<p>Hi, so I really like Ohio State and was wondering if I could get some insight on how I’d fare getting scholarships there. Because of problems with my parents that actually interfered with my college application and will interfere with my ability to attend college freely, I’m really depending on colleges like Ohio State for help.</p>
<p>I was wondering how you think I might fare in the competition for these various scholarships:
- Morril Scholars Program (distinction, prominence)
- Eminence Scholarship
- Maximus Scholarship
- National Buckeye Scholarship
- Anything else in OSU’s huge list of scholarship opportunities?</p>
<p>I had some questions about these, too, especially about how often they give out multiple scholarships to single students, whether they do interviews for these scholarships, and if there is any public data on competitiveness for these scholarships besides sparse information about average SAT score and rank.</p>
<p>I’m an African American, by the way. Also, the random *s in this post mean nothing and I don’t know how they got there. >.></p>
<p>SAT: 2290 (second testing)
Critical Reading - 800
Mathematics - 740
Writing - 750 </p>
<p>ACT: 32 (not sending should I?)
- *English * 34
- *Mathematics * 28
- *Reading * 32
- *Science * 32
- *Writing * 33</p>
<p>SATII
770 USHistory
740 English Lit</p>
<p>AP Scores:
5 in AP Euro,
7 in IB Economics (the rest aren’t done till Senior Year in IB)</p>
<p>GPA: 4.75/5
Or 3.97/4</p>
<p>Rank: 13/417</p>
<p>Course Rigor:
I took the best classes whenever possible, which at my school means 3 honors classes in 8th grade, all but a few advanced honors classes in 9th grade, honors classes and 1 AP class in 10th grade
And in the 11th grade, I decided to become an IB Candidate, taking 3 HL courses, 1 SL, and the rest, Honors classes.
Senior year is even heavier. 
I love it.</p>
<p>Using my main school’s bus system, I cross-enrolled at a better, out-of-the-way school to do the IB program; I am the only kid to do this for this year.</p>
<p>ECs: Not as great as I want because my opportunities weren’t pristine. Nothing interesting is particularly close and my parents don’t like to drive around much for me. It was a struggle to get what I did get. Currently, I focus on working at McDonalds, which is much closer to my home.</p>
<ul>
<li>NJROTC Academic Team Commander - Sop, Jun years</li>
<li>NJROTC Physical Fitness Team Commander (for proper stereotype deflection) - Junior year</li>
<li>NJROTC Public Affairs Department Head - Same as Academic</li>
<li>" " Chief Editor of Unit Newsletter - Same as Academic…</li>
<li>Military Ball Planning Committee Member</li>
<li>Track (Distance running) - 8-12 grades (varsity, state-level)</li>
<li>15 hours of community service per school year at a variety of places</li>
<li>Summer job at McDonalds before Junior and Sophomore Years, 50+ hours a week</li>
<li>School job at McDonalds during Senior year (and late Junior Year), 32+ hours a week</li>
<li>Volunteering at local hospital summer of Sophomore Year</li>
</ul>
<p>Details:
ROTC is my main EC. I didn’t plan it this way, but with all the individual teams and activities that comprise the program, it actually turned into a great way to obtain leadership positions, interact with cool people, and do cool things in my community.</p>
<p>However, because my IB program participation takes up so much of my school schedule, I haven’t been able to continue NJROTC for my Senior year (participation in NJROTC requires that I take Naval Science IV HN that year). I don’t think I would have left my school to do IB if I knew that this would happen. Regardless, I now focus my free time on work so that I can complement my parents’ earnings, as they are going through some hardship right now. I will run Track again this Spring.</p>
<p>I also put a lot of time into activism for the gays at my school, and that’s really my proudest accomplishment. I was able to force the approval of the founding of our school’s GSA (and ensuring that its name unambiguously asserts a pro-gay position), and change my ROTC Unit’s policy on same-sex couples allowed at the formal military ball. All while facing the vigorous wrath of my unsupportive parents. /essay</p>
<p>I also really, really, really love psychology and related sciences (like neuroscience). I’ve studied through many advanced textbooks, academic handbooks, and theoretical works on the subject. I’ve also devoted a lot of time to philosophy and computer science, with psychology really complementing my studies (for example, I use the data on the psychological basis of value to draw conclusions about what matters and explore the fact-value distinction).</p>
<p>But there really hasn’t been any way of putting this interest into anything more than a really obsessive hobby. I don’t have the resources to play scientist in recordable ways. Part of my interest in these fields was the ability to be engaged without those.</p>
<p>Awards:
Keystone Award in Social Studies (highest honor for the subject at my school)
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry JROTC Award
Letter in Track Team
Highest GPA on Track Team Award all 3 years (woo…)
National Merit Semi-Finalist (I will become a Finalist)
National Achievement Semi-Finalist (I will become a Finalist)</p>
<p>So…what can you tell me? Any suggestions for my app?</p>