Junior in high school
Objective:
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2300 (770/740/800/8) first and only sitting
SAT II (subject, score): Math 2 (740), Lit (760)
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.9 ish UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): APUSH (4), AP Lang (4). I’m only a junior. By the end of senior year I will have taken 10 AP courses.
Awards:
- AP Scholar with Distinction*
- National Merit Semifinalist*
- High school award in math and science
- second place in We The People state competition
- outstanding achievement award in Johns Hopkins talent search
- school nominee for NCTE
- High honor roll, NHS, etc.
Extracurriculars:
- Writer for the Huffington Post: I have written several articles that are published on the website.
- School newspaper (co-editor in chief)
- Editor for a national high school literary magazine: I edit, revise and make thorough comments on submissions on a daily basis.
- Contribute to my town's newspaper: I write articles on teens, college, and advice.
- Published in town's literary magazine
- Published author of a novel: 75 page fantasy novel
- First place in a Yale University essay contest
- First place in school essay contest
- Have won and have been published in several online contests/publications
- Class Treasurer
- DECA (co-president)
- President of a public speaking club
- Black Belt in Karate
- 2nd and 3rd place in town film festival
- JV Crew and JV Lacrosse
Work/volunteer/summer experience:
- manager/editor/reporter at a startup financial literacy website for young adults (5 hours/week)
- manager/marketer/blogger at a startup educational company (5 hours/week)
- internship at a local hedgefund or at a congressman's office (haven't decided yet)
- paid private tutor (5-10 hours/week)
- waiter at an inn
- Yale Young Global Scholars program
- volunteer tutor for struggling students in middle and high school
Other:
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Highly competitive state
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: Part white, part asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: No financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): I wish
*please assume I won these awards. I know they haven’t come out yet.