Chance a NYC Junior?

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<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Pacific Islander
School: Small Competitive New York School
No Hooks</p>

<p>Academia:
GPA: 3.95 UW
Rank: 2/460
SAT: 2250 (680 M, 800 CR, 770 W)
SAT II: 800 US History, 800 World History, 770 Biology E
ACT: 34
AP Exams: Biology (4),
Self-studied - Psychology (5), Environmental Science (5), World History (5), European History (5), Art History (5)
Regents: US History (100), World History (100), Living Environment (90), Chemistry (86), Earth Science (100), Spanish Proficiency (100), Spanish Regent (91), Algebra I (83), Geometry (87), Algebra II/Trigonometry (82), English (94 -1st time, 100 – second time) – I’M TERRIBLE AT MATH, JUST FYI lol</p>

<p>Senior Year Course load: AP Calculus AB, AP US Government & Politics, AP English Literature, Honors Physics, Leadership, Volleyball.
Self-studying: AP US History, AP English Language, AP Human Geography, AP Micro economics, AP Macro economics.</p>

<p>Major Awards:
International Moot Court in The Hague Champion
Judicial Review Essay Contest Winner
AP Scholar with Distinction (Will be National AP Scholar after next year) </p>

<p>Extracurricular:
NYC Moot Court (2 years):
2010-2011 Lead Oral Advocate (Plaintiff)
2011-2012 Lead Oral Advocate (Plaintiff) - Team Captain</p>

<p>International Moot Court in The Hague (3 months – Inaugural team)
Lead Oral Advocate (Defense) –Champion (Team), Individually ranked 1st, Best Oral Advocate, Best Oral Advocate (Defense)</p>

<p>NYC Mock Trial (2 year):
2010-2011 Attorney (Prosecution + Defense), Lead Witness – Team Captain
2011-2012 Lead Attorney (Defense), Closing Orator (Defense) – Team Captain</p>

<p>Lincoln-Douglas Debates (Will do next year)
Team Captain/Founder </p>

<p>NYC Model UN (1 year) – Team Co-Captain</p>

<p>NYC We The People Law Competition (1 year) – Team Captain</p>

<p>Constitutional Debate Law Team (2 years) – Team Captain</p>

<p>Student Government/Council (2 years):
2010-2011 Sophomore Class Representative
2011-2012 School Publicist</p>

<p>National Honor Society Inductee</p>

<p>Angels Community Service Committee:
2010-2011 Vice President – Organized a school rally, organized a canned food drive, organized a toy drive, organized a coat drive, organized a blood drive, sang to the elderly at Nostrand Retirement Center, donated toys to toddlers at Coney Island Hospital (Santa Clause’s Reindeer)
2011-2012 Events Coordinator - Aided in the formation of school Green Team, organized a toy drive for kids with cancer, organized a toy drive for African-orphans, organized a blood drive, organized a coat drive, donated toys to toddlers at Coney Island Hospital (Santa Clause) </p>

<p>School Catholic Club (3 years)</p>

<p>School Christian Bible Club (1 year) – Founder</p>

<p>Lettura Library Book Club (2 years) – Founder/President
2010-2011 Winter + Spring Reading Challenge Participant
2011-2012 Winter + Spring Reading Challenge Participant</p>

<p>School Green Team
2011-2012 Co-Captain: Implemented a school law against littering, instituted the introduction of more recycling bins, led presentations pertaining to recycling.</p>

<p>LIFTT – Leadership Institute for Today and Tomorrow in Association with the U.S.S. Intrepid Museum in Manhattan
2011-2012 Planted trees during NYC Cares for Hands Day, conducted live-public experiments pertaining to water quality in the Hudson River during Fleet Week, organized an international book-drive spanning from USA, to Egypt, to Pakistan, to the Philippines, attended Power of Point presentations (Roscoe Brown, Beau Haydu)</p>

<p>Science Fair (2 years)
2009-2010 Effects of water quality on aquatic organisms (Finalist)
2011-2012 Effects of caffeine on growth and human development (Champion)</p>

<p>Law/Social Science Research Competition (2 years)
2010-2011 Research Proposal – How iPods detrimentally affect hearing
2011-2012 Research Proposal – Poor eyesight’s effect on school performance</p>

<p>Intel Psychological Research Competition
2011-2013 Psychology Research Proposal – Caffeine’s effects on mood/task performance</p>

<p>Music/Band
Violin (8 years) – Not in school
Piano (6 years) – Not in school
Guitar (6 years) – Not in school
Clarinet (3 years) – Lead Clarinet in school</p>

<p>Theatre/Productions
2010-2011 School Musical – Grease (Supporting role)
2010-2011 School 50th Anniversary Production – Stage Manager
2011-2012 School Interactive Murder Mystery Play – Stage Manager</p>

<p>Volleyball (3 years)
2009-2010 Libero – subbed in (Still developing skills at the time)
2010-2011 Setter
2011-2012 Captain</p>

<p>Summer Activity:
Mock Trial Camp (2 years)
Thurgood Marshall Internship at Freshfields Law Firm
Internship with Supreme Court Justice of Brooklyn
Lincoln-Douglas Debate </p>

<p>Volunteer Service:
Mill Basin Animal Shelter (6 years)
Flatlands Soup Kitchen (9 years)
Nostrand Retirement Home (2 years)
Saint Bernard’s Church Youth Service (5 years)
Coney Island Hospital - Receptionist (2 years)
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center - Receptionist (1 year)</p>

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<p>Excellent chances I would say, as long as you do not have any “skeletons in the closet”. You show great passion for law and government as well as social welfare involvement. Good luck. </p>

<p>If other commenters zero in on your math score, don’t worry, I think adcoms will see beyond that soft spot and recognize your other commitments.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much for your response, Fauve. I’ve never been good at math, but I’m hoping my passion for community service and law outweigh that small weakness. <em>crosses fingers</em></p>