<p>......so I thought I'd ask y'all to chance me. :)</p>
<p>Ok, here it goes...</p>
<p>Major- Business and Mechanical Engineering double
(are the business programs here very good? That is a top concern)</p>
<p>Location- Ohio (too bad its not N Dakota or some obscure state, but I still love Ohio)</p>
<p>GPA- 3.69 UW/ 3.74ish W with toughest curriculum possible. Will be taking courses at local CC this winter like composition and communications, along with a physics and foreign language course.</p>
<p>Rank- top 20/100- in any other class that has graduated from my school, this would easily put me in the top 10, if not the top 5 percent. But unfortunately, my class is the most competitive in recent history, requiring at least a 3.94 UW to crack the top ten percent. :(</p>
<p>Competition at my school in my grade level is fierce, everyone is bloodthirsty, and many cheat (and thus have really weak standardized test scores, especially considering that I have the highest PSAT, APUSH, ASVAB and SAT score in the school, along with the 2nd highest ACT score in the school) :0</p>
<p>Will the admission offices pay attention?</p>
<p>Standardized Tests</p>
<p>SAT- 670 CR
680 Math
750 Writing (12 essay)
1350 Composite, 2100 Cumulative)
* I hope to raise this to a 1400/2200*</p>
<p>ACT- 31 Composite (same superscored)
32 Math
30 reading
32 English (9 essay)
30 science
<em>maybe will take again, but I will put emphasis on the SAT, since I think there is more potential there. I guess I'll find out next school year</em></p>
<p>AP Human Geo- 5
APUSH- 4 (highest score achieved in my school's program history)
AP Gov't- 4
AP World- 3 :( but not too bad for using only a week to study it.....</p>
<p>This year, I will take AP Enviro Sci, AP Micro, AP Macro, AP Calc AB, and AP Psychology self-study. I am the only person in my school to ever self-study AP's (in case you care).</p>
<p>SAT subject tests (really bad, WILL RETAKE with goal of 700+. Taking these bad boys "straight-up" doesn't work well.)</p>
<p>Literature-590
Math II-610
Physics-640 :) (I'm horrible at Physics...)</p>
<p>PSAT-199 (this makes me really mad- missed commended by two points)</p>
<p>Curriculum</p>
<p>I will have 5 English credits, 5.5 History/Social Science credits, 4.5 Math credits, 4 science credits, 2.5 Computer/business education credits, 1 art credit, and 4 foreign language credits. I have a consistent A average everywhere but science, where my average is about a B-, and my art (band) class, where my average was a B.</p>
<p>I have taken the hardest curriculum available at my school, which only has two AP classes. Our idea of an advanced track is to place students in with students from the grade ahead on the lower track (for instance, I took my Geometry class as a freshman with about 14 sophomores, 2 juniors, and 1 senior. Sad, but we did make it through the whole textbook) However, I am trying to supplement this with self-study AP's and other means.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars</p>
<p>Cross-Country- 6 yr devotee (horrible at it, but I still love it and it has taught me a lot of life lessons. Probably my most significant EC)</p>
<p>Track- 5 yrs (see above)</p>
<p>Academic Quiz Team- 4 yrs, arguably best on team during all seasons, second place at conference all three years.</p>
<p>4-H- 7 yrs, went to state for all years of high scool career, and finished second with my projects on consumer science (finance).</p>
<p>NHS- 3 year, inducted at earliest time possible. Unlike most schools, it IS a big deal at my school, with many fundraising drives for leukemia paitents and other causes.</p>
<p>Environmental competition- (3 yrs.) finished second out of 70 teams in our region, 15th in state</p>
<p>JETS Engineering- 2 years (this is just kinda for fun, but our advisor thinks we will be very competitive at a national level next year)</p>
<p>Model UN- 3 years- drafted significant (albeit humurous) legislation</p>
<p>Prom Committee-1 year (and I didn't even go to prom...)</p>
<p>Student Council- 3 years (yes, this is just for fun, but it is pretty cool and we organize all of the school dances and other school pride stuff)</p>
<p>Buckeye Boys State- Shot high, wound up down low. Great experience, though :)</p>
<p>Local televised quiz show- Pure awesomeness!!!! Wish us luck :)</p>
<p>may start a business club or ACT prep class or help young kids read in elementary school.</p>
<p>We might also bring back Mock Trial or the Fed Challenge, which I would try to participate in if offered, esecially since finance and law are like my two favorite things...</p>
<p>Work Experience</p>
<p>Work at a robotics shop near columbus. Have done quotes for some machining, sales, etc.</p>
<p>Student Aid in office, and I actually do a lot of work, deal with sensitive documents, etc. Best part of the school day. I also aid for my favorite teacher now, as well (who also happens to do everything around school, and yes, I participate in all of it)</p>
<p>I'm also going to try and get a classic teenager job (but I am still going to try and get my dream job of selling refrigerators at hhgregg.... the unofficial best job ever) once this college craziness winds down and all of the service jobs around here stop being taken by laid-off autoworkers, LOL!!!!!</p>
<p>Community service</p>
<p>Only have done about 150 hours, extremely unlikely I will do more, even though I enjoy it. However, the reason I haven't (or probably won't) do more is because I have to help care for my grandmother, whose health is getting worse. I have been doing this for many years now. Btw, the number of hours comes from mandatory service for NHS, 4-H, AP Gov't, and other organizations that I participate in. This doesn't include student aiding, which easily quadruples this total.</p>
<p>Awards
(yes, this is almost over. Thanks for sticking around and reading this miserably long post)</p>
<p>Citizenship award- quite proud of this. Only one is offered each year, and I have been the lucky recipient two years in a row.</p>
<p>Won outstanding at state in 4-H two years in a row.</p>
<p>Scholar Athlete</p>
<p>AP Scholar with Honor</p>
<p>Honor Roll/Principal's list for entire H.S career</p>
<p>Got 2nd in Envirothon</p>
<p>I'm really weak on these.</p>
<p>So anyways, that's me. Any suggestions are welcome, and I am mainly looking for advice and chances, if you care. I also apologize if the formatting is awkward, because I typed this up on my phone.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
) and a mechanical engineering major would be so hard? I thought that Case’s course flexibility that they tout so often would allow me to do this.</p>