<p>I realize that Temple has gotten a lot harder to get into over the past couple years. It is my dream school. I visited it and loved it and definitely want to attend TU next year. I will do anything to get in! Here are my stats:
Thanks in advance guys!</p>
<p>Male from Pittsburgh, PA (in-state)
Competitive Public School in Urban Pittsburgh (Top 100 Public High School, Newsweek)
3.30 unweighted GPA, 3.9 weighted GPA
1610 SAT (510 CR, 490 M, 610 W)
24 ACT Composite</p>
<p>AP's Taken-</p>
<p>Junior: (only offered 2 to Juniors at my school)
1. AP Lang (4)
2. AP US History (3)</p>
<p>Senior: (currently taking)
1. Bio AP
2. AP Lit
3. AP Pysch
4. AP US Gov</p>
<p>EC'S- Desired Major: Broadcast Journalism
1. Legislative Intern at Local City Council Office- wrote legislation on increasing gun control, diminishing puppy mills, and ridding the city of a monopoly phone company. My legislation became law in the city of Pittsburgh. I had to interview and apply for this position and ended up beating out two college students applying for the same position. </p>
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<li><p>Summer Broadcasting Intern at Local News Station- created reports of local high athletic events. I shadowed the sports broadcaster, which is my dream position.</p></li>
<li><p>Official Barack Obama Campaign HQ Office Intern- canvassed for Barack Obama for 45 hours during the election season, including 12 straight hours on election day in Pittsburgh's most dangerous neigborhood at night. </p></li>
<li><p>Editor-in-Chief of "Local Award Winning" School Newspaper- worked 5 hours a week improving paper and editing each story.</p></li>
<li><p>Local Chapter Vice President of Nationally Recognized Religious Organization- worked 2 hours per week designing programs that benefit the community</p></li>
<li><p>Competed at a Pennsylvania state competition for school's Youth and Government delegation- won an honorable mention award</p></li>
<li><p>Friendship Circle Mentor- mentored and spent a Saturday afternoon on many weekends with a local mentally challanged student. Often times, I took the student bowling or to the movies or taught he/she the rules of baseball at a local park.</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher's Aide at Religious School- work 2 hours a week assisting local religious school teachers for grades 1 and 2. </p></li>
<li><p>Frequent volunteer at local senior center</p></li>
<li><p>Held one job during the school year and one in the summer between high school</p></li>
<li><p>Played baseball and hockey in HS- did not letter however</p></li>
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<p>Awards Won-
1. Local magazine featured me in an article about youth volunteers
2. School award- Excellence in academics
3. School award- Excellence in citizenship
4. High Honor or Honor every semester in high school
5. Honorable Mention at PA state competition of Youth and Gov't</p>
<p>Recs-
1. Honors Spanish teacher
2. Family friend high school guidance counselor
3. Pittsburgh City Council President (hand-signed on city letter head)</p>
<p>Essay-
Very good, edited by my AP Eng teacher</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>