Applying to Medill ED for Broadcast Journalism
GPA: Above 4.0 UW, 4.53 Weighted. No B’s in high school
SAT:
800 Math
740 Writing
700 Reading
Total: 2240
SAT Subject:
Math 2: 750
US History: 750
Classes: 2 honors- Freshman (no APs available), probably should have taken the other 2 honors offered… But, it’s Freshman year and everyone is still finding themselves
3 honors and AP US1 - Sophomore (1 AP available),
AP Lit, AP US2, AP Environmental Science, AP Micro, AP Psych, Honors Latin (and Academic Calc, but not interested in math and already a year ahead of most kids) -Junior. I didn’t get any B’s but I got an A- in Psych, Enviro, and Latin
AP Lit, AP Physics , AP Macro, AP Calc AB , AP Gov/Pol, Political Theory Independent Study, Honors Latin - Senior
Took 3 classes over the summer over my high school years.
ECs- Television station 4 year (Freshman year-technical director and control room worker for 3 shows a week in our high school, Soph/Junior/Senior sports anchor), Newspaper (Contributer 4 years, sports editor Sophomore, Editor in Chief Junior and Senior), National Honors Society, Latin Honors Society, started a tutoring program to help kids in elementary schools with their work (went there every week for 4 years) Visited the school every week to help out. Technical director and editor of all school plays/musicals/graduations. Junior State of America Treasurer, 2 years
Won most creative film at a statewide filmfest of over 100 entries.
Attended advanced sports broadcasting camp for 5 years and at the camp hosted own 10-minute sports show. Ran by two leading figures in broadcasting industry
Interest in school: Summer program and Medill, tour at the campus, great interview
Recommendations: From 1 outside of school- big figure in the broadcasting industry- 11/10, Lit/Newspaper- 11/10
Volunteered in the Dominican Republic the summer before junior year to help the locals rebuild home, create better living arrangements, etc. underprivileged locals. Took suitcases worth of baseball equipment and school supplies I collected down to them.
Two-Week Summer Video Journalism Class at Harvard, limited to 15 kids from across the world, recommendation from the professor who won a Pulitzer for work in South Africa covering Apartheid (He was shot 4 times!!)
Intern at National Swim meet freshman year, published on the biggest swimming website in the world.
Awards- National Latin Exam highest possible award all four years. Most Creative Screenplay at NJ State High School Film Contest Challenge.
White, from Public school in NJ. No financial aid requested.
Essay- 10/10. Writing has always been what I do best.
Worries: CR SAT score… Most of all I had 1 A- in the first two years of high school and then 3 in my junior year… Will this be a major problem?