<p>Obviously, my first choice is Cornell, which is a very high reach, but if you have valuable information to offer rather than just shooting me down, it would be appreciated. My other main choices are Villanova, the University of Richmond, and George Mason University. Also, I guess I should have prefaced this by saying that I am a white male at a moderately competitive public school in PA. Also, I plan to major in something along the lines of Business/Business Management, Law or Politics. So, without further ado, here is the spiel:</p>
<p>GPA: UW-3.98 W-4.3
Class Rank: 1/279 (valedictorian from the class of 2010 is headed to Cornell)</p>
<p>SATs:I just took the June SAT and have my predicted scores next to my current ones
CR:570 ~650
M:660 ~700
W:660 ~700</p>
<p>Math Level I: 710</p>
<p>Since the start of high school, I have taken the absolute hardest possible course load that my school offers(AP is not offered to Freshman and Sophomores).</p>
<p>Freshman:
Honors English 9
Honors Geometry
Honors U.S. History I
Agricultural Science 9 (considered the hardest freshman course considering our ag program(FFA) is perennially in the top ten food science teams in the nation and wins state titles also).
General Business
Gym/Health(required)
Latin I and II</p>
<p>Sophomore:
Honors English 10
Honors Algebra II
Honors U.S. History II
Agricultural Science 10
Accounting I
Latin III
Gym/Drivers Ed(required)
Biology(required, no honors or AP offered)</p>
<p>Junior:
Honors Pre-Calculus
Honors English 11
AP World History (Predicted Score~4)
AP Environmental Science (Predicted Score~5)
Accounting II (weighted course)
Latin IV
Chemistry(required, no honors or AP offered)
Gym/Health(required)</p>
<p>Senior year schedule:
AP English 12
AP Government and Politics
AP Calculus AB
AP Latin V vergil
AP Biology
Biotechnology (weighted course)
Health/Service Learning(required, volunteering at local corporation that works with children and adults with developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome.)
Business Law</p>
<p>EC's:
-Secretary of JCL for two years(Junior Classical League or Latin Club)
-President of National Honors Society
-FFA (involved, member of Dairy Science Team competing at states)
-FBLA: (Possibly applying for National Business Honors Society next year)
-PAML (Pennsylvania Math League)
-100+ hours of community service including a mission trip to Peru. I collected money,crayons and pillowcases for a project known as "Pillowcase Magic" that my grandmother and I started in order to provide clothing made from pillowcases for less fortunate children in Peru. We went to hospitals in Iquitos, Peru and delivered pillowcases and crayons to ill children(possible app. essay?). Also, I earned community service hours as a wrestling referee, a camp counselor and a supervisor for children and adults with developmental disorders.
-N.E.E.D (National Environmental Education Development) Camp Counselor
-co-captain of my varsity cross-country team (3x county champs, 2x district champs), 4 years
-Varsity spring track and field-3 years
-Varsity winter track and field-2 years
-Varsity wrestling- 2 years (named all-division in 10th grade, but gave it up to pursue running)
-JV baseball-1 year
-Junior Legion baseball-1 year (Also gave baseball up to pursue running)</p>
<p>Possible Hooks: Legacy(my uncle, grandfather, and great-grandfather all went to Cornell), maybe running for Cornell or UofR, but not for Villanova.</p>
<p>Family Income: 45,000-50,000. My mother was a RN(registered Nurse) but was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis nearly ten years ago and has been on disability for about 9 of those years(possible app. essay?).</p>
<p>Lastly, I plan to apply ED to Cornell and have already visited the campus and met with the head admissions officer of Cornell's school of ILR. If you could assess my chances for the aforementioned schools and offer some other possible schools that might fit me well it would be greatly appreciated!!! I will Chance back!</p>