Chance a Wannabe Angel for Econ Honors and Merit Aid

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>Well I would like to go to Vandy for Econ Honors and on a full ride if possible :D. I really need help trimming down my app EC wise or Award wise (its huge).</p>

<p>Stats
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown single sitting): 2340 (800 CR, 780 M, 760 W)
SAT I (Superscored): 2380 (800 CR, 800 M, 780 W)
ACT (breakdown single sitting): 35 Composite (35 Math, 34 Science, 35 Reading, 35 Writing)
SAT II: Biology E (770), US History (790), World History (770), Math Level 1 (800), Math Level II (780), Physics (790)
Cogat (breakdown single sitting 150 is the highest score): Composite (141), Verbal (124), Quantitative (149), Nonverbal (126)
Cogat (percentile breakdown): Composite (99), Verbal (93), Quantitative (99), Nonverbal (95)
Unweighted (UW) GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted (W) GPA (out of 5.0): 4.8049
Upward Trend for W GPA
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/476
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Environmental Science (5), Physics B (4), Calculus AB (5), US History (5), Statistics (5), Psychology (5), Human Geography (5), English Language and Composition (4), AP Microeconomics (5), AP Comparative Government (5)</p>

<p>Senior AP Classes: Physics C (Electricity and Magnetism), Calculus BC, Literature and Composition, Macroeconomics, US Government, Art History, Spanish Language</p>

<p>Middle School Course Load (High School Credit) </p>

<p>7th Grade
Algebra I 98</p>

<p>8th Grade
Geometry 96</p>

<p>High School Course Load</p>

<p>Freshmen Year Course Load:
PAP Algebra II 96
PAP Biology I 96<br>
PAP English I 98
PAP World Geography 97
BIM I Technology Applications 95
Debate I 99<br>
Music Theory 100
Spanish I 97
Health (Summer)
Communication Applications (Summer) </p>

<p>Sophomore Year Course Load:
AP Environmental Science 100
AP World History 97
PAP Physics 98
PAP Chemistry 97
PAP English II 98
PAP Pre Calculus 99
PAP Spanish II 100
Academic Decathalon 100</p>

<p>Junior Year Course Load:
AP Physics B 99
AP Calculus AB 96
AP English Language and Composition 96
AP Psychology and AP Human geography 100
AP Statistics 98
AP US History 100
PAP Spanish III 98
Academic Decathlon 100</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load:
AP Art History
AP Calculus BC<br>
AP Macroeconomics and AP Government
AP English Literature and Composition<br>
AP Physics C
AP European History/Spanish Language (not sure which one will appear)
Academic Decathlon
Weightlifting </p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities (place leadership in parenthesis):
Debate- 4 years (Treasurer Freshmen and Sophomore, Vice President Junior, President Senior) (received many regional awards)
Junior Statesmen of America (JSA)-4 years (Historian-2 years, President-2 years)
Founder of Model United Nations at my school (President 3 years)(received best delegate award twice)
DECA- 4 years (Member 2 years, President 2 years)
Business Professionals of America (BPA)- 3 year (President 2 years)
Academic Decathlon-3 years (2 years President of Academic Decathlon) (received many regional level awards)
National Honor Society (NHS)- 2 years
Student Council (StuCo)-4 Years (Delegate 4 years)
Dallas Gem and Mineral Society- 3 years (Member 3 years)</p>

<p>Awards and Honors</p>

<p>Criteria Based Awards
Davidson Young Scholar
National AP Scholar
Gold Level Presidential Volunteer Service Award
National Forensic League Degree of Excellence</p>

<p>International Level Awards
Runner up DECA Internationals
Work published and received an Elizabeth Bishop Award
The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest first in romance
Finalist in Ayn Rand “the Anthem” essay competition</p>

<p>National Level Awards
National Merit Finalist (predicted)
9th place in BPA Nationals
2012 National Gold Council of Excellence Award (a national level student council award)</p>

<p>State Level Awards
1st place in DECA State (three times)
1st place in BPA State (twice)</p>

<p>Regional Level Awards
1st place in BPA regionals (twice)
1st place in DECA regionals (three times)
Various Academic Decathlon awards in economics, math, social science, etc. ranging from 1st to 9th place
17 Debate Trophies ranging from 1st to 9th place in multiple events including Original Oratory, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Policy debate, and Student Congress
9 chess trophies ranging from 1st to 6th place
Model United Nations, Best Delegate Award</p>

<p>School Level Awards
Columbia Book Award
Darthmouth Book Award
University of Rochester Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award
Academic Letter
Academic All Star</p>

<p>Published Works
Haunted House
Immortal
Equality
The Multiverse
Dozens of articles for Yahoo</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience/Internship:
Operate/co-own a teen club that generates 3000 a week
Write for Yahoo Finance, Yahoo News, Yahoo Voices, and Yahoo Politics (Paid)
Freelance Writer
Work at a local Teen Prosecuting Court as a Bailiff/Juror/Attorney
Work at/manage school store
Interned at a medical office (summer)
Interned at JP Morgan and Chase in New York (summer)
Intern at Wells Fargo (summer)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Volunteer/Community service: 500 hours (created a vegetable garden in a nursing home, that the residents worked in and thus slowed their dementia while providing them with fresh fruits, helped out in nursing home, various activities for goodwill, worked at local animal shelter, worked at local teen prosecuting court)
Summer Activities: Volunteering, SAT Prep, Debate meetings, Academic Decathlon meetings/prep, Prepping for AP tests, Writing, Internships, Jobs
Teacher Recommendation: Good (one is from a math teacher who taught me Algebra I, Geometry, Statistics, Calculus AB and BC)</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): TX
School Type: Large Public
School Ranking: Top 6 Percent in the country (ranked 1,280)
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100,000-250,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy at the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, Harvard</p>

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<p>This is essentially a perfect profile. You could probably get into any school in the country. Great chance for merit aid. Its applications like these that earn the CV scholarship as Vandy is trying to lure you away from HYPS.</p>

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<p>but you gotta have heart to earn a look for the merit scholarships. Make sure you are not a stranger in your application. Bring who you are and what you bring to campus to life. </p>

<p>Get an alum interview, research Vandy and picture where you will study and where you will contribute. Be articulate and Be Real.</p>

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<p>Cool. I visited Vandy and thought it was a gorgeous campus located in a good part of town. What ECs do you think I should cut. What awards should i cut? My list is pretty long.</p>

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<p>Wow, do you ever sleep? I think you have a good chance.</p>

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<p>Your only trouble here is making the list concise, lol. I got the CV scholarship and your application is greater than mine.</p>

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<p>Only for 6 hours XD. So what should I take out, that is my main question.</p>

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<p>First of all, drop the Middle School references. No one cares about these - they are simply expected as a foundation for high school.</p>

<p>For your ECs, it appears that you do a great job of ranking them in your listings with the most important at the top and then in descending order. I would drop the bottom three - NHS, Student Council and Dallas Gem - since it sounds like your involvement level is lower in these.</p>

<p>Since you have impressive awards at the international and national level, I would drop the school and regional awards.</p>

<p>For employment, the startup company and Finance writing are so notable that I would drop all the internships. In my mind they only add clutter and detract from your primary achievements.</p>

<p>I am surprised that your “Summer Activities” list does not seem as organized as the rest of your posting. I would emphasize the job and drop most of the others (no one cares that you studied for tests). I certainly would not list the job last.</p>

<p>Overall, you sound like a very strong candidate. Deciding what to delete is a good problem to have. Be sure to work hard on your essays and getting solid recommendations.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice, I will use it. However, the only reason why my middle school classes are on this, is because they are high school level and appear on my transcript.</p>