Chances! - Junior girl

Margaux
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:11:39 +0000

Hi…thanks for helping in advance.

Junior
white female
GPA 4.0 (cumulative 9-11, 3.9)
AP classes: Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Biology, Environmental Science, Psychology
Honors: Chemistry
Other: Physics, Anatomy/Physiology, Adv. Biology, Trig/Pre-Cal, French 1&2
SAT’s and ACT’s have not been taken yet, will probably be taken in a month.

Extra curricular:
Volunteer/foster with: SPCA (first and only junior volunteer w/ Pet outreach program, agility trainer, dog walker), Beagle Rescue volunteer, and Humane Society of the United States(advisory board member).

Volunteered with: SPA animal shelter in France, M. Humane Society

I have been volunteering since I was 6 years old.
I volunteer about 300-400 hrs. each year.
I hold many leadership positions.

Active with legislation (letter writing, passing out petitions, wrote an article): AB1634, SB1578

I work 2 jobs (6-7 days a week). Staff member for a Racing Greyhound Rescue and animal caretaker at a horse ranch.

School:
Art Club Member
Treasurer of Earth Club
Founder& President of Animal Welfare Club
Drama Department Volunteer( painting sets, usher, theater house manager)
Homecoming Banner Designer/Painter
Day of Silence Participant

Sports:
Figure Skating for 6 years

Hardships:
Parents divorce, Low-income, moved to the U.S. when I was 10 years old from France. Couldn’t speak English when we moved, had to learn a very different language and culture.

Awards:
Violet Richardson Award (for volunteering)
News 10 Student Scholar (they did a story on me and I was on TV)
*****.com Scholarship Semi-finalist (chosen out of 150,000 applicants, nationwide)
Academic Wall of Fame (at my high school)
Gold Card Recipient (at my high school)
California Scholarship Federation Member (because of good grades)
Semi-Finalist for the Discover Card Financial Tribute Award (nationwide)
2 Gold metals, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze in ISI/USFSA competitive figure skating
Eagle Claw Productions Logo contest winner
Perfect Attendance record (at my high school)
National Honor Society
Medical Scholarship Recipient

Well, there are a lot of students out there that are SOO much better than me. But I was wondering, what are my chances of getting into Stanford and U.C. Davis veterinary school? How about Yale or Harvard?
Well, what are my chances? Do I even have a chance to get into these schools?