<p>This is my last attempt to get some CC advice. Thanks =) </p>
<p>Here are my stats:</p>
<p>Schools applied to: (yes, I've applied to safeties and got in with full ride)
USC (tied for first choice)
UCLA
UC: Berkeley
UC: Irvine
Pepperdine
Pomona (tied for first choice but did RD)
Claremont McKenna
Pitzer
Harvey Mudd
Harvard
Columbia
Duke
UPenn
Brown
Princeton
Vanderbilt
Yale</p>
<p>Caucasian Male, Nebraska, Big public school</p>
<p>GPA: 3.99 UW, 4.366 W (1 B+ in AP U.S!! BLAH =D )</p>
<p>Class rank: 5/419.. top 1%</p>
<p>Courseload: Have taken all APs and Honors classes possible =) Also lots of music classes, I have a passion for the arts in all forms (minus drawing...can't draw to save my life!)</p>
<p>ACT: 32 composite (33 english, 35 math, 31 reading, 28 science- october 2009
11/12 writing-from June 2009 test (33 combined eng/writing)</p>
<p>SAT: n/a</p>
<p>SAT IIs: 630- Literature, 620 Math Level II, 600 Spanish- I know they aren't great but I had the flu and have been unable to retake them b/c of being so busy.</p>
<p>Honors/awards: NSAA Academic All-State for Swimming, Scholar Athlete, Top 3%, Delegate to Nebraska Boy's State, Delegate to National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine in LA, National Honor Society, chosen for Youth Leadership Lincoln Class XII, AP Scholar with Distinction
3 Academic Letters
3 Varsity Swim Letters
3 Band Letters
1 Student Council Letter (was on StuCo for one year)</p>
<p>APs: 5 in AP Psych, 4s in English Lang and World History, 3s in Spanish Lang and US History</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Band (4 years)- Varsity Wind Ensemble (9-12th), Varsity Jazz Band (best in the state, 11-12th) Marching Band (9th-12th) Section Leader- Alto Sax</p>
<p>Varsity Swim Team (4 years)- On varsity team since freshman year, club swimmer for 9 years, current team captain, competed in state meet last 3 years</p>
<p>Key Club (3 years)- Many volunteers outings/hours put in, current president and district lieutenant governor of the Nebraska-Iowa District</p>
<p>Peer Mediation (2 Years)- Team Leader- Pretty much a student counselor/student ambassador</p>
<p>Choir (1 year)- Was unable to fit choir in last three years, tried out and made the varsity swing choir and made All-State Chorus Tenor I</p>
<p>Volunteer at Local Hospital (1 year)- 3 hours a week in which I interact with patients and entertain them =) I love it because I get the feel for hospital life.</p>
<p>Theater (2 years)- Actor in various productions at school</p>
<p>I also take private Alto Sax lessons (3 years of lessons) and piano (10 years). I am very very involved in the community with my Key Club and other organizations. On top of that I have a life and am not a recluse =) I have a passion for music but more importantly, a passion to become a pediatric surgeon someday.</p>
<p>Teacher/Counselor Recs: Stellar in my opinion =) nicest things I have ever read.</p>
<p>Applying for Financial aid: yes</p>
<p>Essays: Worked VERY hard on them. PM me if you wanna know what they are about.</p>