’t rank ; ( but this year I took on AP’s and did real well.</p>
<p>Senior year (East River High) The classes I’m taking and what I’m expecting. . .
AP Literature- A
AP Government & Economics-A
AP Enviornmental Science- A
College Algebra- A/B
AP Psych- A
Piano II- A
Astronomy Honors- A
Comments: Since it is a new school, the AP classes they offer are limited, but I’m taking what I know I’ll do well in.</p>
<p>------> on to the extra-co! (we had to start all our clubs from scratch this year urghhh)
Key Club
Multicultural Student Union
Junior Class Cabinent
Debate Team
Spanish Honor Society
National Honor Society
Starting a MUN for the school
Winner of 2010 City of Orlando Humanitarian Award
Nominated to go to UF for the summer to chill with some politicians XD</p>
<p>I plan on getting some very good rec’s from some of my awesome teachers+ my great counselor and my principal who I know very well. My essay’s will focus on personal challenges and changes (moving from the North to the South. There seems to be major ideological differences with the people of the north and south) how I overcame them.</p>
<p>ACT score: 33 (The score I’m riding with lol)
SAT: (let’s not go there lol) okay fine 1800/2400 on first try (I did not bother to take it again)</p>
<p>I know that being a minority female may or may not help me, but I have overcome a lot of adversity in schools down in the south.</p>
<p>Colleges I want to apply to:
UC Berkeley (Safety, Aunt teaches Astrophysics there)
NYU (First Choice)
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Cornell University
Yale University
Princeton
and for the audacity of it…Harvard </p>
<p>I’m hoping my essay “narrative” will boost my chances at the Ivies because I know acceptance can be unpredictable.</p>