Guru Will Chance You for Top Tier Schools

dancer530
Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:17:57 +0000

Hey, this thread is crazy busy but thought I’d throw mine in here. For Brown, Columbia, Duke, and Georgetown.

white female, public school, not especially competitive, most demanding courseload, technically 1st gen (neither parent went to college for more than a year…no degrees)

UW 94.76, W 98.17 (out of 100)

7/280

2040 (CR: 680, M: 660, W:700)
only took once, re-taking in October

Biology 640, US History 690

-APs: Eng Lang and Comp 5, US History 5
*2 french courses at SUNY Albany, a’s

*Dance (ballet, modern, jazz, tap)
15+ hours per week, 7th grade to present
member of Royal Academy of Dance; merits on RAD grades 5, 6, and Intermediate exams; Youth America Grand Prix 2009 soloist competitor and ensemble finalist; member of non-profit dance company and performed in many performances, some for charity and volunteer at local malls, etc.
*Girl Scouts 9-11; earned Bronze and Silver Awards
*Venture Scouts 9-12 (co-ed high adventure scouting)
*Drama Club 9-12; performer and behind stage hand
*Dance class volunteer teaching assistant 11-12; 2 hrs per week
*Foreign exchange to French high school in April 2010
*Work study administrative assistant at dance studio, 2-3 hrs per week, towards classes
*National Merit Program commended student (haven’t found out if i’m a semi-finalist yet)
*National Honor Society
*Principal’s Commendation List (9-12 grade every semester)
*recs should be great
*essay, according to my AP English teacher, is fantastic and very unique
*Will probably send dance video to those who accept them, planning to minor in dance
*Possible majors: Comp Lit, French, Communications, IR