<p>Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Location: Bergen County, New Jersey</p>
<p>My big passion: politics.</p>
<p>The College</p>
<p>Academics:
-I am a high school senior at a tough college preparatory high school outside of New York City.</p>
<p>-I have a 3.45 unweighted GPA, 3.7+GPA this semester.</p>
<p>English Lit AP: A
Twentieth Century World History H: A-
Spanish Lit Ap: A
Diff Calc: B+
Senior Thesis Honors: A-
-School does not do class rank, due to its competitive nature.</p>
<p>-I have taken honors or AP History, English, and Spanish for all of high school. Math and Science has been the regular 'college prep' track. I have never had a grade in any class below a B-.</p>
<p>-USAP:5
APEURO:4</p>
<p>-ACT 29</p>
<p>-I am in the midst of a year long independent project on the political tone of the United States called a 'Focus' project.</p>
<h2>EC's</h2>
<p>-I am the President of the Student Body at a school that takes its student government pretty seriously. I was the VP junior year and the president of my grade Freshman and Sophomore year.</p>
<p>-I am the National/International Affairs editor for the school newspaper and have written extensively on American politics. I also contribute a presidential column.</p>
<p>-I have played the guitar for the last 7 years. I am in the school guitar ensemble, Jazz ensemble, Jazz-Rock band, and play in the pit orchestras for school musicals. I have also performed at gigs at local restaurants and cafes.</p>
<p>-My crowning musical achievement was setting up an afternoon group where students can play totally improvisational music in a pressure-less setting. We discuss techniques behind learning to play and improvise with a group.</p>
<p>-Last summer/fall, I worked at my real passion, politics. I compiled over 120 hours of volunteer work as a registered Intern for the Barack Obama campaign in New Jersey.</p>
<p>-This summer I worked on a victorious City Council campaign in New York City, District 1.</p>
<p>-Tour guide for my school, all 4 years.
-Varsity Cross Country, all 4 years. Won the coaches award, sophomore year.
-For the first time this year, I directed a one act play by Woody Allen for the student directed one acts, wrote one for the student written one acts.
-Play guitar in the pit band of the musical.</p>
<p>I don't know how to phrase it, but while I don't have the top grades, or the best scores, I am considered to be mature and focused beyond my years by teachers, students and administrators. I have been pegged as the natural 'leader' of my school, and I don't know how to express that without someone being a part of our community and meeting me. You guys probably get this a lot, though, that inability to put who you are on paper.</p>
<p>Anyway, my letters of recommendation are going to be top notch and essays will be passionate.</p>