<p>I'm a junior, going to competitive IB school in Oregon (public)</p>
<p>SCHOOL STATS:
GPA - 3.98 unweighted/ 4.33 weighted
- I am an IB Diploma student -
- major: Government
- taking Most rigorous courses available!
- Rank: 5/550</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Caucasian
Socio-Economic Status: Middle-Class</p>
<p>Awards:
-Scholar of the Month
- National Honor Society
- Honor Roll
- Duke of Spirit
- Coach's Award
- Selected to be a Congressional Page
- Featured in State Newspaper, Local Newspaper, News Station
for Share the Sole. Not that it is an award exactly, but it sort of is.</p>
<p>Extracirriculars:
-Track (3 years) - Varsity Letter
-Cross Country (3 years) - Captain, Varsity, Prestigous Coach's Award for Leadership and excellence on the team, 1 per year
-Mayors Youth Advisory Board (2 years) - Co-Chair, going to Washington DC for a National Conference on it, Historian also.
-Uganda Club (3 years) - Organized fast for malaria, Prez next year
raised $20,000 this year for our Sister School
- Freshman Treasurer
- Varsity Ultimate Frisbee - starting defender, captain next year
- FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) - Prez this year and next year. Founder last year
- National Honor Society, President next year, Fundraiser this year.</p>
<p>Running - 4:29 for the 1500. Too Slow to run at any Div. 1 school obviously, but I have talked to the Coaches at Claremont Mckenna and Pomona and I could run for them both. The Pomona Coach said he felt I would get in, but he just asked for my grades/courseload.</p>
<p>Volunteer Work:
- 190 Hours at Beaverton Library helping Children
- 40 Hours working at Senior Center
- IB Executive Committee, organized/made advertising
campaign for IB Iron Chef fundraiser
- Student Staff Action Council</p>
<p>Summer: This summer, I was selected to be a Congressional Page for David Wu. After that, I am going to do research with a Psychology Professor at OHSU (research on eating disorders if that matters).</p>
<p>Hook: Started an Organization/Project that works with corporations and local donors and gets brand new running shoes and donates them to low income High Schools so that student athletes who are unfortunate can have new running shoes and can run without hurting their feet. Named it "Share the Sole"</p>
<p>ACT: 30
SAT II: took US History 660 :/ (not going to submit)
APUSH Test: 4</p>
<ul>
<li>Starting Essays this summer, should be solid. I am going to get a rec. from my English teacher who says I am one of the most exceptional students she has had in her career, and another from my Psychology teacher (and Extended Essay Advisor). Both should be excellent.</li>
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<p>Colleges: My opinion
- Pomona (ED) - ? slight reach ?
- Claremont Mckenna - high match
- Dartmouth College - ?
- Amherst - slight reach ?
- Bowdoin College - high match
- Whitman College - low match
- UO Honors College - safety</p>
<p>I know my ACT isn't that great, and I'm not sure I could actually raise it, but would it be high enough to actually get into Dartmouth or Pomona. I think Pomona i have a bit of an edge being an athlete, but their average ACT is 32/33. I feel like the ACT is the only weak point of my application, so would a school like Pomona or Dartmouth overlook that? Help!</p>