Safety/Sciencey/Liberal Arts

mulrni13
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:12:12 +0000

I’m going for a liberal arts school, 1500-5000 sized. So I have a bunch of ideal targets and reaches, but very little safeties! My major might be biology or Envi Sci but not locked in for sure, so any school with strong sciences would be great. Any suggestions would be so very appreciated!!

Location: Boston
Female
White
Public high school, 2nd in state
rising senior

Major: Considering Environmental Science or Biology

SCORES
SAT I (rough, prob not sending)
M: 660
W: 690
CR: 630

ACT: 31 without studying
will retake and hopefully become sendable

GPA: 3.6 UW
Improving since 3.3 in freshman year.
7 AP classes taken, all honors throughout high school

AP EXAMS: AP Biology (5) us HISTORY (5) Microecon (5) Macroecon (3)
Environmental Sci, English Lit, Span Lang, and Psych to be taken this fall

SAT II: 750, 730

ECs: (hopefully what will help me)
-Vice president of class 2 years in a row
-Student Senate-selected by school in bringing together administrators, teachers, parents and students to meet twice a month to discuss town issues
-President of Yearbook Club
-President of Working to Help the Homeless club, treasurer my junior year–active all 4 years
-member of outdoors club
-National Honors Society–2 years
-Student Leadership Team–working to embrace the culture at our school raising spirit and ensuring everyone is comfortable at out school
-member of Diversity Week–bringing back diversity week to our school
-volunteered at nearby hospital one summer
-volunteer at conservation land (Mass Aubobon Habitat) doing weeding and education and such
-JV cross country 3 years, not very good/important/competitive though

Misc:
-i work a job
-parents divorced
-may get some financial aid

Thank you so much!