<p>Asian Female from Arizona
Private Parochial Catholic School - Extremely Competitive
Applying Regular Decision</p>
<p>WEIGHTED GPA - 4.40
UNWEIGHTED GPA - 3.98
- Competitive Performance Dance for 12 years
- Varsity Spiritline (dance/pom) - grades 11-12
- Piano Lessons for 13 years
- Volunteer at Phoenix Children’s Hospital - 3 hrs/wk since Summer 2005
- Liturgical Music - grades 10-12
- Liturgical Music Vice President - grade 12
- Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society - grades
10 - 12 - Accelerated Science Program - grades 9 - 12 (I plan to
earn 4 years of independent study credit in Science) - Student Council Class Secretary for Freshman, Sophomore year
- Key Club - grades 11-12
- NYLF Convention for Medicine in Houston -
Summer 2006 - Class Rank - My high school does not rank officially, but my counselor noted that in unofficial rankings, I am in the top 5%, with the number one student having a GPA of 4.59 (yes yes, GPAs inflate with APs and honors…)</p>
<p>-------------------- HONORS AND AWARDS--------------------
- AP Scholar with Honor
- Academic Letter (4.1 GPA and higher by end of Sophomore year)
- 1st Place at Diocesan Spelling Bee in Phoenix 2003
- State Finalist - National History Day
- National Spanish Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- Great Books Society - grades 10-12 (Great Books is an intense, accelerated program focusing on reading and writing. Participants are selected upon admission as the top five percent in the class. By the end of senior year, they will read 100 books more than the required amount. During senior year, the program consists of a monthly meeting and completing work outside of class.)
- Scottsdale Rotary Club Nominee (Only 10 out of 300 or so students are nominated by school faculty; this selection is based on leadership and representation of the school)
- Selected to National Cheerleaders Association All American Team 2006
- National Spanish Exam Level 3 Honorable Mention Award - Grade 11 Recognized for high scores on the National Spanish Exam</p>
<p>----------------COURSES/TESTS-------------
I have received all A’s in my classes since Freshman year, with the exception of one B the first semester of AP English II during junior year.</p>
<p>JUNIOR YEAR
- AP Chemistry
- AP English III Great Books (Language)
- AP US History Great Books
- Honor Spanish III
- Honor Music Theory
- Honor Algebra II/Trig
- World Religions/Social Issues</p>
<p>SENIOR YEAR
- AP English IV Great Books (Literature)
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Physics
- AP Psychology
- American Government 1st semester/AP Comparative
Govt 2nd semester - Ethics/Love & the Human Vocation
- Graphic Design 1st semester/Current Issues 2nd
semester</p>
<p>TESTS
- AP Biology: 5
- AP US History: 3
- AP English Language: 3
- AP Chemistry: 3
SAT I: Verbal: 680 Math: 660 Writing: 740
SAT II: Biology M 760 US History 660<br>
Math II (just took it) Literature (just took it)<br>
ACT: 30 </p>
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<p>Please let me know what you think my chances are. I absolutely love UVA and I really would love to know how good of a shot I have at that school.</p>