<p>Great. So, I definately don’t like global warming’s effect on Texas.</p>
<p>I have no idea why I have overlooked Brown, but now I’m quitting that and I actually like it. I think I’m going to apply.</p>
<p>The dreaded question…chances? :)</p>
<p>I don’t really know what to post so I’ll put up some numbers and my resume. Thanks!</p>
<p>Oh, and I’m planning to study international relations.</p>
<p>SAT: 2170ish…i have to double check but it’s in that ballpark
SAT IIs: spanish 700, us history 700, math II 700
very competitive public school in a suburb of Dallas
“white”…whatever. My parents are Middle-Eastern.
Muslim female.</p>
<p>resume:
WORK EXPERIENCE
August 2007-present
6 hrs/week Arabic School of Dallas
· Kindergarten level Arabic teacher</p>
<p>SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
3 hrs/week Amnesty International
Co-President, Plano West chapter (12th–appointed), Member (11th)
· Liaison between Plano West chapter and Dallas student chapter
· Posted human rights facts on daily announcements</p>
<p>3 hrs/week Shalom Salaam Social Movement
Founder, Plano West chapter (12th)
· Congregate Christian, Jewish, and Muslim students for recreational group activities
· Represent Muslim community</p>
<p>2 hr/week Muslim Student Association
Senior President, Plano West chapter (12th)
· Currently organizing first annual Plano Ramadan public student iftar</p>
<p>COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
June 2007-present
5 hrs/week, year-round Lebanese American Youth Leadership (LAYL)
Founder and Co-President
· Contacted over sixty humanitarian groups and banks to propose teamwork
· Planning Project Lebanon 2008, a summer trip to Lebanon to work with needy
· Created website for LAYL</p>
<p>October 2006-present
3 hr/week, year-round Shalom Salaam Social Movement
Texas Representative
· Worked as liaison between mosques, synagogues, and churches in Dallas
· Exchanged ideas with Harvards Shalom Salaam chapter for group activities
· Organized activities in the North Texas area, such as hikes and picnics</p>
<p>August 2007-present Islamic Institute of Learning in the Metroplex (IILM) Youth Group
Vice President
· Lead and plan religious activities for Muslim youth and interfaith projects</p>
<p>HONORS AND AWARDS
11th First Prize at Plano ISD District Fair
Special Award presented by the Meteorological Society of Texas at Regional Fair
· Oh, The Weather Outside is Frightful, Year III: A third-year study of acid rain in the North Texas region</p>
<p>National Merit Commended Achievement</p>
<p>10th Third Prize at Plano ISD District Fair
Honorable Mention at Regional Fair
· Oh, The Weather Outside Is Frightful, Year II: A second-year study of acid rain in the North Texas region (continuation from 8th grade study)</p>
<p>Commended award for poem, Untied, United, by Arab American Institutes Spirit of Gibran Contest</p>
<p>Third Prize for essay, The Final Trickle of No Rights, sponsored by HAMSA Hands Across the Middle East Support Alliance (HAMSA)</p>
<p>9th First prize in Microbiology at Shepton High School Annual Science Fair
· A study of halobacterium salinariums response to a variety of light pulses</p>
<p>SUMMER ACTIVITIES
11th Traveled to London, Paris, and Athens
· Visited modern political and historical sites, including Buckingham Palace, Arc de Triomphe, site of Princess Dianas death, and the Acropolis</p>
<p>Self-studied beginners French
· Put skills to practice in entire stay in Paris</p>
<p>10th Student Peace Action Network Conference in Detroit, Michigan
· Traveled on a fully paid scholarship based on achievement
· Discussed political issues and brainstormed student involvement methods</p>
<p>9th Traveled to Lebanon
· Visited historical Roman ruins
· Observed political strain and an assassination in July</p>
<p>SKILLS, TALENTS &
ACHIEVEMENTS Foreign Languages
· Fluent and literate in Arabic
· Currently self-studying conversational Hebrew and continuing French grammar</p>
<p>Music
· Nine years of piano
· Participated in two annual multicultural talent shows, singing in Arabic</p>
<p>Composition
· Currently writing nonfiction memoir titled Salt in the Wound</p>