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<p>Year: Rising Senior
School/ High School Reputation: Freshman Year: Large, Suburban High School, one of the tops in Illinois
Soph-Junior-Senior Year: Illinois Math and Science Academy (a public boarding school for gifted kids, that is not ranked with high schools because it accepts people based on their merits; as one of my teachers said, "We're so good they can't rank us.")
Ethnicity: white male
income: upper middle class</p>

<p>ACT: 33</p>

<p>SAT II's: need to take</p>

<p>Academics/ECs</p>

<p>Freshman year
Debate I/II: A/A
Public Speaking: A
Honors English: A-/A
Honors History: A-/A
Honors Geometry: A-/A
Honors Biology: A/A
Honors Spanish I: A/A</p>

<p>ECs:
Freshman Council
Freshman Honor Society
Debate Team
Shakepare/theatre club
Freshman Baseball team
20-hour Biology internship w/ a physician</p>

<p>Sophomore year
Honors algebra/trig: B/A
Honors Integrated Science: A-/A
American studies (technically college-level): A-/A
Honors Soph. English: A-/B+
Honors Spanish II: A/A</p>

<p>ECs:
Sophomore Officer of Young Democrats Executive Board
Oasis (Christian Youth Group)
Theatre (1 production)
Discussion Classics (literature discussion group)
Environmental Club
Kid's Institute (summer camp counselor for science camp)
Campus Workservice
Mu Alpha Theta</p>

<p>Junior Year 1st semster
Honors Precalculus: B
AP Chem: B
Honors Junior English: B+
Honors Microbiology: B+
Honors Spanish III: B+
Honors World History (technically college level): A-</p>

<p>Junior Year 2nd semester
AP Calculus BC: B+
AP Chem: B+
Honors Modern Physics: A
Honors World History: A
Honors Spanish III: A
Honors Junior English: A-</p>

<p>EC's
Junior officer in Young Democrats
Inquiry Project (self-designed, self directed research project)
Discussion Classics
Kid's Institute Summer Program
Oasis
Campus Work Service (Math department)
Mu Alpha Theta
67 hours of community service
private guitar lessons</p>

<p>Summer: Nortwestern University classes
History of Rock Music
Personality Psychology</p>

<p>Classes for senior year</p>

<p>AP BC Calculus
AP Physics C
AP Bio
AP Political Theory
AP Psychology
AP English
AP Spanish IV
Photography</p>

<p>Overall GPA thus far (unweighted): 3.73 (I'm just worried about 1st semester junior year, the only semester I didn't have an A average)</p>

<p>Rank: My school doesn't rank, and it's really impossible to guess.
Hook: That research project took a ton of time and commitment. I'm continuing it next year. I'm getting a nice rec from my advisor. Research is my passion (that's why Dartmouth is high on my list), and I can definitely communicate that. </p>

<p>Recs: Amazing
Essays: Amazing</p>

<p>Intended Major: Neuroscience</p>

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<p>Oh, I forgot to mention that senior year, all my activities are the same from junior year, except I'm now President of Young Democrats.</p>

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<p>Congrats, Illinois Kid, it looks like you're on the right track. You have a lot of ECs and activities, and your research project will show that you are committed and involved outside of school as well. Your grades are fairly good, but you need to work on doing well in your AP classes next year to bring up your gpa. Don't worry about your junior year grades, just focus on next year's. While Dartmouth seems like a match for you, there is no guarantee that you will get in. Work hard and stay involved. Good luck!</p>

<p>As a side note, Dartmouth is gearing up for the NH primaries next year and the presidential election in 08. As president of your Young Dems, you would probably really enjoy it here.</p>