Chance Me Please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Grade: 11th
Age: 16
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Location: First three years of high school in Westchester County, NY, but I am moving to Columbus, Ohio for my senior year. Briarcliff High School is a Highly competitive suburban public school. We normally have about 4 Ivys in a class of 150 and are ranked as one of the top 200 public schools in the country.</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA: unweighted approx- 92/93. weighted- 95.9
Class Rank: Highly Competitive Class of approx 200. Does not rank. Approx bottom top decile top of second at Briarcliff. Most likely top of first decile in Columbus.</p>

<p>9th Grade:
Honors Biology: 89 (weighted 93.45)
English 9: 89
Math 10 Honors: 94 (weighted 98.7)
Global History: 94
Spanish II: 91
French I: 92
Latin I: 98</p>

<p>10th Grade:
Chemistry: 86
English 10: 94
Math 11 Honors: 89 (weighted 93.45)
AP European History: 89 (weighted 98.9)
Spanish III Honors: 94 (weighted 98.7)
Latin II: 97
Chorus: 99</p>

<p>11th Grade: (first three-quarters)
Physics: 95
AP English Language: 92 (weighted 101.2)
Pre-Calc Honors: 91 (weighted 95.55)
AP American History: 90 (weighted 99)
AP Human Geography: 96 (weighted 105.6)
Latin III Honors: 99 (weighted 103.95)
Chorus: 99</p>

<p>12th Grade: (intended classes)
AP Physics B
AP English Literature
AP Government and Politics
AP Calculus AB
Spanish IV H
Select Choir
(since Columbus is right outside Ohio state, I am planning on taking Latin there to take the AP later on. I also might take either Macroeconomics/Psychology)</p>

<p>Testing:
PSATs
CR: 69
M: 76
W: 67
Total: 212
(I think I may have qualified for National Merit. My overall percentile was 99th in the state)</p>

<p>SATs
CR: 670 - 730
M: 720 - 700
W: 790 - 670 (don't know what happened =P)
Total Composite: 2240</p>

<p>SAT IIs
Math I: 710
Biology E: 720
(taking the American and Latin in May/June and expecting a 750+)</p>

<p>APs:
European History: 4
American History: (haven't taken yet)
Human Geography:-
English: -
(will be taking the ACTs)</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:
National Honor Society: 11th
Math Honor Society: 11th
Latin Club President: Co-President 11th
Briars and Ivy: Briarcliff Literary Magazine: Member 9-11. Editor 11th
Briarcliff Ultimate Frisbee Club: 9th-11th
JV Tennis: 8-9th Member 10th Captain
V Tennis: 11th</p>

<p>(Most of my ECs are voice and theatre)
Drama Club: 9th-11th
Participated in all 6 high school theater productions with a lead role in each
Selected for New York State School Music Association Area-All State Mixed Choir. Auditioning for the All-State Choir in May.
Cliffnotes Male Acapela Group: 10th member 11 secretary
Tri-M Music Honor Society: 11th
Kids Care: A group that sings and performs for the elderly and sick. (3 hours a month)
Lubin Singers: A student run group of student singers under the direction of a voice teacher. We carol for the elderly in the winter and perform at fund raisers in the spring. I am the secretary and have already put in approx. 80 hours this year.
Briarcliff Select Choir: Member 10th President 11th</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
Selected by the Westchester Council of English Teachers for a short story written: 10th
Invited to Participate in the Title IX leadership conference along with one other person from the grade: 9th
Selected by School Guidance Office to apply for the TASP summer conference
National Latin Exam: Magna Cum Laude (Bronze) 9th, Maxima Cum Laude (Silver) 10th, Summa Cum Laude (Gold) 11th
Finalist for the Telluride Association Summer Program (a summer program that accepts 8% of applicants for 68 slots. Fifty percent of the finalists are admitted to the six-week college-level program. I interview on Wednesday)</p>

<p>Other:
Summer going into Sophomore Year: Studied with a major in British History and minor in Theatre in Oxford, England. Three week academic study abroad program through Oxbridge: Oxford Prep Experience.
Summer going into Junior Year: Spent four weeks living with a family in the Philippines. Although I didn't do volunteer work, I got to live with a real family. It was a great cultural experience. Traveled to islands of Luzon, Cebu, and Bohol.
Languages: I can speak Spanish relatively proficiently (5 years, enough to carry a conversation). I took one year of French and didn't really like it. I can read Latin.</p>

<p>The Colleges:</p>

<p>First Choice/ED: Dartmouth (My grandfather and my great uncle both attended. I'm hoping that since I will be applying from a less competitive area of Ohio and because I have legacy, my chances may increase)</p>

<p>Universities: Cornell (my TASP program is at Cornell, so that should help) Georgetown, Northwestern, University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Tufts</p>

<p>Liberal Arts: Amherst, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Wesleyan (maybe Vassar and Swarthmore? Visiting soon)</p>

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<p>I don’t understand your SAT scores…? Are those two test dates? Not all schools superscore.</p>

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<p>Yeah, those are two SAT attempts, December and January. The first time my score was a 2180 and the second time a 2100. But superscored it was a 2240. Sorry</p>

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<p>u prob have a decent chance to get into those schools. is there anything else you might think help you to stand from the pack?</p>

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<p>I’m a good writer and very personable, so the essay and interview don’t worry me. I’m hoping the TASP program will help also, the program I applied for talks about Human Rights in the Global South.</p>

<p>The big disadvantage about moving to Ohio is that almost all my ECs for senior year are shot. I would have been president of the choir next year, and even if I qualify for the All-State or All-Eastern choirs, I might not be able to attend. It’s starting all over again. </p>

<p>For senior year I had also planned to help produce and student-direct a musical which would include a class on history and culture of that time period. It would be my own project I would present for the school board, but I don’t think that is happening now…</p>

<p>I don’t know…that’s about it. =D</p>

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<p>same problem here. I moved from NJ to CT on Feb 2008. I would have been an editor of my old school’s newsppaer, but i couldn’t b/c i moved to CT. geez. ur EC’s look a lot more impressive than mine.</p>

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<p>Seems good to me. Good luck with Dartmouth! I’ll be visiting there this April break, most likely.</p>

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<p>Thanks! It really is amazing there. =D</p>

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<p>definitely looks impressive!
good luck with TASP, of course ;]
it’s good you’re dedicated to something like singing. your ECs are very solid.
good luck in ohio! it’s too bad you have to move senior year… well maybe you’ll end up right back in NY for college?</p>