<p>In response to InvisibleMan,</p>
<p>Well I guess I’ve received a few awards, but most national awards that I know of aren’t available until like your junior/senior years, right (book awards, AP scholars, national merit, etc)? I have like AMC 10/12 awards, etc.</p>
<p>And I put in about 6 hours a week at Y-Press and a few hours a week at Teen Court. I generally have an article published once a month or so for Y-Press in the paper, and several online throughout a month. I was hoping that could be a resume boost because I could become significantly involved in college publications. </p>
<p>As for my other extra curics, I guess cross country speaks for itself. </p>
<p>I’m on the steering committee for a portion of the Legacy Initiative book, which essentially means I oversee about 50-75 pages of the book (specifically the WW1 section). </p>
<p>Speech & Debate Team is probably pretty standard for a lot of apps, and I haven’t been too involved in that, but I made it to state at least. </p>
<p>And for DECA, I was runner-up at state. So, hopefully, that shows depth like you said.</p>
<p>And as for what I want to study, I’m not entirely sure. I’d most likely major in a physical science, but that’s definitely subject to a change, particularly considering I want to pursue business haha. I read, though, that a lot of big banking firms don’t necessarily care if you were a finance/econ major though. </p>
<p>As for why I chose the colleges I named, I guess because I assume you can’t go wrong with any of them. They all have so much to offer academically, from what I’ve always thought. So my concern is just getting in, as opposed to if any of those schools will be a solid choice, because I think they all are.</p>