<p>Personal Info:
Senior at large, decidedly uncompetitive PA school
White male
Hoping to major in bio (perhaps a bio/marketing double major)</p>
<p>Academics:
GPA: 3.9ish/4.0 UW, 106/100 W (not sure how that converts onto 4.0)
Rank: 2/500ish
Courseload: most difficult available, taken every AP of the 7 my school offers and all other classes are honors throughout all 4 years
SAT I: 760CR 660M 730W 2150 total (retaking in Oct., almost certain for 2200 + superscore)
SAT II: 740 US History, 690 Math I...where I'm a little scared...do these matter much?
APs: 5 US History, 4 Bio, 3 Chem (taking 4, possibly 5 more tests at the end of this year)</p>
<p>ECs:
--United States Senate page for Sen. Arlen Specter in summer 2007...I'm most proud of this, seeing as I applied and got accepted on my own merits. No Washington connections here.
--internship at the World Aerobic/Hip Hop Championships in Los Angeles for three weeks two summers in a row (Hip Hop Championships will be featured on upcoming NBC reality series World Moves!)
--greatly involved in my church for my whole life and have racked up 1000s of volunteer hours in all sorts of activities--altar server, usher, volunteering at bible school, setting up for the church picnic, anything possible really--I can get a great rec from my priest
--National Merit Commended Scholar
--National Honors Society
--Spanish club (9,10,11,12)
--school golf team (10,11); nothing special here, just something I enjoy
--school bowling team (9,10,12); won most improved in the scholastic league in 10th
--won photography contest in our decently large local newspaper (100,000+ circulation)
--pretty extensive world traveler...don't know if this really counts as an EC, but it did help to shape my world outlook and thus my essay, which I think came out great!</p>
<p>Work experience:
--job as dietary aide at local hospital from Oct 2006-August 2007, about 15 hrs/wk
--job as dietary aide at nursing home from August 2007-present, about 10 hrs/wk</p>
<p>Recs will be great!
I personally really enjoy my essays...others have, too, but I suppose that opinion changes with everyone, right?</p>
<p>School List:
Duke
Pepperdine
William and Mary
UVA
Rice
Pitt (in state)
Notre Dame
Georgetown
Tulane
Fordham</p>
<p>The only thing I'm afraid of is the LEADERSHIP positions so stressed here. But I honestly think I've done a lot of things on my own initiative, which I hope show through in my apps. If you have any other suggestions for schools, let me know, as I'm really open to any other schools that would fit me.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading, don't afraid to be brutal!</p>