chances please for an engineering student:)

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<p>am currently a Junior</p>

<p>GA resident, private school
UW GPA: 3.91ish</p>

<p>SAT I's (would it be worth my time taking this again?)
Math: 800
CR: 730
Writing:710</p>

<p>will probably take SAT Math II, Chemistry, and US History in June</p>

<p>Past AP's: US Gov and Politics-5</p>

<p>Current Load
1. Integrated Physics
2. Advanced PreCal
3. AP US History
4. AP English Language
5. Web Design
6. Advanced Spanish IV
7. AP Chemistry</p>

<p>My only B's have been graphic design freshman year and AP Gov last year(will a 5 on the exam atone for this)? I got straight A's last semester!</p>

<p>Next year, I plan on taking AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Bio, Ap Physics C, and (probably) AP Stats.</p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<p>Boy Scouts
-Eagle Scout (just did my board of review). My project was building benches, pressure-washing old ones, and putting sealant.
-Senior Patrol Leader during 10th grade, Patrol Leader during 9th
-broke a national record for hiking. I hiked the Bartram Trail (100 miles/5 days, has a lot of elevation)
-LOTS of community service</p>

<p>Tennis (all 4 years)
-private lesons
-varsity tennis</p>

<p>Academic Quiz Bowl team (10-12)</p>

<p>I founded and am president of our school's food critic club. We go to restaurants about once a month and write critiques about them, which are published in the school newspaper.</p>

<p>Trumpet
-private lessons
-Superior Rating (9,10,11) at Solo Ensemble Festival
-Community Jazz Band (9-12)
-GISA all-select band member (11th grade) (top band members of private schools in GA)
-played for church on Sundays
-invited to play at school's open house 10th grade</p>

<p>Piano
-lessons
-invited to play at several concerts</p>

<p>Young Republicans (should i say this? i know prestigious colleges are very liberal?)
-helped a bake sale to fund troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
-helped campaign for John Mccain and senator Saxby Chambliss</p>

<p>Duke TIP summer program (summers after 9th and 10th grade, I respectively studied macroecon. and robotics)</p>

<p>Hobbies:
-food-trying at restaurants (and even cooking some by myself)
-camping/backpacking</p>

<p>Miscellaneous:
I also volunteer at the library during the summer.
I also made the state round for MathCounts in 8th grade. (Is there any way to say this even though it was in middle school)
I received national honors in 7th grade for the SAT math portion. (see above parenthetical statement)
-Traveled around Europe.
-I'm almost certain my PSAT score will qualify me for semifinalist standing in the NMS search.</p>

<p>Essay: talk about a trumpet competition in which one of the judges judged his own students THREE years in a row and how his bias didn't prevent me from playing trumpet and still playing my best. (can mention more details later if you'd like)</p>

<p>Recommendations: I know several teachers at my school who like me and will probably write well about me.</p>

<p>-I'm also expecting to receive some school awards (2-3ish) by the end of this school year</p>

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<p>Your stats look good. Look into the JETS TEAMS program. Try to start a club so you can compete. I’d say your essay is weak though. They need to know about you - who YOU are. It’s not just about the college you want to get into, you need to put a level of trust in the admissions counselors as well. If you give them the chance to know you - your personality, what makes you tick, etc., they’ll be more likely to make the best decision FOR you. You know yourself better than they do (obviously), but they know the school better - they’re in the best position to judge if you’ll be a good fit - if you’ll be happy & successful there. Each school is different. When your stats are excellent - all else being equal, it’s about where you’ll be happiest. Give the counselors the opportunity to learn as much about you as possible so they’ll make the best decision they can for you.</p>

<p>Forgot to add - helping with a bake sale isn’t exactly something worth mentioning. Unless you spent a considerable amount of time volunteering to work on those campaigns, I’d leave that off too. Most apps ask you to list volunteer stuff in order of its importance to you. They also ask you how much time weekly/annually you devote to your extracurriculars.</p>