AnagramPanda's College Application Tracker
Member Name: AnagramPanda Year Entering College: 2010 Gender: Female Ethnicity: Caucasian State of Residence: IL Areas of academic interest
| Class Rank: Top 2% Unweighted GPA: 3.86 Weighted GPA: 4.62 PSAT: 229 ACT: 35 SAT Critical Reading: 740 SAT Math: 780 SAT Writing: 800 Combined SAT: 2320 Selectivity Index™: 945 ? Glenbard South High School Glen Ellyn, IL Public School 330 students per class year | AP Calculus BC: Pending AP English Language: 5 AP English Literature: Pending AP Physics C: Pending AP Psychology: Pending AP US History: 5 Writing level: 6.40 Thesis: 6.60 Coherence: 7.00 Vocabulary: 6.80 Grammar & spelling: 8.40 |
Extracurriculars
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| Hrs/wk | Wks/yr | Total | Summer | Schlyear | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Later | |||
| Anime Club | Officer, Treasurer, Secretary, or equivalent | Other Club/Activity | 1 | 35 | 140 |
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| Literary Magazine | Member | Journalism/Publications | 1.5 | 35 | 157.5 |
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| Scholastic Bowl | Member | Academic | 1.5 | 35 | 157.5 |
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| Details: Varsity Member all four years | ||||||||||||
| Environmental Club | Member | Other Club/Activity | 1 | 25 | 75 |
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| Cat Shelter | Member | Community Service | 2 | 40 | 160 |
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| Book Club | Member | Other Club/Activity | 1 | 10 | 20 |
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| Club Ed | Vice President, Section Editor, or equivalent) | Career-Oriented | 1 | 10 | 20 |
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| Creative Writing Course at College | Member | Academic | 3 | 5 | 15 |
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| Details: Taken with fellow high school students, but credit possible. I got an A. | ||||||||||||
| Religious Pre-School Camp Assistant | Member | Career-Oriented | 7 | 2 | 14 |
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| Details: Assisted with controlling kids, handing out supplies, etc. | ||||||||||||
| National Honors Society | Member | Community Service | ||||||||||
Job Experience
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| Hrs/wk | Wks/yr | Total | Summer | Schlyear | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Later | |
| Halloween Store Associate | 8 | 10 | 80 |
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Awards
| Award title | Level of recognition | Year awarded |
| Pi Memorizing Contest First Place | School | Sophomore |
| Literary Festival Honorable Mention- Descriptive Sketch | Regional | Junior |
| French Honors Society | School | Junior |
French Honors Society
Dedicated Literary Magazine Editor- 3x
Varsity Scholastic Bowl Member- 3x
Environmental Club Member- 3x
Halloween Store Worker
Cat Shelter Volunteer
Pi Memorizing Contest- First Place
National Honors Society Member
Literary Festival- Honorable Mention (within school conference) 2x
Saturday Morning Physics course at Fermilab
Bradley University Summer Leadership Camp- week-long
Michigan Tech Summer Women in Computer Science- week-long
NOTE: Taking the most difficult classes available. More APs offered senior year- taking four.
3 of 5 Bs in non-core classes- core class GPA is 3.93. Both core class Bs in freshman year.
If gym and Driver's Ed are included in GPA, mine is raised to 3.88.
Applying Early Action where possible. Not applying Early Decision anywhere.
I also was nominated for and participated in a special program sophomore year in which I wrote a 25-page realistic story over a semester and participated in a seminar discussing intelligence the other semester. The story was displayed at the annual gifted project expo. I got a B both semesters.
Dedicated Literary Magazine Editor- 3x
Varsity Scholastic Bowl Member- 3x
Environmental Club Member- 3x
Halloween Store Worker
Cat Shelter Volunteer
Pi Memorizing Contest- First Place
National Honors Society Member
Literary Festival- Honorable Mention (within school conference) 2x
Saturday Morning Physics course at Fermilab
Bradley University Summer Leadership Camp- week-long
Michigan Tech Summer Women in Computer Science- week-long
NOTE: Taking the most difficult classes available. More APs offered senior year- taking four.
3 of 5 Bs in non-core classes- core class GPA is 3.93. Both core class Bs in freshman year.
If gym and Driver's Ed are included in GPA, mine is raised to 3.88.
Applying Early Action where possible. Not applying Early Decision anywhere.
I also was nominated for and participated in a special program sophomore year in which I wrote a 25-page realistic story over a semester and participated in a seminar discussing intelligence the other semester. The story was displayed at the annual gifted project expo. I got a B both semesters.
Accepted And Attending (1)

100% accurate after 7 results
Scholarship: $114,000 .
Comments: Last minute addition, but seems nice. Warm weather location is a plus, though being a blue dot in a red state may be awkward. Might visit in winter.
EDIT: On my short list.
Accepted (8)

100% accurate after 7 results
Scholarship: $72,000 .
Comments: Last minute addition, but seems nice. GA location is a plus.
EDIT: On the list, but not too high.

100% accurate after 7 results
Scholarship: $73,000 Mix of merit and financial aid.
Comments: Nearby safety... My mother really wants me to apply here, so I will. Know somebody who goes here and loves it. A little concerned about alcohol use.
EDIT: Visited, liked it. On my short list.

100% accurate after 3 results
Scholarship: $72,000 Mix of academic and EC merit awards- 18k first year, renewable.
Comments: Town's small, but it's drop-dead gorgeous there. Nobody where I live has ever heard of it (which isn't necessarily a bad thing in my book). Love the environmental mission. On my list, but not very high.

77.8% accurate after 36 results
Scholarship: $68,000 .
Comments: Visited campus. Liked the town, campus, students, etc. My mother likes that it's relatively close to home.
EDIT: List placement depends on aid offered.

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Scholarship: $60,000 .
Comments: Last minute addition. Good scholarships. Sounds nice. Hiram Plan looks cool.
EDIT: Drove around campus. Truly in the middle of nowhere- NOTHING in walking distance. Off my list.

100% accurate after 1 results
Scholarship: $80,000 .
Comments: English department is supposed to be great. VA location is a plus. A bit concerned about perceived preppiness of student body.
EDIT: Not high on my list.

93.3% accurate after 15 results
Scholarship: $68,000 Academic.
Comments: My mother likes it because it's relatively close to home. I like it because it's quirky and good academically. Loved it when I visited.
EDIT: Realized that I couldn't really study Education here. No longer on my short list.

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Scholarship: $14,000 Chancellors.
Comments: Financial safety. NMF means I'll get full tuition. My mother thinks this school is too hard to get to though.
EDIT: Off my list.
Denied Admission (1)

100% accurate after 16 results
Comments: Love the CA location, and my parents are okay with it. Heard mostly good things about it, but for some reason I can't really pin down, doesn't sound quite right for me. Know somebody who went there and loved it.
EDIT: Not receiving merit scholarships. Not high on my list.