<p>Alright so I'll try to remember as much as I can of what I do...</p>
<p>Heading into my senior year at Oliver Ames High School in Massachusetts</p>
<p>GPA: 4.426 weighted
3.925 unweighted (i think)</p>
<p>Rank: Top 5%, 10th/289</p>
<p>National Merit Scholar Acknowledgement (however that works)...don't know when the next cut is but I made the first cut (2090), obviously won't be a finalist. </p>
<p>SAT: 2210: Took them one time, pretty happy with the results
710- CR, 730- Math, 770- Writing</p>
<p>SAT 2s: 650 in Bio, 650 in US History, 750 in Math 2, going to take the Literature Subject Test</p>
<p>Course Load:</p>
<p>Sophomore: Spanish 3H - A+, Literary Types and Themes H - A, Algebra 2 H - A H, Gym (Requirement) - A+, Band / Chorus -A+,US History Pre-AP -A+, Bio H - A+</p>
<p>Junior: Spanish 4H - A+, AP US History - A , Pre-Calc H - A , Band/Chorus - A+, Chem H - A+, Anatomy - A+ , Pre-AP English - A</p>
<p>Senior: AP English Lit, AP BC Calc, AP Physics, AP Microeconomics, Philosophy Honors, Band / Chorus</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Indoor Track (4 Years):
- Varsity Runner all 4 years of high school
Junior Years Stats:
- Ranked 8th in the State (1st of non-seniors) and 4th in Division 2 in the 300m dash: 36.17
- Set the school record in the 300m and the 400m indoor, as well as 4x200 & Long Jump Relays
- Placed 37th in the 400m at Nationals overall, and 9th of all non-senior athletes
- Senior Captain </p>
<p>Outdoor Track (3 Years):
- Varsity Runner for the 3 years I participated (Soph, Junior, almost assuredly senior)
- League All-Star and Champion in the 400m
- School records in the 400m (49.57 so far) , Long Jump Relay, 4 x 100 Relay, and most likely the 1500m
- 1st in Division 2 in the 400m, 10th in the Long Jump
- 8th at the All-State Championship (49.57, breaking own school record), 2nd of non-seniors
- Senior Captain </p>
<p>Baseball:
- Member of the Freshman baseball team
- Starting center fielder, batted around .450 (i know it doesnt matter haha)</p>
<p>Chorus + Band (4+ Years)
- Soloist in choral concert Junior year, Soloist in band concert sophomore year
- Saxophone Section Leader</p>
<p>Jazz Band (4 Years)
- Saxophone Section Leader, Lead Alto (3 Years)
- I received the Outstanding Musicianship Award at the District Competition (Soph)
- Group: 3rd Place Finish at Berklee Jazz Festival, 2-time Gold Medal Winner at MAJE State Jazz Band Finals</p>
<p>Marching Band (5 Years)
- Saxophone Section Leader (3 Years)
- USSBA New England Champions of Division 2A
- Consistent 4 and 5 star groups at MICCA State Finals </p>
<p>Show Choir Pit Band (4 Years)
- Awarded Best Pit Band at FAME National Competition (as member of the group in 8th grade)
- Best Instrumental Ensemble all 4 years at Waltham Show Choir Festival, Shepherd Hill Show Choir Festival, and Lowell Show Choir Festival (the 3 main state competitions)
- Have Played Saxophone and Piano in the ensemble </p>
<p>Show Choir (1 Year)
- Champions of the Lowell, Shepherd Hill, and Waltham Show Choir Festivals (soph year)</p>
<p>A Capella Group (4 Years)
- Senior Student Director / Advisor
- Arranged several pieces for the group in Soph, Junior, and Senior years
- Organized a regional workshop in order for surrounding groups to hear one another in a competition-free environment</p>
<p>Jazz Combo (4 Years)
- Performed at many regional events without monetary compensation
- Completely student-run and done for the benefit of the surrounding community
- Piano and Saxophone Player</p>
<p>Musical (3 Years)
- Sky Masterson (Lead Role) in Guys and Dolls sophomore year
- Perchick (A Main Role) in Fiddler on the Roof
- Will be participating senior year, and hopefully receiving another main role</p>
<p>School Competitions:
1st at the Regional Battle of the Bands
3rd at the Regional Talent Show (Band / Jazz Combo)
2nd at the School Talent Show (Band)</p>
<p>Sang national anthem at state-level track meets (D3 Championship, Coaches Invitational Meets) and school sporting events (several basketball games / soccer games) </p>
<p>State-Level Musical Acknowledgements:
- Member of the auditioned Southeastern Mass District Chorus soph, junior, and most likely senior year
-Member of the auditioned Massachusetts All-State Choral Ensemble in soph, junior, and most likely senior year
- Accepted into the All-Eastern Coast Choral Ensemble (competed against kids from a dozen states)
- Highest male underclassmen male audition score Junior year for District + All State groups</p>
<p>Member of National Honor Society and the Executive Board of the 2011 class (3 Years)</p>
<p>Community Service:
-100s of hours at local church: sing in the church choir, helped to paint new downstairs wing, counselor (without pay) at christian summer camps held at church</p>
<p>As far as the admissions essay goes, I usually have the ability to mix humor in with sophisticated style, so that will hopefully go well. I will most likely draw upon one of my experiences balancing between athletics and music (long stories, no time to explain)</p>
<p>So, how do you think I fare at acceptance into Stanford University as an undeclared major? I will most likely participate in musical ensembles and the track coach is "very interested" as he put it.</p>
<p>Other schools, if you care to "chance" me, that I'm looking at: Harvard, Duke, Princeton, USC, UCLA, Rice, Michigan, Johns Hopkins, but Stanford is far and away my favorite.</p>
<p>All help is greatly appreciated</p>