<p>I am a 15 year old sophomore at a pretty bad public school (Elmwood Park HS, NJ) who wants to attend Phillips Andover or Exeter Academy. I came from Africa when I was young, and I am a Muslim. I don't like speaking myself in a condescending manner, for example; I am very responsible and hardworking, and my friends tell me I am very, very smart. Instead, I let other people decide what they think of me. Please look at my standings and other information and tell me what you think my chances are of acceptance into one of these great schools.</p>
<p>Current Classes
-Phys Ed - A
-US History Honors - A
-Psychology - A+
-LAL2 - A+
-AP Calculus - A
-Spanish 3 - A
-Biology Honors - A
-Band - A+
(4.0 unweighted GPA)</p>
<p>I have exhausted all of the math classes available at my school, meaning I would have no math class to take for 2 years.</p>
<p>Extra Curricular
-Varsity Football
-Student Congress (VP)
-SADD (VP)
-Mock Trial
-Volunteer at St. Mary's Hospital
-Taking EMT certification course
-Part time job
-Boy Scouts of America
-I play guitar and alto saxophone
(I don't do math/spanish/science/english etc. clubs like other students just to impress schools, rather, I do what I enjoy and what I am interested in and become an officer in those activities)</p>
<p>Other
-I scored a 1920 my first time taking the SAT (as a freshman, and didn't study)
-Essays all entered in national competitions
-Good recommendations
-Good speaker, not shy
-I actually have a personality
-Good with computers
-I LOVE working out
-I am an URM ;) lol
-Invited by the NYLSF to represent my school at Washington D.C</p>
<p>I mean, honestly, one has to know me to appreciate the kind of person I am. Please understand that I am trying to say this in the most humble of ways. I am not a nerd who studies all day, in fact, I rarely study. I am pretty popular, and I get along with everyone. I do things outside of school that I actually enjoy, and not just join to impress the admissions officers. I am a well rounded person, and my life does NOT revolve around education. The main reason I am applying to private schools is because I don't feel challenged at all at my school. Now that I have contradicted my statement in the first paragraph, please tell me what you think :)</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
but yeah thanks for the advice. i have a question: are you an exeter student? and can you please email me: <a