Help a Kid from Mississippi!

<p>ED Wharton!</p>

<p>Location and type of school: top private school in Mississippi
Grade: Senior
Ethnicity: Asian-American (Indian)
GPA: 3.95 UW (everyone seems to weight differently; I will have taken 15 AP's upon graduation)
Rank: School does not rank, but I know that I am in the top 10%.
SAT: 2360 (790 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
SAT IIs: 790 Math II, 760 US History, 740 Bio M, 740 Physics</p>

<p>Work Experience:</p>

<p>Research assistant at a debate company (12) ~7 hours/week</p>

<p>Extra-curricular activities:</p>

<p>Speech and Debate (9, 10, 11, 12) - Public Forum Debate Team Captain & 2nd place at the 2009 NFL National Tournament (i.e., the biggest and most important tournament of the year) (~15 hours/week)</p>

<p>Taekwondo (9,10,11) - Regional Champion (~4 hours/week)</p>

<p>Forgotten Global Crises Club (11,12) - founder and president (~6 hours/week)
- I write a six page weekly political and economic update for the school
- Raise international awareness through speakers and videos</p>

<p>Student Government (10, 11, 12) - prefect of the Campus Life Committee (~2 hours/week)</p>

<p>Cross Country (9, 10, 11, 12) - Varsity letter recipient (~10 hours/week)</p>

<p>Ultimate Frisbee (9, 10, 11, 12) - Captain (~2 hours/week)</p>

<p>I will have logged over 200 hours of community service upon graduation.</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Recipient of a $2000 global studies travel grant to work in Peru for one month.</p></li>
<li><p>National Merit Semifinalist</p></li>
<li><p>National Honor Society</p></li>
<li><p>AP Scholar with Distinction</p></li>
<li><p>AP Microeconomics Book Award</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Thank you all for your time.</p>

<p>Awesome Stats and EC’s and you’re from Mississippi!
You’re in = D</p>

<p>Other opinions?</p>