<p>Can I expect much?</p>
<p>So, since I do not have a 1420 on the SAT, I can’t compete/write essays for the Maximus thing, can I?</p>
<p>I don’t remember the name, but I am competitive for the $2400/yr award, right?</p>
<p>Can I petition to maybe get into the Maxius or are the SAT scores rigid?</p>
<p>Thanks, I’ll edit in more stats later.</p>
<p>Edit:</p>
<p>Male
Not reporting race
Catholic High School (Ohio)</p>
<p>GPA: UW around a 3.8, probably a low 3.8ish. W 4.17ish
Grade Trend: Might hurt me a little bit. Frosh yr was pretty good, soph year was pretty good/really good, I showed an upward trend for the most part. 1st semester Jr year was pretty good too, but 2nd semester I kind of burned out and ended up with 3 Bs. I have a total of 4 Bs on my transcript (not horrible I know), and 3/4 were in math or sci classes, which is definitely not my forte. Not freaking out about Bs, I was pretty chill when I got my report card, but it kinda sucks to end Jr. yr on kind of a crappy note, with half my classes getting Bs in them.
Anyways.
Class Rank: My school is kind unclear they say they don’t rank, but they tell in a counselor rec the approximate rank. I should be in at least the top 5-10% so I’m guessing they’ll put down something like that. Or they might not put anything in the letter. I’m not sure.</p>
<p>SAT: 700 M 690 CR 720 W — 2110 total (single sitting, not superscore)
ACT: 29 (not sending)
5/6* APs by graduation. *School is unclear, we might be credit for taking my physics class last year because right now it is an AP class…and its basically the same thing, but I doubt the college board will let them do that. Will haven taken 7-8 test though by graduation, however only 2 were Junior year.
USH (jr. year)
Gov
Physics E&M
English
Clac AB</p>
<p>Last four are current, senior year.</p>
<p>SAT IIs: Just sent my 790 USH. Taking Lit and Math 2 this month, but probably won’t send </p>
<p>Teacher and Counselor Recs: Teacher one should be pretty good, my grade in the teacher’s class that I’m asking to write me a rec rarely dipped below a 97% (AP class) and I think he liked me as a person/student. Not sure about counselor one, we get to write a “brag” sheet, so it should be at least ok. But Tulane does not require teacher recs, do they?</p>
<p>Essays: Looks like MDA Camp for the main one and my EC essay is going to be wacky (haven’t written it yet)</p>
<p>ECs: Pretty solid, though nothing spectacular like some people on CC.</p>
<p>-Eagle Scout, plus one year of being Senior Patrol Leader
-Student Govt Representative (lowest position in student govt, lol)
-Work Experience: 1 secretary job at my Church, another is a yard work type job, which I have recently stopped at, but I’ve had that job since summer before freshman year, so it should still look pretty good.
-Student Ambassador and Freshman Mentor (more intensive than you think haha)
-NHS
-Youth Challenge Volunteer - Help Disabled kids play sports. I also research grants for the organization, to keep the service free.
-Minor role in school paper
-Mock Trial
-Model UN
-Catholic Schools for Peace and Justice
-AP US History Co-Student of the Year
-Investment Club</p>
<p>probably leaving a couple minor things out</p>
<p>Service:
-Have not tallied up my exact hours, but it was 340+ service hours I counted up my documented service (tutor at school and local library, soup kitchens, various things, etc…)
-Eucharistic Minister at my church, at my school and I go to the nursing home and distribute Communion.
-MDA Camp Counselor. This is where a bulk of my service hours came from. Very demanding, but very rewarding and I plan on doing it again next year. I also participate in a program that helps disabled kids play sports during the summer and school year. Might write an essay about this. Something to the gist of the first day and a half or so of camp, I absolutely hated it, but it kind of grew on me and I really want to go back.
-I also research grants and do grant writing for a local non-profit organization that helps disabled kids play sports (and I also volunteer there)</p>