<p>White Catholic Female
Legacy - yes</p>
<p>SAT-I: 2300 (800 CR, 700 M, 800 W)
ACT: 32
GPA: 103.00 %
Rank: 1 of 528 (at a competitive high school)</p>
<p>APs:
5 in US His
5 in Calc AB
5 in Eng Lit/Comp</p>
<p>Senior Courses: AP Chem II, AP Government/Economics, AP Sr English, AP German IV, AP Calc BC, H Physics</p>
<p>Courseload: I’ve taken all honors or AP classes except for one science class in 9th grade, but I’ve taken five units of science, anyway. Other interesting courses: two years of Computer Programming, super elite Honors Humanities class, accelerated math program</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
1st Dan Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do (TKD)
TKD Instructor, teaching several classes a week, giving private lessons
Bo Staff lessons (w/ TKD)
TKD Leadership Team
Martial arts club (Treasurer 11-12)
NHS (Secretary 12)
German Club
Chess Club
Odyssey of the Mind (Captain 12, 1st place finish at regionals 11)
Piano (10 years)
Parish Youth Group
Diocesan Youth Council Representative
Church Choir</p>
<p>Honors:
NHS
National Foreign Language Honor Society
Wellesley College Book Award
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist (probably Finalist, too)
Parish Volunteer of the Month (is this silly? heh)</p>
<p>Volunteer:
Weekly production of homily tapes for the aged/sick
Summer mission trip for four years (Habitat for Humanity, last year)
Regular youth group activities
NHS events and fundraisers
Summer Vacation Bible School teacher</p>
<p>Question about essay:
I’ve got a couple ideas rattling around in my head. I’m a very good writer, so I think I can write a decent essay at least structurally and so on, but I’m not sure what topic would be best.</p>
<li><p>I’m very passionate about theology, which does not necessarily come out in my lists. I had a reasonably clever idea that I thought would tie in this driving passion with another passion of mine… football (really!)! Obviously I’d try to really reveal my sense of humor and passion without being too “cutsie”, but I’m still worried it might come off as obsequious or sucking up to school known for both faith and football.</p></li>
<li><p>I went on a three week trip to Russia, Mongolia, and China last summer, and I think I could come up with something meaningful about it. But it would be more of a stretch, because I think that an essay about my theological leanings would be more reflective of who I am.</p></li>
<li><p>I do a lot with TKD and have leadership positions within… should I assume that this will be obvious from my listings, or should I try to capitalize on this in an essay about my experiences?</p></li>
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<p>So opinions on whether I should go for #1, #2, or #3 would be helpful! (Also, are any of the three maybe not ideal for an essay, but applicable for that little 150 word “Anything else?” statement?)</p>
<p>Thanks in advance to everyone who takes the time to read this and respond!</p>