<p>Hey guys! I'm stressing about schools, so hopefully this will be somewhat cathartic. Kindly express your opinions concerning my shots at these fine institutions, and I will happily do the same for you. Good luck to all rising Seniors- things are going to be very stressful for us all. </p>
<p>Background:
White Male from rural North Georgia (outside Atlanta metro area)
Family committed to public service- Public Defenders, Public school teachers, Peace Corps, etc.</p>
<p>I live in a town with ~1000 people, no stop lights, cows in city limits, etc, while, due to my mother's employment in the system, I attend school 30 min away in a town of 30,000 people and fairly high levels of poverty.</p>
<p>I love my school, but academically it certainly is not up to par with many others.</p>
<p>Deep interest in utilizing medicine to aid people internationally
Fairly well traveled (I'm considering writing an essay about my trip to visit my sister in Lesotho)</p>
<p>Schools:
Harvard- 1st choice. My favorite teacher has a significant interview lined up for me with her well connected best friend, a very well renown doctor who graduated from Harvard.
Yale
Princeton( My brother's best friend was Early Phi Betta Kappa at Princeton and is now pursuing a doctorate at Berkeley. He will likely write my recommendation.)
Duke (My brother is a Duke grad- very involved with good grades)
Dartmouth (Childhood best friend's dad is a graduate from Dartmouth and is now a successful plastic surgeon. He will likely write my rec.)
Brown
Stanford
Berkeley
UVA (my sister graduated from UVA---- I am applying for the Jefferson Scholarship)
UNC
John's Hopkins
Northwestern
Emory (long line of Emory graduates in the family)
GA Tech (instate safety school. Honors program. A lovely state law provided free Honors Program tuition to all private high school valedictorian/saluditorians to all public universities in Georgia)</p>
<p>Academics/Tests
4.0 gpa UW, 4.85 W (1st in class of about 300)
SAT: 800 CR, 720 Math, 700 Writing; in one sitting (will possibly retake to bump up Writing score)
SAT 2's: I will take these in the Fall
AP's: 5's on all 7 AP exams: Environmental Science (this was online... unpleasant), U.S. History, World History, European History, American Government, Calc A.B., Language and Composition.
This year I am taking AP Bio, Macro, Calc B.C., Lit, Stat, and either 1 or 2 online courses, also perhaps Chinese Language and Culture. I will likely graduate with 12/13/14 AP's
Languages: 5 semesters of Chinese, 3 semesters of Latin (block schedule)
PSAT: 219 (this hopefully will qualify me for Semi-Finalist Merit Scholar)</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars/Honors, including Senior Year:
Student Government: 2 years Representative, Junior Vice President, Student Body Vice President (most work hours both years as Representative)
Eagle Scout (Assistant Senior Patrol Leader and Patrol Leader all of high school- also Order of the Arrow Ordeal member)
Governor's Honors: Communicative Arts (A fully state funded summer program for "gifted students")
Duke Tip Program
3 Years Track and Cross Country, 2 years Varsity (Most improved)
Likely Star Student and Valedictorian
Principal's Award Nominee for 3 years and one time Winner
Mock Trial Attorney: four years, 2 years lead attorney
Academic Bowl Team: Four years captain, 2nd in state, 3rd in state, and State Champions (we are even getting rings) for the last three years respectively
Beta Club Event Coordinator (creating a book drive and an extensive volunteer program)
National Honors Society: no leadership position, but very involved
Founder of our school's GSA
Lead member of the Youth Movement for our district's Democratic National House of Representatives candidate
Founding member of Young Democrats
2 years Monthly and 2 years Weekly volunteer at local Homeless Shelter
A summer volunteering at our town's free health clinic
AP Distinctive Scholar, likely AP national scholar by the end of Senior year
Chinese Club member: 4 years
Senior Year Essayist for Literary Bowl</p>
<p>Potential Essay Topics:
Deep involvement in Youth for Jody Cooley
Travels to South Africa, Swaziland, and Lesotho and the resultant religious/moral crises that arose
Two iconoclastic car crashes: my dad's crippling moped accident, and my very good pal's lethal crash.
Being a Liberal Democrat in the fourth most Conservative district in the nation
Governor's Honors Program</p>
<p>Thank ya'll for reading. I suspect that my geographical location (very rural North Georgia), my recommendations, and straight-up luck are the most distinctive qualities for any chance of getting into the most prestigious schools. Pessimism and optimism have balanced out into acceptance, and I recognize that I will be fortunate to attend anywhere that approves me. Good luck with all of yall's college endeavors!</p>