Future Midd Kid? Chancessss....

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<p>MALE
State: UT (no, im not mormon! Will being from this state help my chances?) </p>

<p>GPA: 3.87 UW
Class Rank: 6/21.... Please allow me to explain. First, at my competitive school, what separates me from the val. is literally a tenth of a point. I know that a 3.97 is still higher than a .87 but that gives you some context for the other 4 people. I have had the most rigorous course load of my class, have the most EC's, have the highest test scores of my class, and would easily be ranked top 5% at the public school near my own. My GC told me that all this will be explained when she sends the school profile and rec... ok moving on. </p>

<p>ACT w/writing: 33 (10 essay) </p>

<p>AP's: Bio, Lit (4) taking Calc, lang, and gov (self study) this year. My school doesnt offer very many AP's :/ but ive taken all the ones i could. </p>

<p>Extra Curricular
*Debate 9th-12th- Captain 10-11' around 900ish NFL points, Academic All American. Team's won 1st, 2nd and 2nd so far in state during my three (and now four) years. </p>

<p>07-08 major accomplishments- 3rd Extemp State tournament, 2nd Public Forum State tournament, 2nd extemp region tournament, 2nd public forum region tournament. </p>

<p>08-09 major accomplishments- Extemp State Champion (1st), Public Forum State Champion (1st), Stanford National Invitational Extemp Semifinalist, NFL National Tournament Qualifier in Extemp. National's Qualifying Tournament Finalist in Public Forum, 2nd extemp region tournament, 1st public forum region tournament. </p>

<p>09-10 major accomplishments- Silver and Black (National Level and TOC qualifying) tournament quarterfinalist in public forum, State Champion in Extemp, 3rd Public Forum State Tournament, 2nd region extemp, 2nd public forum extemp, 2nd place speaker award at statewide tournament, and some other awards that are at the all state level. </p>

<p>Ive had more awards, but I just listed the most important ones</p>

<p>*Freshman Class President
*Student Body Treasurer 11th
*Peer Leadership team 12th
*Small Group Leader in 11th and 12th grade
*NHS 10th-12th grade
*Varsity Bell Choir 9th-12th grade. We take a week off of school every year to tour needy schools in the west. Also tour the state during X-mas season.
*Piano- 10 years, with award given by my music studio.
*Pianist/Accompanist in Fall '09 Melodrama
*Varsity Baseball 9th-12th. 09-10 State Semifinalists.
-Featured player in my state's 2 main newspapers
-Academic All-State
*Varisity Golf 10th-12th (played 9th but didnt letter)- 2nd place in state both of my varsity years. Most improved award for 2 consecutive yeras.
*Tutoring/Teaching: During highschool, ive been a peer tutor and also assisted my debate coach (for credit) in teaching middle schoolers debate.
*Rock Climbing Club 11th-12th
*09-10 Excellence in U.S. History Award
*about 250 hours of volunteer work
*some work experience at a silversmith group during the summer</p>

<p>*Last but not least, I've just started an internship at a prestigious law firm that deals with many civil court cases. I'm very excited for this and will probably continue the internship for at least 3 months. </p>

<p>(Possible) Hooks: Geographic and ethnic diversity? Will it help that Im from Utah?
^both my parents are immigrants to the US, one coming from indonesia and the other from switzerland. </p>

<p>Recs will be good, and im also submitting an additional rec from my debate coach, which will be outstanding. </p>

<p>Essays will be fine</p>

<p>Future Midd Kid?</p>

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<p>Hi!</p>

<p>I’m a freshman at Middlebury and based on what you wrote, I would say you have a pretty good chance of getting into Middlebury. </p>

<p>The only thing I would recommend is to make sure you don’t focus too much on how many extracurriculars you have and to focus on the few that are really important to you (in your essay). The essay is 100% the most important part of your application to Midd. </p>

<p>Also, what makes you unique? (rhetorical) Focus on that. It seems like everyone at Middlebury has something really really cool they did in high school. I wrote my high schools annual comedy show and have done three years of Hepatitis research at big hospitals around Chicago (where I’m from). To give you some other examples, there is a professional whistler, a GQ model, a very famous european actor, and a world renown violinist in the freshman class alone. </p>

<p>To go along with that, our class has representation from 42 states. Being from Utah will DEFINITELY help your chances. Midd loves diversity (the fact that your parents are both immigrants will help to an enormous extent as well.)</p>

<p>You have fantastic scores and grades and I don’t see anything that would lower your chances of getting into Midd. However, it is a total crap shoot and sometimes totally qualified people get the short end of the stick. If you stand out (which I have no doubt you will) you will have a great chance at getting into Midd. That being said, if you know anyone who has graduated from Midd or has any connections, USE THEM. Everyone seems to know someone here who didn’t “pull strings” but definitely nudged the admissions officers to give your application an extra look. </p>

<p>I wish you the best of luck throughout high school and keep up the good grades! Hopefully I’ll see you at Midd within the next few years!</p>