Chances - Fall 2012

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tulane University
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<p>What do you guys think?</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.014 (Honors/AP courses add .018 per class per semester)</p>

<p>Grades (7-point grading scale: 93%-100% = A, 85-92 = B, etc.)</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
A A
A A
A A
A A
A- A-
A- A-</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
A A
A A
A A
A- A-
A A
B+ B+
B+ B+</p>

<p>Junior Year:
A- A
C+ B-
B- A-
B+ B+
B+ A
A- A
A- A</p>

<p>CLASS RANK: 18/153 (Top 11.7% - Competitive private high school)*</p>

<p>ACT: 31 Composite (35 English, 33 Reading, 28 Math, 28 Science, 9 Writing) Will take again</p>

<p>AP CLASSES:
AP Biology - 3
AP Literature and Composition - 4
AP Language (Next year)
AP Psychology (Next year)
AP Macroeconomics (Next Year)</p>

<p>24 Honors/AP Courses through Junior year</p>

<p>EXTRA CIRRICULARS:
-3 Years as Elected Class President
-Editor-in-Chief of award-winning school newspaper (2 years staff writer, editor senior year)
-Michigan Interscholastic Press Association Award for Informative/Investigative piece*
-Elected Peer Minister
-4 Years of Football (3 years as captain)
** * <em>- Division 4 State Champion. </em>
* * <em>- Elected member of team Unity Council senior year
-4 years of Lacrosse (3 years on varsity)
-2 years of Basketball (2 years as captain)
-2-time Bronze award winner - National Spanish Exam
-Winner - Gerald R. Ford Museum Essay Contest
-Winner - Grand Rapids Economic Club Essay Contest
-Trigonometry summer course at Grand Rapids Community College
-Skipped the Seventh Grade
-3-time Superior rating - National Piano Exam
-Repeat participant in Piano Teacher's Guild Sonatina Festival
-Volunteer - No Barriers USA Foundation
</em> * <em>- Guide for Deaf/Blind father
-Founder/CEO of SPAT Performance Footwear</em>
* * *- Developing performance football cleat, worked with * * *manufacturers/designers to eliminate wasteful athletic tape and prevent ankle injuries (Spat</a> Performance Footwear - Cleats, Shoes, Footwear)
-Member of RenegadeCEOs - Incubator for a select group of teen entrepreneurs
-Inaugural University of Cincinnati DAAP Summer Design Experience Participant
-Writer for Teen Economics Blog
-Invited to intern at Nike and take 6 credit hours at the University of Oregon in Summer 2012</p>

<p>William</a> N. Barkeley, 16, Working with Renowned Architect on Prototype for Next Generation Footwear | PRLog</p>

<p>LEGACY:
Michigan State University (mother)
University of Southern California (father and brother)
Miami University (Ohio) (brother)</p>

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<p>Frankly I don’t see any problem with you getting an offer of admission unless you show zero interest outside of applying. With good interest (thoughtful answers to the “Why Tulane” question assuming they use it again, attend Tulane events in your area, visit campus if you can) you should not only get in, but get some merit scholarship money. If you can squeeze out that extra point or two on the ACT, you might get extra merit money.</p>

<p>The only small negative is that your GPA slid each year (although it could almost not go up after freshman year, it would have been a bit stronger if you could have maintained or improved slightly after sophomore year) but it doesn’t strike me as serious at all. Your GPA is strong and you have no C’s at the end of each year, and only 1 C+ in total. And really it was only first semester junior year, so not that big a deal.</p>

<p>Congrats on an outstanding high school career so far.</p>

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<p>Fallenchemist,</p>

<p>Thanks for your thoughtful response. I just sent in my application in a few days ago and made sure to spend a lot of time on the “Why Tulane?” essay. I cannot wait to see if I get accepted. As always you were an unbelievable help. </p>

<p>Thanks so much! (And say some prayers for me, haha)</p>

4

<p>Are you applying for Dean’s Honor Scholarship? With those essay contest wins you could probably come up with something pretty good.</p>

5

<p>I’ll have to look up the Dean’s Honor Scholarship! Also, I’ve been trying to find out when Tulane releases EA decisions, but I can’t find any info. Any ideas?</p>

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<p>I’ve read online that often when you apply before their admissions office gets too hectic (which I’d assume would be toward the middle or end of October), you’ll usually receive a decision within 2 or 3 weeks of your application being marked as complete.</p>