<p>Greetings everyone,</p>
<p>I live in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. I currently attend one of the top JESUIT high schools in the country. VERY competitive, although we do not rank. white male-middle class</p>
<p>Intended Major: Education ( i dont know if that helps or not)</p>
<p>Stats:
Freshman year GPA-3.6 (low i know) didn't exactly try my hardest.
Have not yet taken the ACTor SAT. Expect to do well. Pretty good history of doing well on standardized test.</p>
<p>Sophomore year-Expecting at least a 4.1. I'm done messing around. Going all out in effort
Taking the hardest course load my school has to offer including the only AP possible sophomore year (APUSH)</p>
<p>We are only permitted to take 2APS junior year and 3 senior year. Expect to have a 5 or 6 AP's by the time i graduate, and the rest honors. .5 for Ap .25 for honors</p>
<p>(putting 4 next to those I know for sure I will be involved with all 4 years)
EC's: (arguably my strong point)
4 years of Basketball (at least 2 varsityletters) Captain -Freshman year and will be sophomore year.
4 years of football (most likely 3 varsity letters) (state powerhouse)
4 years of Pole vaulting (3 years varsityletters)
4 years of Student Senate-Was elected to one of four representatives positions my freshman year out of a class of 400. elected to one of two senator positions for my sophmore year. Hopefully will be elected president of junior class and then student body my senior year. Very involved with this.
4 years of Ignatians for life- meet weekly to discuss pro-life issues (highlight is the March for Life in DC. ( will hold leadership positions sophomore junior and senior year)
4 years of Christian Action Team. (organize many of the service projects around Cleveland. will hold leadership position senior year)
4 years of Latin club (organize many events from chariot races to gladiator games) will be officer senior year.
4 years of writing for school newspaper (will attempt to be editor senior year)
4 years of Labre ministry- deliver food and friendship to homeless people in streets of Cleveland every Sunday night.
2 years of Palllbearers society- carry the casket of those who have no one living to do the favor.
4 years of Arrupe-Do numerous activities helping the kids from the neighborhood which includes helping them with homework and coaching them in sports.
3 years of helping with Grade school latin program-Help kids in grade school learn the latin language on saturday afternoons at my school
2 years of tutoring peers the Latin language
3 years of being a counselor at a day camopat my church
was a counselor at a day camp sortof thing at my school this summer
4 years of Lectoring at church
1 year if being Eucharistic minister
Will do mission trip to third world country between my junior and senior yearin summer
Will also do a month long mission trip to northern Ireland and Ireland to help resolve the conflicts between Catholics and Protestants between junior and senior year summer
Will be doing numerous retreats in coordination with my church</p>
<p>Recs and Essays-
Will be written by a Jesuit who is well known around the country and teacher who is known for writing excellent essays.
Counselor-i have no idea yet because i do not know my college counselor yet.
I am also getting two written by two alumni.
Essays- will be very good hopefully</p>
<p>Thank you for reading. Any opinions on my chances would be tremendous.
I know it may be early, but I am just looking for input.</p>