<p>GPA: 3.55 uw 3.95w (both for 10th and 11th grades only)
SAT: 2000 (690w 710m 600v)
SAT2: 800math2c 710chem
Full Honors/AP load-basically very competetive schedule for my school (which is competetive) Have 4 AP's: CalcAB (4), EngLang (4), US (4), Euro (10th grade with a 5)
Senior Schedule: AP: Calc BC, Eng Lit, Bio
Honors: Art, Spanish, Civics/Economics
Took Psychology at a community college this summer and got an A</p>
<p>EC's:
Eagle Scout (begining of 12th i should have it)
Boy Scouts (since 7th grade)-have over 1000 volunteer hours here
Model United Nations 9th, 10th, 12th (have awards)
Special Research Program 11th 12th
Hospital Volunteer 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
JV Tennis: 9th, 10th, 11th (MVP in 10th and 11th)
Var Tennis: 12th
Worked at a hospital 11th grade summer
Worked at pharmacy and medical equipment warehouse 12th grade summer</p>
<p>if you look at the website it's getting progressively more and more difficult to get in. Your essays will be read and they carry weight. Try to think about what makes you stand out from the crowd and emphasize your strengths. It really is a small advertising campaign to sell yourself to the admissions com.</p>
<p>you certainly have a chance.</p>
<p>i attended a presentation last year by the ad rep and the crowd was to pick and admit two out of five apps reviewed (I don't recall if they were actual or hypothetical but the names were movie stars or literary characters). it was extremely interesting as to how each table differed in what they considered important or whether they liked an essay or hated it. In fact, it was the best session I'd ever seen as it clearly showed the personal preferences involved. Many tables voted to admit a jock who had lower scores and wrote an interesting essay (seemed like a BWRK) as compared to a brilliant female student with high grades, high SATs but an irritatingly "nails on the chalkboard" essay. Some people hated essays that talked about overcoming personal faults or tragedies. Many hated essays about curing or saving the world and got automatically booted. In short, an essay can make or break your app and it is well worth the effort in polishing it but not going overboard. Never, never use the word "antediluvian" or you're toast.</p>
<p>I forgot to say that the Blair School of Music is the most difficult for admission based upon instrument, grades, potential and a variety of additional factors followed by arts and sciences.</p>
<p>I should also point out that at the session the tables read teacher recs and you wouldn't believe how teachers can sink a kid. Morale of the story: choose your teacher wisely. Some of those recs were really mean.</p>
<p>It'd be like my S choosing his math teacher from last year. Not a wise move. The woman was a word that rhymes with witch.</p>
<p>Does it help to be from a state, such as ND, that in the last two years has only had 1 or 2 students admitted? How much could this raise my chance for admission?</p>
<p>schools look for diversity, not just in race or gender, but also location. being from a state that's so severely underrepresented could definitely help you get in, as long as you meet the credentials.</p>