<p>I'm a junior about to be a senior in arizona</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Male Asian (2nd Generation)
GPA: 4.0 UW/4.9 W
Class Rank: 1 out of 530</p>
<p>SAT:
2280 Overall (first try and ive only taken it once)
1560 Math+Reading
800 Math
760 Critical Reading
720 Writing</p>
<p>SAT II:
World History-740</p>
<p>AP Test:
World History-5
Calculus AB (expecting 5)
U.S. History (expecting 5)
English Language (expecting 4)</p>
<p>EC's:
4-year Varsity Basketball
Will be Varsity bball captain this upcoming senior year
Special Olympics Basketball Coach
YMCA Youth League Referee
YMCA Employee
Nighthawk Basketball Camp Counsler
Internship With Univ of Ariz Track Coach
People Club Treasurer
Connect-4 (similar to Link-Crew)
Show Choir
Univ of Ariz MEDCAMP 2007
Had a poem published </p>
<p>I will most likely be a National Merit Finalist in the fall</p>
<p>*i know that my EC's are a little weak, but thats b/c im so focused on basketball. my school is really good in bball. this year we had one player going to ASU, another Army, we were in state championship last year, and U of A comes to our open gyms to scout us. unfortunately, im not sure if colleges will know how good my HS team is and i dont think many people know how much a commitment basketball is (countless hours shooting, lifting, conditioning, playing, etc). any ideas on how to improve my EC's? Thanks for your input!</p>
<p>also what scholarship opportunities would i have at stanford with my stats? Thanks for your input!</p>
<p>ok, so
Ethnicity: doesnt matter
GPA: i only had a 4/4.6
Class rank: I was 6/850</p>
<p>SATs-fine, i know someone who got in with a 2200
SAT IIs,: take the MAth IIC and then somehting else</p>
<p>APs:
look good for now--they dont really care about hte scores tho, just the grade in the class.</p>
<p>ECs:-not thaaat weak. Sure, I met some people who did some pretty crazy science research or made a charity ...etc. I mean, all i had was boy socuts, rec. fencing, and Special Olympics ski coaching. and i had some Art stuff.</p>
<p>you pass the threshhold, write good essays and get good recs, that's going to be what decides it.</p>
<p>oh and stanford doesnt do merit scholarships, unless your looking for playing for their BBall team div 1.</p>
<p>Don't kid yourselves on those ECs. They're very solid and it obviously looks like you care about other people and basketball and arn't like those other kids who try to shove as many ECs in as possible. So now don't apply, so I can get in? Comprende?</p>
<p>where i live (and in most places i believe) a A+, A, and A- carry a grade of 4.0 in the class. weighted, my GPA is a 4.9 (on a scale of 5.0)</p>
<p>kyledavid80 what do you mean my interests are all over the place? im a little concerned that my EC's demonstrate interest only in sports, for ive seen many posts on CC with students with 500 hours of community service, president of numerous clubs, etc. throughout high school, my focus has been basketball and i love sports, but my biggest regret is not being more involved in clubs, volunteering, etc. </p>
<p>i am looking into going in the medical field, which i believe fits well with my traits. im going to a one week medical camp this summer to learn more about the profession, and i will have medical internships set up this summer and continuing into next year. hopefully this helps with my EC's a little ;)</p>
<p>like somebody earlier said, im not one of those kids who does a EC just for "padding my stats." i feel that every EC that ive participated in is something that i truely care about and means a lot to me (esp basketball lol)</p>
<p>bballpg04: as I said, your interests are varied -- you have poetry in one area, choir in another, People Club treasurer in another... it's nice that you have many interests, but you don't have a clear focus -- except for your sports, which is why I said you might get recruited for that (but I doubt it, as very few are recruited and many are just like you -- those who are recruited tend to be the really awesome state-level ones).</p>
<p>He has many interests and one focused "passion". That is totally fine. You don't have to become a recruited athlete to get credit for your commitment to the sport if your academics don't suffer!</p>
<p>The "passion" is a sport, and it's not likely that that's a passion that'll help him. And I'm not downplaying his accomplishments -- I'm simply saying, his one focus probably won't help him a whole lot.</p>
<p>do college's not give sports as much weight as they do volunteer hours?? i can say this much, i have put in more time in basketball over my HS years than anyone has put into volunteering. while it is impossible to track all of those hours, it would be a shame is colleges dont see how much time and energy ive devoted to the game</p>
<p>"unfortunately, im not sure if colleges will know how good my HS team is and i dont think many people know how much a commitment basketball is (countless hours shooting, lifting, conditioning, playing, etc). "</p>
<p>Yes, they do - that is one of the reasons that athletes tend to do well in admissions. You sound like a great kid. Be yourself, apply to reaches, matches and likelies, and you are going to do fine.</p>