<p>Applying to Kenyon, Vassar, Wesleyan, Williams (def. a huge reach), Haverford, Connecticut College, Carleton.</p>
<p>GPA - 4.3 W / 3.4 UW
Class Rank - about 140/450 at a VERY competitive school (some people take 7 or 8 APs in a year, and even take an extra class instead of a lunch period)</p>
<p>SAT - 700 CR, 760 M, 730 W on the first go, took again this month
Subjects - 600 Spanish w/ Listening, 650 Literature</p>
<p>Steady improvement throughout high school, from basically-straight-Bs to almost-straight-As</p>
<p>9th grade
Honors C&C (combined English/civics double class) - B English/B civ
H. Algebra II - B
H. Biology - B
Spanish I - B
Jazz Improv - B
Health/Gym - A</p>
<p>10th grade
C&C (combined H. English/AP world history) - B/B
H. Pre-Calc - B
H. Chemistry - A
Spanish II - B
Piano Lab - A
Audio Production I - A</p>
<p>11th Grade
AP English - B (missed A by less than 1 point, counselor will address this)
AP Calculus AB - A
H. US History - A
AP Environmental Sci. - B
H. Spanish III - B
H. Audio Production II (2 pd.) - A</p>
<p>12th Grade
AP English - A
AP Calculus BC - A
AP US Gov&Pol - B
H. Spanish IV - B
Music Theory - A
H. Audio Production III (2 pd.) - A</p>
<p>Extra-curriculars:
Guitar - 5 years (4 years taking lessons, now teaching)
Music production - This is kind of my big selling point. I produce my own music at home as well as other people's at my school's studio, and am pretty much the go-to guy at my school for anything in the field.
Music Club - got a new board position created for me (Director of Technology), am recording all student performances
Ice and inline hockey - on my school's club team (can't letter, because it's not school sanctioned)
Weight training/running - lost 35 pounds in summer '05, have been active since
Eagle club (school spirit)
Work for five summers for dad's construction company, promoted to supervising position this summer</p>
<p>Summer programs:
Cambridge College Programme 2006 - Studied at Cambridge U. for 3 weeks
Berklee College of Music, Summer Guitar Sessions 2005</p>