I know, I know, not again

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>I’ve done this a few times, but I’ve got a pretty good list of colleges that I’m reaching for, so here’s to one more try!</p>

<p>Schools:
Pomona
NYU
Colombia
Wellesley
and last, and most impossible, Harvard</p>

<p>Stats:
General
-Female
-Grade 11
-Average-Size Public School (about 2300 students) in Las Vegas, NV
-Caucasian (Middle Eastern); low income </p>

<p>Academics
-3.96 Unweighted GPA -4.44 Weighted GPA (from last year)
-Ranked 1/500
-180 PSAT (sophomore year); 193 this year (I know it’s horrible, but I qualified, so atleast I’ll get commended)
-1 AP last year (World History- scored a 4); taking five APs this year (including: Spanish Language, English Literature and Composition, Comparative Government, U.S. History [online], Biology); taking 8 next year (Government, Calculus [AB], Physics, English Language and Composition, Spanish Literature, Macroeconomics [online], European History, Psychology)
-I want to self-study Human Geography AP next year</p>

<p>Extracurriculars

  • National Honor Society (our school started it this year)
  • Key Club (Secretary for 2 years; will run for Club Vice President next year)
  • Model U.N. (will begin next year; I am founding it along with a friend)
  • Newspaper (Columnist, Staff writer, and online editor; I just got nominated for a Las Vegas Review Journal Award)
  • Forensics Team (I started this year and have won high rank at local tournaments for Extemp and Congress; I just received my National Membership along with an honors sticker; I am going to county in a few days) </p>

<p>Miscellaneous

  • Fluent in two languages (English and Dari; English is technically my second language, but I learned it at age 5)
  • Write for an online newspaper
  • Want to major in Journalism and minor in International Relations (I’m currently in Journalism II, and I recently went to a luncheon where I met with Karl Fleming- I was so excited!)
  • Spent summer of sophomore year in a Trial by Peers training program
  • I plan on getting a job at a local bookstore as soon as I get my license (next September when I turn 17)
  • Trained CPR Instructor and Student
  • Volunteer at local Library (for NHS and just for fun)
  • Member of the Young Democrats of America
  • Plan on spending this summer working after I hopefully attend Stanford’s Summer School</p>

<p>*Note: I received my first ever C in biology for the SEMESTER! My GPA includes this (that’s why it’s so low). My teacher said that if we pass the AP exam, he will go back and change all of our grades to A’s (so have your fingers crossed for me please)!</p>

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<p>we’ll need official SAT scores and SAT 2 scores. Even though ur gpa and exc are solid, with a 1930 only NYU is do-able. Everything else is a large reach</p>

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<p>you look like a great applicant to all of them. dont worry too much about your psat’s, i got a 212 on my psat junior year and a 2260 on my sat. and that was only because i took a course before my psat or else before the course i was in the mid 1900s. prepare hard and take practice tests and dont freak out about 2’s bc kids on this board r ridiculous and as long as u look informed, they’re not that important</p>