I am about to be a senior in high school at a small private school N.C. I am currently number four in my class. My statistics are as follows:
GPA: weighted: 4.4; unweighted: 4.0
ACT: 33 (35R, 35E, 28M, 35S)
SAT: my practice ACT scores were significantly higher; thus, I never took the test.
AP Scores: my school only allowed juniors and seniors to take AP classes; I took two of the three allowed at my grade level
English: 5
US History: 5
Awards:
I’ve received 5 “Best Witness” awards for mock trial at regionals, along with one from a Yale invitational, in which I was tied for first place.
I’ve received an award for my performance in APUSH.
I’ve received the “Christian character” award three years running (though, due to the nature of that one, I am not likely to add that to my resume; it feels contrary to the spirit of the award to brag about it)
Positions: I am a captain on the mock trial team; ours is one of the more illustrious in the state.
I am in NHS and Beta Club, and am planning on beginning one more for senior year.
Community: I am heavily involved at my church; in summers I work approximately 100 hours
I also help one of my relatives cater meals for the senior citizens club at our church.
I have worked as a partner in our church’s special needs ministry; I served as a partner to a severely autistic child. I worked in that position every Sunday for around around 9 months.
Work: I worked as a busboy for the summer after tenth grade.
Hobbies: I have taken three years of classical voice lessons, training as a baritone. 3 years of choir, 2 honors choir.
Reading: I’ve read City of God, the Odyssey, Calvin’s Institutes, Les Miserables, and a variety of other literature.
Likely major: Classics or history; may minor in English or medieval studies. No background in Greek, and no formal Latin education.
College choices:
UNC
UGA, preferrebly Honors
Grove City as a safety
Reaches: Vandy, Emory
I understand that is a great deal of information to digest; apologies and thanks to the kind reader who will give their two cents.
I am a far reach for Vanderbilt, and likely Emory. I am considering retaking the ACT a second time in order to bring my math score up more; the first test I had a 24 Science and a 29 for math. Any thoughts on retaking that?