<p>I am a white male Floridian (born in NY) who attended a small Christian Academy not very well known by colleges for Freshman and Sophomore years, and now (as a Junior) attend a competitive Catholic School because it offered more than my other school (ranked in the top 50 Catholic Schools in the nation)</p>
<p>In Short...
Cumulative GPA........
Courseload.................Most rigorous possible (12 honors, 4 AP)
E/C's.............................V Tennis (since 8th), V Cross Country, V Track, NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, NJHS, FCA, FBLA
Awards/Recognition..U.S. National Achievement Award in Science (2 consecutive years), All American Scholar Award, MVP in Tennis (2 consecutive years), Placed 2nd at districts in tennis
Leadership..................President of Sophomore Class, Founder and President of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (10th), Captain Varsity Tennis (9-10 grade)
Service.........................Old Steeple Community Church, Samaritan's Purse
Special.........................Internship at Smith Barney (9th), People to People Student Ambassador to Australia (10th), Took College courses through Eastern Washington University (12 Credits)
Hooks...........................I like a challenge, and is shown by how I took the extra step by taking online AP courses Sophomore year, Internship @ Smith Barney, college credits, took part in varsity sports</p>
<p>9th_____________________________________________________________
Average GPA: 4.3 Weighted, 3.79 Un-weighted
Rank: Top 4 out of 80
Courseload: Hardest Possible (4 Honors)
Mu Alpha Theta
NJHS
Varsity Tennis- 1st Chair, MVP, Captain (placed 2nd at districts)
Intern @ Smith Barney (Stock Brokerage)
Swim Team
Dean's List
U.S. National Achievement Award in Science
All American Scholar Award</p>
<p>10th____________________________________________________________
Average GPA: 4.5 Weighted
Rank: Top 4 in a class of 80 kids
Courseload: Hardest Possible (5 Honors); Online Web Design Class; AP Microeconomics online
Varsity Cross Country- SACC All Conference, "Rookie Runner" award (13-15 hours/week)
Varsity Tennis- 1st chair, captain, MVP (12 hours/week)
Varsity Track
Intern @ Smith Barney
Future Business Leaders of America
Fellowship of Christian Athletes- Founder and President: Has become school's largest club
Student Council- President- Generated most funds ever as President for class, started school's largest fundraiser, Dodgeball Tournament (7+ Hours/week)
Yearbook Club
National Honor Society
People to People Student Ambassador to Australia
College Credits (through Eastern Washington University)
a.) Comparing Cultures and Societies - 4 Creds.
b.) Exploring Cultural Diversity - 3 Creds.
c.) World of Arts - 5 Creds.</p>
<p>11th_____________________________________________________________
Average GPA:
Courseload:Hardest Possible (3 AP, 3 Honors) AP Chem 2, AP British Lit. , AP U.S. History
Varsity Cross Country (on a team that makes top 10 in states) (12 Hours/week)
Most likely V. Tennis, V. Wrestling (both of which are state-qualifying teams)
I'm pretty sure I'm going to take an AP course online (Spanish 3) or at least another Comp. Programming class</p>
<p>For my senior year, I will be taking as many APs as possible, and will have more or less the same stats as Junior year.</p>
<p>I know I haven't yet taken SAT/ACT yet, but supposing I do reasonably well, what do you think my chances are at Columbia, Georgetown, Harvard, NYU stern, Princeton? Which do you think my ED should be used on?</p>