<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>Just wondering what my chances are for a DHS. Additionally, for the "Box project," would it be a bad idea to just cut another essay into the box = D...ya I am not a creative person.</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0 (UW) and 4.1 (W)
Rank: 1/327
ACT: 35
SAT: 2340-----800 CR, 780 W, 760 M (Only took test one time)
SAT 2: Taking in Oct.. will probably get 750+ on them all though
Race: White (Serbian)
State of Residency: NE
Recs: Glowing (according to teacher best hes every written)
Desired Major/Minor- Bio/Econ</p>
<p>Main School ECs:
FBLA (9-12) Historian and Treasurer
SADD(9-12) Class Rep for 3 years and VP Senior year
Science Club (11-12) President and Founder
AcDec (10-12) Captain for 2 years
Olympus Club (9-12) Actice Member
NHS (11-12) Member (I hate elections = D)</p>
<p>Community Service:
Red Cross--350 hours
Sunday School Teacher for 2nd and 3rd Graders---300 hours
American Cancer Society-----100 hours
Volunteered at Local Congressman's Office----200 hours</p>
<p>Sports-
Did Cross Country for 2 years but was only an average runner...no awards or anything</p>
<p>Awards:
1st Place in Cell Bio and 3rd in Health Science at State Science Olympiad
1st in Health Science and 3rd in Dynamic Planet at NE regional Science Olympiad
1st in Health Science and 3rd in Disease Detectives at NE Regional Science Olympiad
1st in State Econ Challenge...flew to Houston for free and got 5th Place in Midwest
1st in State Microeconomics at Econ Challenge
2nd in State Finance Challenge 2008
3rd in State Finance Challenge 2007
3rd in Regional Economics Challenge
4th in state at Cyber Security Competition
Friend of Alexander Hamilton Merit Award Winner
President's Gold Volunteer Award
Represented my HS at NE State Leadership Seminar
Local Radio Station and News Station's volunteer of the year award
At least commended for National Merit
Won Like 20 regional AcDec Awards (was a top scorer at all of the competitions we were at)
Nominated for NCTE competition...but I dont think I won or anything
Won a couple of Quiz Bowls
Won like 3rd and 4th in state at various "Knowledge Master" competitions</p>
<p>Work Experience:</p>
<p>Working as a paid research intern with a doctor at my local med center
Worked a paper route for 7 years</p>
<p>Your chances are good if you only look at your stats. But the DHS is more than stats, and creativity with the “box project” is important. You don’t have to be super creative, don’t obsess, but just doing an essay sounds like giving up without really trying. A large majority of the winners this year were science types (in fact my D was the only declared liberal arts major, so Dean Haber made a point of introducing herself), and some of their projects were very clever. Let your mind relax, be observant to things around you every day and try and relate them to your goal here. Something will come to you.</p>
<p>Impressive high school career btw, congrats.</p>
<p>FC, are you saying that your daughter was a Dean’s Honors Scholarship recipient?</p>
<p>Oh, my goodness. You must be so proud!</p>
<p>Congratulations!</p>
<p>Yes, she was. I thought you knew that already since I am very bad about not bragging about it, lol. Yes, I was indeed very pleased and proud, and the financial benefit was clearly pretty awesome too. They do a really nice breakfast for the DHS winners the Sunday of Move-in weekend, and it was really great. These kids are nothing short of phenomenal. There was one student that was a 3rd(!) generation DHS winner, and another that was a Presidential Award winner, of which there are only about 150 in the entire country. My D was nominated and made it past one stage of that award, but then was “cut”, which is absolutely no shame since that still is like the top 500 or something like that. There are only 2 final winners (one of each gender) from each state and a handful of others (US citizens abroad, some artsy types, etc.) So winning is extremely impressive. Anyway, for Tulane to have one of those 150 is quite a coup, since clearly those students could probably go to any school.</p>
<p>I have to agree with fallenchemist… your record already has made you an attractive candidate for Tulane. Put some thought into your project rather than using an essay. If your essay lends itself to a storyboard or other media then you can certainly use it as a starting point but I would suggest doing more than an essay. </p>
<p>Good Luck and it’s well worth the extra effort if you get the scholarship 
!!</p>
<p>Sorry, Fallenchemist, as I usually just pop into the Tulane forum when it appears as a latest post. </p>
<p>We’re working on our Personal Application right now. I’m bringing the paperwork to the counselor tomorrow. And I’ve just sent son’s SAT scores in. </p>
<p>Oh, and we’ll be going to Preview Day next Saturday.</p>
<p>Wish us luck!</p>
<p>Absolutely, the best of luck!!</p>