<p>Hey everyone! I'm getting a little nervous about my chances. I've already been accepted to a couple schools, but now I'm applying to some that are going to be pretty difficult for me to get into with my ACT. Let me know what you think (ha, if it's worth applying). Thanks!</p>
<p>Male, Caucasian</p>
<p>ACT 29 :S (writing 7 :( combine english/writing 30)
GPA 3.91
Rank 5/54
Recs: say i'm one of the most sincere and dedicated students they've ever had, sent another from my state legislator- pretty good.
Classes: I'm go to a small school in rural Iowa. We don't have any AP classes, but by the end of this semester I will have earned 36 credits (4.00 college GPA). Classes include: English Composition I and II, Western Civ, Trig, College Algebra, Cacl I, Political Institutions: An Analytical Survey, U.S. History Since 1877, Macroeconomics, Fundamentals of Oral Communication. I took 16 hours of college credit this semester plus 2 high school classes and band as a class</p>
<p>Activities/Honors:
- only student selected as a Page (personal assistant) for the Governor of Iowa, Chet Culver, during the 2009 legislative session
- Jazz band
5 time state champion
All-State
Outstanding performer award at state
numerous solo awards
- Academic Decathlon
Highest small school individual scorer
- Speech
selected for all-state 3x
- Harvard Summer School
- Student Council President
- National Honor Society President
- Panasonic Academic Challenge (national academic competition)
Team Iowa made semi-finals
- Selected for National Council on Youth Leadership Town Meeting on Tomorrow
- people to people trip to australia
- precinct captain in iowa caucus
- Capitol Project at state capitol
- church youth group
- some volunteer work: mission trip, volunteer at homeless shelter while at summer school, some community stuff</p>
<p>Schools (long shots with my 29 ACT, I know):
Yale
Washington University in St. Louis (nailed interview and already get $10,000 scholarship if I'm accepted)
University of Chicago
Swarthmore
Grinnell
Stanford</p>