<p>Ethnicity: White
Location: New Jersey
Gender: Male</p>
<p>EA!</p>
<p>I attend a rigorous college prep school outside of New York City. We send 100 percent of our students to college, and the curriculum is definitely much more difficult than your average high school. The top, smartest students are pulling off 3.8's, maybe. Don't mean to sound rude, just throwing that out there.</p>
<p>TRANSCRIPT (not including the Arts/Gym) Overall GPA: 3.45 (Bad sophomore year, otherwise GPA is up in the 3.5's)</p>
<p>9th Sem 1:
English 9H-A
A&M History H- B
Math 9- B
Science 9- A
Spanish 2 H- A-</p>
<p>9th Sem 2:
English 9H: A
A&M History H: B+
Math 9: B-
Science 9: B+
Spanish 2H: A</p>
<p>10 Sem 1:
English 10 H: B+
Mod Euro AP: B+
Math 10: B-
Science 10: B
Spanish 3 H: A-</p>
<p>10th Sem 2:
English 10 H: A-
Mod Euro AP: B+
Math 10: B-
Science 10: B-
Spanish Level 3 H: A-</p>
<p>11th Sem 1:
American Lit (Honors track removed by school): A-
US AP: B+
Math 11: A-
Science 11: B
Spanish 4H: A</p>
<p>11 Sem 2:
Learning an Author: A-
US AP: A-
Math 11: B
Science 11: B+
Spanish 4 H: A</p>
<p>12th classes:
20th Century World H
English Literature AP
Spanish Literature AP
Differential Calculus
Brain and Behavior
Senior Focus
Stage Band</p>
<p>ACT: 30-32 (Prospective, based on practice tests, etc, lets just assume. I'll probably be using this) Took it in June, waiting on scores. May take again, to get to that range or higher.
Sat II's: US History-780 Lit-660 (will take one more, which one is best?)</p>
<p>Class Rank: N/A, school doesn't rank, but, a look at a slightly confusing GPA distribution graph would put me at least in the top 20, if not higher.</p>
<p>I am planning to take what my school calls 'Focus', a year long research project/thesis in something you love. I hope to tackle an aspect of politics and the media, and it would involve writing a 25 page paper first semester and then going out into the field and actually working in that area before presenting this project to a panel of experts.</p>
<p>EC's:
--Student Government (My strongest point):
- President of the Student Body, running uncontested, first time in school history.
- I was the vice-president of the Student Body junior year.
- I was the president of my grade for Freshman and Sophomore year.</p>
<p>I've helped initiate major rule changes, written and delivered big speeches, argued in front of faculty meetings, and been a general advocate for the Student Body.</p>
<p>-I interned for the Barack Obama for President campaign in Paterson, NJ, compiling over 125 hours of service. I was an assistant to the field organizer, and helped run the office, train volunteers, set up and take down events, etc. I was also left in charge of phone banks and canvassing events and helped volunteers sometimes 3 times my age understand how to be a part of the campaign. I was one of four field office administrators in Paterson on Election Day, the only one who happened to be a minor. Great letter of rec from one of my supervisors/field managers. Will also be a focus of my essay.</p>
<p>-Currently working in the office of a Democratic New York City Council Candidate in Lower Manhattan, inputing voter data, canvassing, attending events for the candidate, acting as an assistant to the campaign manager on a fairly small campaign team.</p>
<p>-National/International Editor of the school newspaper: written extensively on American politics, edited articles, managed lay out of section.</p>
<p>-Play guitar in private lessons, school band, the pit orchestra for the musicals, and small cafes and restaurants.</p>
<p>I am potentially working in the local assembly persons office as well this summer.</p>
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<li><p>I am a tour guide for my school, all four years.</p></li>
<li><p>I've run cross country all four years of high school, varsity for three.</p></li>
<li><p>My US AP History teacher will be writing my recommendation, and he is also the main faculty adviser to the student government, so he has a double perspective on me, will vouch for me hard. Counselor will do the same. Excellent recs.</p></li>
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<p>I don't know how to explain it, but I have become a sort of natural leader at my school I think any interviews would go well. You guys probably get this a lot, but I feel like my numbers (not a great sophomore year, more B's than A's), and my struggles with SAT I Math are bogging me down from being a really good candidate.</p>
<p>I know my numbers are low, but its just up my alley interest wise and a reach for anybody, so I thought I'd ask.</p>