Do I Have a Shot at Lafayette?

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<p>So I go to a very difficult Private High School in Cleveland Ohio. I hope to make my way into the media industry someday and I firmly believe this school would be very beneficial in that regard. Here is part of my resume and thank you very much:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.65
ACT: 27 (30 EN, 28 MA, 25 SC, 24 CR, 10 Essay)
SAT: 1980 (640 CR, 660 MA, 680 WR, 10 Essay)
AP: US History (3) English Language (4)
SAT II: US History 660</p>

<p>Classes: Mostly the standard courses. I would have taken more AP courses but at the end of my sophomore year I received a concussion and missed the last month of school. Everyone therefore strongly recommended I just take the regular courses rather than pursue the AP and Honors courses. Senior year I am taking AP Bio and AP English Literature.</p>

<p>English: 9, 10, 11, AP Revenge and Justice (Literature) (Took AP Language test in 11th grade even though I did not take the class and got a 4. Will take Literature test Senior year), Art and Craft of Writing
History: 9, 10, 11, Strategy Diplomacy and War, The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, Cuban History (Took APUSH test even though I was not in the class and scored a 3)
Math: Algebra 1, Geometry Accelerated, Algebra 2, Calculus
Science: Bio 9, Chem, Honors Physics, AP Biology (Will Take Test in May)
Latin: 3 Years</p>

<p>EC's:
Creator, Founder, President and Play by Play Broadcaster of our School Sports Programing Network
Congressional Debate Captain
President of the School Disciplinary Committee (Student Government)
Lead in about 7 School Plays and Musicals
Gold Member of the Cadmean Society (School Service Committee)
School Newspaper Writer
Intern at ideastream (NPR in Downtown, Cleveland Ohio)
Intern at WRIS (Social Media Service for our school in Cleveland, Ohio)
School Ambassador to the X'ian School in China and Hale School in Australia
Varsity "B" Golf Team</p>

<p>Thank you very much. Honesty is appreciated and if you have any ways of improving my resume, please tell me how i can do so. Thanks. </p>

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<p>what’s your possible major? is the 3.65 unweighted?</p>

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<p>I’m not big on “chancing” but here is the class profile so you can see where you stand. Somewhere in your application (perhaps the letter from your guidance counselor or in the supplemental section) you might want to include the information about your concussion and how it impacted your choice of classes for junior year. If Lafayette is your top choice, you may want to consider applying ED. <a href=“http://www.lafayette.edu/about/lafayette-at-a-glance/entering-class-profile/”>http://www.lafayette.edu/about/lafayette-at-a-glance/entering-class-profile/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Major would probably be either English or Poly sci.</p>