White male, Texas resident. I’ll be applying to double major in Economics, and I’ll put in my app as early as possible.
Academics
• GPA: UW- 3.53/4.0, W- 4.06/4.0 (upwards trend)
• SAT: 1880 (750 CR, 570 M, 560 W) (retaking because of funky disparity between section scores/low math)
• ACT: 29 (30 E, 27 M, 31 R, 28 S) (also retaking just because I can do better)
• Rank: 257/797, 32%
• APs:
Junior Year (awaiting scores, didn’t take Physics)
• Psychology *
• Physics I
• English III Lang/Comp
Senior Year (predicted)
• Calculus I AB
• Government
• Macroeconomics
• Statistics I
• Chemistry II
• English IV Lit/Comp
Activities
• (school name) Speech and Debate – Executive Council Member (2014-2016), Co-President (2015-2016), Lincoln Douglas Debate Captain (2015-2016); competitor, leader, researcher, fundraising, social events, banquets; 2013 – present
• (local middle school) Speech and Debate – Founder, President; writing curriculum, scheduling tournaments, scheduling and leading tutoring sessions, talking with administration, participating/heading debate club at elective fairs/club days, advising debaters on out-of-school resources like camps, tutors, boosters, etc.; 2015-present
• (school name) Beta Club Chapter – Founder, President; competitor, fundraising, social events, organizer; 2015 - present
• (local vet hospital) – Veterinary Technician/Assistant understudy; shadowing Dr. Y and Dr. X, as well as certified veterinary technicians/assistants; 2015 – present
• Peer Tutoring* – Independent volunteer peer tutor; tutor in Pre-Calculus, Engineering Design and Presentation, English II, Debate I, II, III, & IV, World History, and Creative Writing
Community Service
• (school name) Debate – Debate tournaments, judging debate rounds, Elective Fairs, tutored first-year students and monitored practice rounds after school; 2013 – present; Hours: 110 hrs
• (charity organization) – mentor to underprivileged and maltreated children, 2015-present; Hours: 6
• (local vet hospital) - learning about of pharmaceuticals/animal anatomy/animal behavior, securing animals for examination, drawing blood and vaccines, ordering supplies and medicines, cleaning rooms, general veterinary technician duties; Hours: 32
• Peer Tutoring – Independent peer tutor, tutor in multiple subjects (see *); Hours: 51
Awards
• (school name) Novice Debater of the Year, 2014
• (school name) Novice Circuit King, an acknowledgement of profound success in novice debate, 2014
• Qualification for the Texas Forensic Association State Championship in Lincoln Douglas Debate, 2015, 2016
• Top-125 Ranked Debater of the 1,612 debaters in the Space City Debate District, 2015
• Elimination round competitor for Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate:
o Magnolia High School’s Bulldog Bonanza (Semifinalist - 2015)
o Hendrickson High School Speech and Debate Tournament (Octafinalist - 2014)
o Cinco Ranch High School TFA Tournament (Octafinalist - 2015)
o Cypress Creek/Westfield Swing (Octafinalist - 2014)
o Klein High School Speech and Debate Tournament (Double Octafinalist – 2015)
• Competed in the Havard Speech and Debate Tournament, 2014, 2015
• Participated in UNT’s Mean Green LD Workshops, 2014
• Varsity Letter winner – Speech and Debate, 2015
• Nomination to the National Society of High School Scholars, 2015
• Employee of the Month a couple times at the hospital, 2015
• Working towards PVSA Bronze level
• A/B Honor Roll, 2014, 2015
Employment
• (barbeque joint), (town name) – interacting with customers, managing cooking times and meat rotations on the smoking pits, training new employees (all positions taught), keeping inventory, general food service duties; August 2014 – present; 10-20 hrs per week, 20-30 hrs per week during the summer