<p>Hey im a senior from a fairly large public HS in south Mississippi.<br>
White, upper middle class/lower upper class.<br>
SAT I: Verbal: 770 Math: 720 Writing: 690 (1490 or 2180)
ACT: 32
Taking SATIIs in Literature, World History, and probably Math II
UW GPA: 3.8
W GPA: around a 3.95 maybe a 4.0
Rank: Def top 10%, probably top 4 or 5% (class size between 300 and 350)</p>
<p>Schools: UChicago, WashU in Saint Louis, Davidson, Rice, NYU, Tulane, College of Charleston, Millsaps college, U of Southern Mississippi</p>
<p>Might EA at UChicago, Tulane, and CofC.</p>
<p>Clubs and Teams:</p>
<p>Spanish Club- Secretary
Asian Cultural Society- member
Robotics Team- Member-(I also did demonstrations at the middle school 6 times(1.5 hours each))(team placed 3rd in MS and LA)
National Honor Society- member</p>
<p>All started in 11th grade, will continue in 12th grade before and after foreign exchange</p>
<p>Community Service:</p>
<p>Ive been on 3 mission trips to Honduras(week each, provided food and medical supplies)</p>
<p>Mission trip to Navajo Nation(reservation) (1.5 week, construction on community center)</p>
<p>Mission work in Binghampton neighborhood in Memphis(one week, home repair/construction in poor inner city neighborhood)</p>
<p>Good bit of other community service (especially in respone to Hurricane Katrina as i live in south mississippi)</p>
<p>Employment:</p>
<p>Tea Bar/gift shop- worked register and hot tea presses
(4-5 months)</p>
<p>Local publishing company- Fact checker and erran runner
(5-6 months- after quiting at tea bar)</p>
<p>Music: (im not entirely sure how to incorporate this into the application, but i guess it could go somewhere.)
(any tips on how to incorporate this into the application would be helpful)</p>
<p>Local Folk/blues band-(9th-12th)--(i do Vocals and play guitar, mandolin, and Harmonica)</p>
<p>--play local gigs(some of them for profit) </p>
<p>--played at my high school's battle of the bands twice</p>
<p>--also played at an Amnesty internation event to raise money for orphans in Tibet</p>
<p>Youth Group worship band- guitar(8th-12th)-Sunday and Wednesday</p>
<p>--played on local christian(Methodist) tv show once</p>
<p>Marching and concert band through 9th grade</p>
<p>Exchange Program
I will be spending one semester of my senior year as an exchange student in Spain. I've had 4 years of Spanish. By the time i return i should be fairly fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. I'd like to know what yall think of this and how it will factor into college admissions ( note: my school is on a block schedule, so all the classes last a Semester so i wont be missing any classes, i will still have just as many Math, english, ect as my peers, i'll just have 4 fewer electives). I will also likely gain more ECs during my time as an exchange student and should find some interesting essay material.</p>
<p>Anthropology field study</p>
<p>I worked on an archeological dig for a week during the summer with a team from the Univ of Southern Mississippi. We excavated a 17th century french colonial settlement on the Mississippi coast. Primarily a grave yard that was filled after a malaria epidemic killed much of the settlement. I, myself, unearthed several old construction nails and a few bone fragments. It provided a good introduction to the fundamentals of archeology: digging, sifting, surveying, mapping, cataloging.</p>
<p>Major/career</p>
<p>I am hoping to major in anthropology. Im thinking that my mission trips, cultural clubs, archeological field experience, and upcoming exchange experience will show a consistant intrest in the subject and kind of give me an edge, but im not sure. Im mostly interested in native american cultures, especially those in the southwestern US and central america.</p>
<p>Probable senior course load.(assuming i spend one semester in Spain)</p>
<p>AP english
AP Calculus
AP Gov
AP Economics
AP physics or Astronomy </p>
<p>Well thanks. Sorry if it was a little long. Ill try to return the favor if you ask me to. Also, any chances on merit based aid would be helpful.</p>