<p>This is a brief Description of where I’m at going into my junior year. If you could give me any tips and advice on how to raise my chances that would be helpful. Please list strengths and weaknesses.</p>
<p>Gender: F
Location: California
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>Rough Estimates for GPA:
UW GPA ~ 3.5
obviously i need to raise my gpa a bit
top 15%
rigorous course load
all honors and ap classes</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Significant Extracurriculars:
Yearbook (1 year staff writer and photographer, 1 year assistant editor, 2 years editor in chief (projected))
Link Crew- helps transition freshman to the high school and tutors failing freshman
CSF
academy/majors program</p>
<p>Minor things:
youth group
fca (religious group)</p>
<p>Leadership positions: 1 year assistant editor to yearbook
2 years editor in chief
Link Crew Leader</p>
<p>I go surfing, snowboarding, and wakeboarding and occasionally indoor skydiving (very expensive hard to do frequently).</p>
<p>Volunteer/Service Work: </p>
<p>many walks for causes
tutoring
Summer Volunteer Counselor
250+ hours volunteer stuff by end of junior year
babysitting… that would add a few hundred hours if that counted… about 500… but probably doesn’t right?</p>
<p>Honors and Awards:
Youngest Editor in Chief for our yearbook staff for the longest period of time
Several National Awards each year for yearbook (about 6 so far)
I produced a short film in my sophomore year that was shown with graduating seniors art work due to its outstanding quality which was an honor at my school.
I will without a doubt be an AP Scholar next year.
Some works published in imagine the possibilities vol 2 by walsworth for yearbook work</p>
<p>Additional Info:
I know American Sign Language.
I will be participating in an internship next summer.
I may win a local writing contest. I have a good chance but the final results have not come yet.
I have a job for a music company where I manage youth relations and internet communications.</p>
<p>Are these smart moves for next year or not worth the hassle:
I’m considering founding a JSA chapter at my school.
Self-studying psych</p>
<p>PSAT scores suggest that I will get about a 1910 on the SAT.</p>