<p>[Schools In Order of Most Preferred]</p>
<p>1) Emerson College
2) SUNY Purchase
3) Boston University
4) Ithaca or Drexel
5) Rochester Institute of Technology or Florida State University</p>
<p>[WILL NEED FINANCIAL SUPPORT/AID]</p>
<p>Ethnicity / Location
White; Male
Wealthier Part of Long Island, New York</p>
<p>G.P.A. -
After Sophomore Year, my G.P.A was an 89.5, and it either went down a few points or stayed the same, so it's between 3.3-3.6</p>
<p>SAT - 1800
Math: 660
Reading: 560 [Taking it again in June, hoping for a score in the mid-high 600's after studying]
Writing: 580</p>
<p>*ACT - *
Taking it in June, if I don't get above a 28 I'm not using it.</p>
<p>*Essay - *
I have three completed essays, all usable, but I'll probably be tweaking them plenty by the time applications finally come around.</p>
<p>*Class Rank - *
School doesn't have one.</p>
<p>*Extracurricular Activities - *
I have shown a lot of outside interest in Film, including attending Film Festivals and attending the N.Y.F.A. for a summer program in which we'll produce a film. I've recently purchased a camera, and will be putting together a little portfolio of some shorts I'll make over the summer. I've got a few short scripts of ideas that I've written down. In school I take a course called Community Health (a crapload of Community Service came with this class), and we taught teachers and students in the school about Cigarette Smoking, and I edited a video for the presentation. I've got plenty more, but you get the point.</p>
<p>Rigor of Secondary School Record - **
Freshman Year: Biology **Honors, Math Honors **10, Global History 9 **Honors, English 9 Honors</p>
<p>Sophomore Year: Chemistry, Math 11, Global History 10 Honors, English 10 Honors</p>
<p>Junior Year: Physics, College Pre-Calculus, U.S. History **11, English 11 **Honors</p>
<p>Senior Classes (All taken out of interest/desire to learn about the subject):
AP Calculus A/B
AP Biology
AP Psychology
Literature Through Cinema
Syracuse University Project Advance [S.U.P.A.] Sociology</p>
<p>*Talent/Ability - *
I'm working on some good shorts to show them, I've seen work made by people who applied to Emerson (and the work got them in), and was not impressed..</p>
<p>Volunteer Work / Work Experience:
I've done a lot of community service, and I have it all written down. I've worked for two years at the same store, which was a hard first job working counter/cleanup/floor at a highly known faster food (its not a commercial fast food restaurant or anything like McDonalds, but its definitely a fast paced job), and I worked summers.</p>
<p>Well, I don't expect many people to read this whole thing, but let me know what you think, and if you made it to the end of this and are have any suggestions I'd be sincerely thankful for your help and diligence in reading through this for me. I'm truly aspiring to become a film director, and I'm confident in my ability and knowledge of the subject, and I only want to learn more. Emerson is my #1 choice, and I just want to know from people who've gotten in what they think and if you've got any suggestions.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance,
Jake</p>