<p>White, Texas, Senior, at semi-competetive public high school
SAT I 2000 (CR690 M660 W650) 1350 out of 1600
AP English III score: 4
AP US History scpre: 4
GPA: 4.433 out of 5
Class Rank 17 out of 364 (Top 5%)
Senior Class Schedule:
AP English IV
AP Government
AP Economics
AP Psychology
AP Biology
AP Statistics
Mentoring Program (volunteering at local middle schools)
Academic Decathlon Class
Communication Application</p>
<p>EC's
Class Vice President (Junior and Senior Year)
American Legion Boys State Delegate
National Honor Society
Varsity Golf (Team Captain)
Multicultural Club Treasurer
Congressional Youth Advisory Board
STUCO member
Academic Decathlon (Quiz Bowl & other events, 10 total)
UIL-Current Events
UIL-Ready Writing
Community Service 200 plus hours</p>
<p>Interests etc.:
-I have written numerous informal prose, specifically one journal over the summer that was over 200 pages of political, social,personal, and religious ideas and philosophy
-I love golf course architecture and nature
-Writing(especially timed writing)
-Philosophical discussion and thought</p>
<p>Letters of Rec:
-One from Tom Doak, quite possibly one of the worlds most prolific and notable golf course architects
-Another from my AP English teacher who knows me very well and will expand on my writing ability
-I alos have an extremely good relationship with my high school counselor and she should give me an excellent evaluation
-Science rec should be good as well</p>
<p>Before anyone cuts me down on my overdone confidence that many may have jumped on in the title I do realize the realities of applicants to elite schools. And yet nothing that a blog like this could say or suggest could really effect my feelings or intentions. Its not that I am so proud or even claiming that I have the best or most qualified test scores or GPA. What I am implying is that so many on this web site come in here with such doubt and little faith in there own abilities and accomplishments. It is a recent realization of mine that people with stellar scores and EC's apply to the most elite universities and colleges feeling scared, taking too little risk in how they portray themselves which in reality makes them sound insecure and unconfident in there own abilities. College is about personal growth and self awareness. Colleges want students confident in what they have done and eager to learn to better there lives and futures. Not students who have accomplished great things only to dismiss them as mundane or the norm. I am proud of what I have accomplished and I know that my attitude will manifest itself alot more clearly than perhaps better qualified applicants statistically speaking.</p>