<p>Hi. I’m a white freshman girl at an NYC private school, and I know I still have quite a bit to go before I “officially” have to start worrying about college, but I’ve already been giving it some thought, and so I’d like to know if I seem like I’m headed in a good direction. [It’s quite wordy, for which I apologize!]</p>
<p>Interests: politics, performing, writing, marketing. [I also am very into art, but actively pursuing that isn’t a priority for me.]
SATs [taken in 7th grade, before the written section]: 610 V, 610 M</p>
<p>CLASSES
–Algebra II/Trigonometry A: B for 1st semester; 2nd semester will VERY likely be B or higher
–English: A for 1st semester; 2nd semester will VERY likely be an A
–History: A for 1st semester; 2nd semester will VERY likely be A-range
–Physics: A- for 1st semester; 2nd semester is rather likely to be A-range
–Latin III: A for 1st semester; 2nd semester will VERY likely be A-range
–Health: N/A for 1st semester; 2nd semester will VERY likely be A-range</p>
<p>EXTRACURRICULARS
In school, this year:
–Yoga
–Dance/theatre [1 quarter each–we have “fresharts” for the 1st semester, which is a bit like a sampling platter of the main arts courses on offer]
–Wind ensemble, 2nd flute [it’s technically a high school activity but I, along with a few others, have been a member since 7th grade]
–Book-shelving at the library [not an official extracurricular, but I started doing it for community service, and plan to continue perhaps throughout the rest of high school]
–Harvard Model Congress
–School musical
Out of school:
–CTY distance education course on crafting the essay</p>
<p>OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
–Scholastic gold key winner for short story [both in 7th and 9th grade]
–Regular National Novel-Writing Month participant [not really an officially recognized accomplishment; included more to show my dedication to writing]</p>
<p>FUTURE/OTHER
–This summer I’m going to have an internship with New York Theatre Workshop.
–Next year, I plan on taking: English, AP US History, Chemistry [quantitative chem doesn’t fit in my schedule], Pre-calculus A, health, Latin IV/V, and also French I/II… plus actor’s ensemble, dance technique, and wind symphony.
–I want to be as involved with the drama department as possible. I’m considering joining the acapella group, too.
–I love languages. My dad’s trilingual and my mom’s… somewhere between bilingual and trilingual, and I’d love to be fluent in French, Spanish, and in other languages as well.
–I love, love, love writing! I’ve been writing since–I don’t know when. I write fiction, and have written my fair share of short stories, but I’ve also invested quite a bit of time in a few novels. Right now, I’m looking around at writer’s journals: I want to develop one of my short stories so that it is of a publishable quality.
–Marketing fascinates me to no end.
–I have been pursuing a position in student government since I entered my school… I’ve just never succeeded. I was thoroughly involved with middle school model congress and want to continue doing Harvard model congress every year, if possible.
–Hopefully, the future will see me organizing a few campaigns for various causes; I do follow politics and care a lot about what’s going on in the world. For the record, I am liberal.
–I’m going to be taking vocal lessons over the summer, and I’ll hopefully also eventually start taking acting lessons.
–I plan on dropping science courses as soon as possible [in other words… senior year. For the record, my school does science backward: physics/chemistry/biology rather than the reverse].
–I’m advanced in math [I took algebra in 7th grade, when most people in my grade took algebra in 8th, and plenty of other people in 9th].
–Although I’ve never really considered art as a profession I’d be interested in, I am still very fascinated by it… but more as a hobby. I want to perfect my figure-drawing skills, and I’d also love to take a photography class, or two, or several.</p>