<p>Year: Rising Senior
School/ High School Reputation: Freshman Year: Large, Suburban High School, one of the tops in Illinois
Soph-Junior-Senior Year: Illinois Math and Science Academy (a public boarding school for gifted kids, that is not ranked with high schools because it accepts people based on their merits; as one of my teachers said, "We're so good they can't rank us.")
Ethnicity: white male
income: upper middle class</p>
<p>Schools I'm interested in:
Safeties: UIUC
Loyola Univeristy in Chicago</p>
<p>Matches: Oberlin College
Colgate University
Carnegie Mellon University
Washington University</p>
<p>High Match/Low Reach: Northwestern University</p>
<p>Reaches: Amherst College
Brown University
Dartmouth College</p>
<p>ACT: 33 (writing subscore: 12/12)</p>
<p>SAT II's: need to take</p>
<p>Academics/ECs</p>
<p>Freshman year (GPA: 3.93 out of 4)
Debate I/II: A/A
Public Speaking: A
Honors English: A-/A
Honors History: A-/A
Honors Geometry: A-/A
Honors Biology: A/A
Honors Spanish I: A/A</p>
<p>ECs:
Freshman Council
Freshman Honor Society
Debate Team
Shakepare/theatre club
Freshman Baseball team
20-hour Biology internship w/ a physician</p>
<p>Sophomore year (GPA: 3.74 out of 4)
Honors algebra/trig: B/A
Honors Integrated Science: A-/A
American studies (technically college-level): A-/A
Honors Soph. English: A-/B+
Honors Spanish II: A/A</p>
<p>ECs:
Sophomore Officer of Young Democrats Executive Board
Oasis (Christian Youth Group)
Theatre (1 production)
Discussion Classics (literature discussion group)
Environmental Club
Kid's Institute (summer camp counselor for science camp)
Campus Workservice
Mu Alpha Theta</p>
<p>Junior Year 1st semster (GPA: 3.27 out of 4)
Honors Precalculus: B
AP Chem: B
Honors Junior English: B+
Honors Microbiology: B+
Honors Spanish III: B+
Honors World History (technically college level): A-</p>
<p>Junior Year 2nd semester (GPA: 3.72 out of 4)
AP Calculus BC: B+
AP Chem: B+
Honors Modern Physics: A
Honors World History: A
Honors Spanish III: A
Honors Junior English: A-</p>
<p>Note: I broke up the semesters 1) because there are some grade differences between them 2) Many of my classes were only 1 semester</p>
<p>EC's
Junior officer in Young Democrats
Inquiry Project (self-designed, self directed research project)
Discussion Classics
Kid's Institute Summer Program
Oasis
Campus Work Service (Math department)
Mu Alpha Theta
67 hours of community service at a local hospital
private guitar lessons</p>
<p>Summer: Nortwestern University classes
History of Rock Music
Personality Psychology</p>
<p>Classes for senior year</p>
<p>AP BC Calculus
AP Physics C
AP Bio
AP Political Theory
AP Psychology
AP English
AP Spanish IV
Photography</p>
<p>Overall GPA thus far (unweighted): 3.73 (I'm just worried about 1st semester junior year, the only semester I didn't have an A average)</p>
<p>Rank: My school doesn't rank, and it's really impossible to guess.
Hook: That research project took a ton of time and commitment. I worked probably 200+ hours on it. I'm continuing it next year. It relates perfectly with my intended major; I'm getting a nice rec from my advisor (who I also have as a teacher). Research is my passion and I can definitely communicate that on an essay. </p>
<p>Also, all my ECs for senior year are the same, except I am President of Young Democrats at my school</p>
<p>Recs: Amazing
Essays: Amazing</p>
<p>Intended Major: Neuroscience</p>