I Sometimes Think That I Am Dumb

madison90
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:40:39 +0000

I am a junior at a medicore private college prep school. My school compared to other college prep schools in NYS is not really impressive.

At my school, we have a board near the front door noting which senior has been accepted to what college. I have a lot of senior friends who got accepted into top schools (Tufts, Penn [athlete], Rochester, etc.). Sometimes, looking at that board makes me want to feel bad at myself, because I am no where near their level.

Gender: F
Race: Asian
State: NYS
Financial Aid: Yes
Income Bracket: Borderline Poverty

GPA: 95/100 (weighted)
Class Rank: none
Courseload (It’s just rigorous at my school):
AP:
World History (5; self-study)
US History (5)
European History
US Government and Politics

Honors:
World History I
World History II

Regents exam avg: 96/100

SAT: 680 cr, 690 m, 690 w
sat ii: 750 german
ACT: 28
PSAT: 200

extracurriculars (ugh! no leadership postitions. please tell me that the colleges i selected have little emphasis on ecs):
philosophy club (gr. 9-12)
political debate club (gr. 9-12)
national honors society (gr. 11-12)

30 hours of volunteering

intended major: German OR Journalism

Schools applying to (by choice order):
i have visited all of these shcools besides UNI

1. university of northern iowa

2. university of hartford (communication major)

3. suny buffalo

4. suny albany

5. buffalo state