<p>Pre Info
Gender:Male
Religion: Jewish
School: 400 students in the class, number one in state</p>
<p>Grades/Tests
GPA: 3.6 UW
Class Rank: Top 20%
SAT: 1400/1600
AP: US Government and Politics (5), US History (4), World History (4), Enviromental Science (4), Comparative Government (4)</p>
<p>Course Load
Honors Classes: All AP/IB/Honors classes, except for math/language in 10th and 11th grade.</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities
I believe my EC's are pretty strong and will hopefully counteract my GPA, I have divided up my interests by field.</p>
<p>Law:
1. Internship at Real Estate Law Firm between 8th and 9th grade summer.
2. Internship at Insurance Subrogation Law Firm between 9th and 10th grade summer.
3. Internship at Legal Aid Society between 10th and 11th grade summer.
4. Founder of an international group that helps administer advice and counsel to students looking at careers in corporate law. I have advised students in Germany, France, India and China. This started in 9th grade, and it is now a network of over 80 people.
5. Completed 40 classroom hours at Emory University Law School.
6. Created a non-profit service in 9th grade that helps citizens living below the poverty line find attorneys to help them with their legal issues.
7. Professor of Coporate Taxation for an International Orginization that aims to teach working adults skills to advance in their jobs and run their own businesses (since 10th grade).
8. Volunteer Paralegal for the National Campaign for Election Reform. (since 10th grade)
9. Member of Georgia Paralegal Association
10. Member of FBLA and compete in the Business Law Division, won various regional tournaments (since 9th grade).
11. Have a published essay on the death penalty.
12. Quoted in the New York Times on the foreclosure crisis.</p>
<p>Debate:
1. Captain of Novice Debate team in 9th grade. Captain of JV Team in 10th Grade. Captain of Entire Debate team in 11th and 12th grade.
2. Top 10 speaker awards at over 10 tournaments.
3. Semi-Finalist and Finalist at state tournaments every year I debated.
4. Attended a National Debate Institute.
5. Intern during 9th grade year at the International Debate Education Association.
6. Coached Novice, JV, and Varsity debate (since 10th grade)</p>
<p>Military:
1. Volunteered for VA hospital (since 10th grade)
2. Started an awareness project for homeless vets (since 10th grade)
3. Navy League-Legislative Affairs Volunteer (since 10th grade)
4. Will be completing my Private Pilot certification in the near future.</p>
<p>Cycling
1. Have been cycling since 8th grade.
2. On a semi-pro team that competes nationally, joined in 10th grade. The team is a feeder team for a professional cycling team.
3. Have won multiple regional races.
4. Put in atleast 10 hours of training per week.</p>
<p>Technology:
1. Website designer and maintence for two non profit orginzations.
2. Certified Electrical Inspector
3. Certified in JavaScript
4. Certified in C++ programing
5. Certified Computer Hardware Technician
6. Do various computer work for neighbors and non-profit orgnizations.</p>
<p>Additional Volunteering/Certifications/
1. Editor of a newsletter for Refugee Education Sponsorship Program International (since 10th grade)
2. Board Member for Global Citizens Corps-Awareness and fundraising group (since 10th grade)
3. Advisor for a Hospital Located in rural India (since 10th grade).
4. Certified Junior Instructor for Tae Kwon Do. I no longer take lessons (for time reasons), but I am now self taught.
5. Have been playing golf since the age of 8.
6. Have been taking guitar lessons since 8th grade.
7. Certified in Business Writing</p>
<p>Essay/Teacher Recommendations
1. Very strong recommendation from political science teacher and english teacher.
2. Recommendations from various military personnel including a colnel in the army for 20 year, spec ops officers in the navy, retired navy vets, etc.
3. My essay (which I think is pretty strong), is about my life long commitment to my country, my plans on serving my country as a naval officer in JAG, the imporatnce of country, lol you get the idea. </p>
<p>Additional Information/Family Legacies
1. I kind of lost focus in my 9th grade year and first semester in 10th grade. As you can see I then started picking up commited EC's and brining up my grades.
2. Parents both attended University of Michigan, aunt and cousins attended university of michigan. Great Uncle is an endowed professor in the Med School.
3. Grandparents taught at Western Michigan University. Grandparents attended NYU, and both obtained a masters and PHD from IU.</p>
<p>Colleges I am Applying To
University of Michigan
NYU
GW
Georgetown
American
Brandeis
IU
BostonU
Wisconsin
Penn, Brown and Columbia. (I know I have a low chance, but what the heck why not?)
Northwestern (I have been talking to their debate coach and he might flag my app, which according to him will increase my chances by 15-20%)
UChicago
UMaryland</p>
<p>My top Picks are (in order):
1. NYU
2. UMich
3. Columbia
4. Georgetown
5. UChicago</p>
<p>Do I have a shot? Thanks!</p>