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Female, middle-class, not a minority, from Cleveland, OH. I go to a private girls' school, 70 students in my class (school does not rank).

SAT: 1410 (taking it again in May)
PSAT: 227

GPA: 4.0 weighted, 3.8 (?) unweighted

SAT IIs: Math IC, 720; Writing, 710; World History, 680; Biology (unreleased), 650

AP's:
10 - World History (score: 4);
11 - Microeconomics, English Language and Composition;
12 - will also take Biology and US History

(I took Physics the summer before sophomore year so that I could take Anatomy & Physiology AND AP Biology. Got an A in it, but will this hurt...?)


ECs:
>>Peer tutor in the Writing Center
>>Editor of Commentary for school newspaper, columnist
>>World Affairs Club member, active participant in Model UN (Chicago) & Princeton Model Congress (Washington),
>>NASA intern, team leader (managed and prepared a project currently flying aboard the International Space Station),
>>Intel ISEF semi-finalist, numerous local and regional awards.
>>Summer service - Lead counselor at a city-funded community program to educate kindergarteners about safety,
>>School year service - coordinate a program once a month that gives baby clothes/gear to inner-city mothers who attend parenting classes.

This summer, (probably) taking two (2) one-week-long Biology classes at a college program on Lake Erie (leftover spaces opened to exceptional high school students).

Could write essays about:
my adventures in ticket scalping, babysitting, other odd/unique things I've done to earn money--possibly a good peg for business school...
and/or
my obsession with country music (hence the username), which is not unique in itself but given that I am (a) under 40, and (b) from Cleveland, OH, I think it sets me apart.

I've visited NYU on several occasions.

What are my chances, please?!

By Evan (Evan) on Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 01:27 am: Edit

Except for not being a minority you're probably fine. I'm a freshman at Stern now and there are about 10 white girls in my class. good luck