<p>ECs
Student Council 4yrs
TV Show Cast 4 nights a week
Columnist for 4 regional (state) papers (combined weekly circulation 8 million) one in Polish one in Yiddish.
NYS Boys State 2013
Varsity Crew 4yrs (Captain 1)
Student Teacher
Internship at a library 2yrs
Summer Job for 5 years
300+ Service Hours
National Honor Society
Top 20%</p>
<p>I would advise against sending the subject tests–is your ACT plus writing? It’s a very good score, nonetheless. Being a contributor to Polish + Yiddish newspapers is really cool. </p>
<p>CALs is probably a reach/low reach; have you considered doing ED (if finances aren’t a concern and you’re really sold on it)?</p>
<p>That should be a bit of a boost. From what I’ve read, colleges really don’t care about the essay portion on the ACT or SAT: you take it, then it’s shoved in a corner. </p>
<p>I’d still place it as a reach, but it’s a reach for essentially everyone (the essentially qualifier being for those few superhuman mutants among us.) Good luck in applications!</p>