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<p>unweigted gpa:3.3
weighted:4.2</p>

<p>just this year i transferred to public school from private school so that explains the low GPA.</p>

<p>I am an International Baccaleaureate candidate</p>

<p>junior schedule-IB English 11, AP US, AP Latin 4, AFM, Ib Theory of Knowledge, AP Government, IB Environmental Science
senior schedule (still up for debate, if anyone has any suggestions on things to switch out) IB English 12, AP Psychology, IB Philosophy, IB Math (Calculus), AP Latin 5, IB 20th Century History
***IB is the same as AP</p>

<p>sports:
varsity soccer
varsity corss country
jv basketball
lacrosse</p>

<p>no music or art
(i know this is going to come back to haunt me, but i am taking piano and painting classes outside of school)</p>

<p>over 50 hours of community service both freshman and sophmore years
over 75 hours for junior and anticipated senior years
student council
Coummunity Action and Service Club VP
Various Clubs- amnesty, global citizens, model un, habitat for humanity, special olympics, urban ministry</p>

<p>No SAT or SAT II yet, i take that in march, then the subject tests in may (US History and Math and possibly english?)</p>

<p>Strong Writer and very personable, so im hoping to have excellant interviews.</p>

<p>Summer plans: pre-college program at Columbia, Stanford, Davidson, or Boston University
(if i get in!) and maybe be a page for either a House rep. or senator</p>

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<p>looks good to me so far, especially with the strong background in sports. remember how important grades are this year, try to shoot for mostly A’s.
definitely take the literature subject test, im a pretty strong writer and i thought it was fun to take, and I got a high score cold (730)
advice though, if you choose to take it: though it looks good, my friend told me all about being a page and it sounds awful and boring. if you’re interested in that kind of thing, check and see if your school or local YMCA has a chapter of Youth in Government. it is really cool and i’d say even more involved than being a page.</p>

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<p>Ohhh no! If you can be a page for a House rep or Senator, that would be REALLY good. My father was a page in the Senate when he was in high school. It’s probably the reason he got into Harvard, because he was not in the top of his class. He found it extremely exciting.</p>

<p>I mean, yes, try to see if there’s YIG in your state – I did it, I ran for governor, I loved it! It’s a great experience, but being a page would be EXTREMELY exciting.</p>

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<p>looks like pretty good stuff - try to get good grades in your classes. good grades with a tough schedule means a lot at most competitive schools. try to do well on the tests of course… and if you feel ready, definitely take Math 2 (but only if you feel ready lol).</p>

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<p>Perhaps it was just the program in my state. My friend said they had to keep them in like a basement in the capital for long periods of time when the senate wasn’t in session. it sounded pretty lousy.
i wish something like that could be the determining factor in admissions nowadays… everyone is scrambling to do stuff like that so it rarely stands out as much. on that note, maybe you could do the page program AND yig ;)</p>

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<p>ok, im a freshman in hs, and what was wondering what a page was for the senate??? i want to get into politics… so if someone can get me an answer… thanks</p>

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<p>Pages typically sit in on meetings and take notes, and more importantly, deliver messages between a senator/representative and his aides, etc. It’s somewhat a simple job, but I mean…you get to work with a Senator.</p>

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<p>I know a bit about “Paging”</p>

<p>You can apply to be a page at the state level, or in DC on a national level. Both the Senate and House are allowed pages, and the majority party gets most of the “slots” that are available. You will need to go online and get an application. Usually, you will need a sponsor-- which means you’ll need to contact one of the Senators or Reps and ask that they sponsor you for a page position. Usually you will need to write an essay and interview with the sponsor. State page positions last from 3-7 days, while the DC positions are lengthy-- 4-6 months sometimes. You go to “page school” in the early morning, and there are two different schools: one for senate pages and one for house pages. Also two sets of “dorms.” There are duties that usually involve running errands during sessions, running bills from the floor to different offices in the capitol, etc. There is a dress code and there are 24/7 chaperones. I believe you must apply by your Junior year in HS for Federal page positions. States have different age requirements, and all are different. States may or may not pay a per diem (depends on the state) but the federal pages do get a salary, room and board, but must pay incidentals out of their salary.</p>

<p>Good luck! It can be a great opportunity. Particularly the federal positions.</p>