Chances at Maryland... Legacy

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>know I've posted this 1000 times, but I had a 100 point SAT increase</p>

<p>Race: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
School: Thomas S. Wootton High School
Rockville, Maryland</p>

<p>EDUCATION:</p>

<p>• I am currently a senior at Thomas S. Wootton High School with cumulative grade point
Average of 3.40 Unweighted and 3.72 weighted. I received a score of 1590 on the SAT; a 490 on math, a 570 on verbal and a 530 on writing.</p>

<p>AWARDS AND HONORS:</p>

<p>• 190 hours of community service</p>

<p>SCHOOL ACTIVITIES:</p>

<p>• Film Club: 11, 12
• Two years on the student newspaper: 11, 12
o One year as only a staff Writer
o One year as business manager and a staff writer
• Handy work for the football team (Filming games, uploading games onto the computer, helping kids get recruited) 10, 11, 12
• Coach for my graduating class in the Women’s football league (Also know as Powder-puff Football League) 9, 10, 11, 12
• Referee for the student-staff basketball game series: 11, 12</p>

<p>LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:</p>

<p>• Four and a half years in B’nai Brith Youth Organization (BBYO,) As a member of the Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) Jewish fraternity as a member of Melech AZA #2461
• One year as chapter newspaper editor
• One year as chapter secretary
• Three years as chapter website editor
• Four years as chapter basketball and football coach</p>

<p>COMMUNITY RELATED ACTIVITIES:</p>

<p>• Two years as a CIT at Temple Beth Ami Nursery School Pre-School camp
• Two years as a CIT at a camp for kids with Tourette Syndrome
• 189 community service hours</p>

<p>ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:</p>

<p>• Summer Camps
o Kallah East-This was a month long experience that got me in-touch with my Judaism and my spiritual side of life
o Chapter Leadership Training Conference-This was a two week journey that taught me how to be a leader in my AZA chapter and the community</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE:</p>

<p>• Ourlads NFL Scouting Services-Two years</p>

<p>Throughout my tenure with these two jobs; I have evaluated football players in the 2006, 2007 and currently the 2008 NFL Draft. My work with Ourlads has been published in the Ourlads annual draft review publication.
o Contributor to Athlon Sports Annual magazines NFL Draft preview magazine; This magazine has been featured in stores like Border and Barnes & Nobles
o One Television appearance on
o Four Radio appearances (ESPN National (The Doug Gottlieb show), ESPN Baltimore (The Anita Marks; Two times), KBZZ Reno, Nevada) When I apply I will be sending in a portfolio of my appearances</p>

<p>• NFL Draft Forecast (nfldraftforecast.com)-Two years
• Senior year internship with a prominent sports agency in the Washington D.C. area
• Several years of a babysitting for an autistic boy in my neighborhood</p>

<p>OTHER:</p>

<p>• I have Tourette syndrome-While in media and popular culture, it is portrayed as a negative aspect of life; Tourette syndrome has been one of the most positive influences in my life. It has been something to overcome and an aspect of my life that I shared with others with the same disorder. During the two years I spent as a CIT at a Tourette syndrome camp, I was looked up to by campers as someone who is succeeding with Tourette syndrome.</p>

<p>TEACHER RECS-SOLID
Counselor RECS-EXCELLENT
OTHER RECS-EXCELLENT</p>

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<p>Anyone????</p>

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<p>You have great EC's, if you can boost your SAT a little bit, you'll have more chance, other than that it's very hard. Public schools like GPA and SAT scores.</p>

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<p>I'm done with the SATs</p>

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<p>You probably want to be sure to apply by the priority deadline (Dec 1) to give yourself the best shot, especially since SATs are on the low side for UMD. Tourette's might be a great essay topic for you.</p>

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<p>It actually is my essay topic lol</p>

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<p>Sounds great! I think the positive outlook and service aspects you mention will make it a strong part of your application for any school. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Does MD consider legacies?</p>

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<p>I'm sure it's some help but I don't think it's a big factor.
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=4311432#post4311432%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=4311432#post4311432&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>the problem with UMCP is that, since it's such a huge school, there's a lot of legacies out there- so as MD_Mom said it won't really help you all that much- but if you can, I would talk about the Tourette's- it might really help with admission</p>

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<p>I did in my personal statement.</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>I finished UMCP's application about a week or two ago- and amazingly they have all of my stuff in</p>

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<p>Mirabeau, of the 5 schools my son applied to, UMD was the quickest one to log everything in. They must be very organized.</p>

<p>Scout, I think your GPA and scores are a little low, but your ECs are great, and being in-state will probably help you. Best of luck to you!</p>