<p>Hi, I'm a rising junior from Massachusetts but I'd like some feedback on how my shots are so far for the communications school.</p>
<p>-White male, single parent household
-Attend Catholic HS on financial aid
-Class Rank-10/334
EC's-
Model UN (Exec. board 11)(most likely Pres. sr year)
Amnesty International (VP 11)
Teen Correspondent at regional newspaper(published work, weekly meetings)
Lit Mag (Editor 11)
Peer Leadership(Exec. council 11)
NHS/Peer Tutoring
Student Ambassadors(tours, PR, etc.)
Interact Club (comm. service, may be E-board)
EMPLOYMENT: Part-time job at groc. store
Nominated for (free) leadership confer. by school</p>
<p>Soph. PSAT: 187 (most likely will be merit commended)
SAT: Aiming for 2200ish next May</p>
<p>Soph grades:
honors english A
religion ii A+
honors geom B+
honors chem A-
honors world/us history A-
honors french iii A</p>
<p>junior schedule:
religion iii
honors english iii
honors precalc
honors physics
ap us history
ap french</p>
<p>sr. schedule:
faith in the media
ap english
ap calc
ap phys b
ap government
media and journalism</p>
<p>it's not on a 4 scale so it really wouldnt be much help in evaluating me. um...weighted its like a 4.53 on a 4.5 scale(A+) and unweighted it's like 4.1 (A- to A range)</p>
<p>Your stats look very good for admission- but of course, it can be very arbitrary. Like a lot of students here doing "chances" threads, two factors will be very important for you-
-Write some great essays showing your passions. This is where you wrap up your application into a very attractive package.
-Get good grades 1st semester senior year. You WILL be asked for your senior mid-year grades.</p>
<p>Has something changed for this year regarding midyear grades? I am in the class of 2010 and I didn't get a request for midyear grades. In my year, some people got the request and some didn't. Always a good idea to be safe though, and keep the grades high.</p>
<p>Back in early February of this year, those students who had applied by the scholarship deadline (Dec. 11) and did NOT receive an invitation to interview for a Trustee or Presidential scholarship received a letter stating they did not receive a scholarship (we were calling it the no-scholarship letter.) This letter included a request for mid-year senior grades. It seemed that most everyone received this letter (on these boards.) There are several threads about it. We had lengthy discussions about whether it was just a suggestion or a requirement and some called admissions to clarify. We were told that it was required and could be submitted online or by mail. I'm not sure if anyone did NOT comply but still got in after that.</p>