<p>Schools:</p>
<p>Harvard
Cornell CAS
JHU
NYU (both NYC and Abu Dhabi campus)
Lafayette
Lehigh CAS
Boston University (maybe, not sure)
PennState</p>
<p>Background</p>
<p>Race: White
Gender: Male
Location: Eastern Rural Pennsylvania
Socioeconomic: Low-Middle Class
Parent's Status: Divorced
Hooks: None</p>
<p>-Unweighted GPA (4-point scale): 3.56</p>
<p>Freshman Year UW GPA: 3.42
Sophomore Year UW GPA: 3.27
Junior Year UW GPA: 4.00
Senior Mid-Year UW GPA: 4.00</p>
<p>-Weighted GPA (5-point scale): 3.95</p>
<p># of AP/IB/honors courses:</p>
<p>8 AP classes</p>
<p>-Junior Year: US History (5), English Lang. & Comp. (5), Psychology (4)</p>
<p>-Senior Year: European History, Microeconomics, US Government, Literature, Statistics</p>
<p>My school only offers 14 APs and does not allow you to take them until Junior Year.</p>
<p>7 Honors classes</p>
<p>-Freshman Year: World Honors, Biology Honors</p>
<p>-Sophomore Year: English 10 Honors, American History 1 Honors, Chemistry Honors</p>
<p>-Junior Year: Pre-Calculus Honors, Physics Honors (AP wasn't offered at the time)</p>
<p>Class Rank/Size</p>
<p>-Rank: 33/424 (Top 8%)</p>
<p>SAT/ACT scores</p>
<p>-SAT I Superscore: CR - 690, M - 790, W - 740 (2220/2400, 1480/1600)</p>
<p>-Highest Single Score: CR - 690, M - 680, W - 740 (2110/2400, 1370/1600)</p>
<p>-SAT II scores: Literature - 660, Math II - 740, US History - 720</p>
<p>ECs</p>
<p>Marching Band: Lead Tenor (6 years)
-USSBA National Champions 2007, 2008, and 2010
-Highest score in USSBA history
-Many other notable awards</p>
<p>Percussion Ensemble: Member (5 years)
-Performed in the off-season of marching band</p>
<p>Wind Ensemble: Member (2 years)</p>
<p>Scholastic Scrimmage: Varsity Member (2 years)
-2nd place in our conference in 2010 and semi-finalists at IU tournament
-1st place in our conference in 2011</p>
<p>ArtsQuest: Volunteer (1 year)
-One of the first volunteers after its completion in early 2011. I usher concerts and help out in other various ways
-100 hours</p>
<p>Interact Club: Vice President (2 years)
-Raised thousands of dollars for local charities through school events</p>
<p>Young Republicans: Founder/President (1 year)
-First subjective political organization in my school</p>
<p>Creative Writing Club: Officer (3 years)
-Creates an annual book composed of our members' works
-One of the founding members</p>
<p>PMEA District Band: Percussionist (1 year)
-4th best percussionist in the district my sophomore year</p>
<p>Fellowship of Christian Students: Member (3 years)
-One of the founding members</p>
<p>Blue Eagle Ambassadors: Member (1 year)
-Student Government</p>
<p>Principal Student Advisory Board: Member (1 year)
-Student Government</p>
<p>Philosophy Club: Vice President (1 year)</p>
<p>Other Random Volunteering:
-Church Volunteering
-Performed at Concert for Cancer to raise money for cancer treatment</p>
<p>Honors/Awards</p>
<p>-2007 USSBA Grand National Champions
-2008 USSBA Grand National Champions
-2010 USSBA Group IV National Champions
-AP Scholar
-National Honors Society
-High Honor Roll
-2nd place in Scholastic Scrimmage Conference 2010
-1st place in Scholastic Scrimmage Conference 2011
-Semi-Finalists at IU Tournament 2010 (Scholastic Scrimmage)</p>
<p>Recs/Essays</p>
<p>Recommendations: From the three best teachers I know (my three AP teachers junior year). Also, I'm expecting a good one from my counselor.</p>
<p>CommonApp Essay: About my marching band experiences and what I learned yada yada...</p>
<p>Harvard Supplement Essay: This explains how my parents separated a week before my freshman year, how it turned me into a cynical, unmotivated kid for a few years, and how I got over it and now have a more positive perspective on my parents' divorce.</p>
<p>All Other Supplement Essays: Haven't started >.<</p>
<p>Additional Information</p>
<p>I have an extreme upward trend from a 3.3 GPA my freshman/sophomore to a 4.0 GPA my junior year. I'm anticipating a 4.0 senior year. </p>
<p>Also, I'm sending in an Arts Supplement to show my percussion and composition skills.</p>
<p>I got rejected from Penn ED, so I'm assuming my chances are dim for Harvard and Cornell.</p>