<p>I'm gonna try this again. Apparently my last title wasn't to everyones likings... so I'm redoing the thread. So please help me out. Thanks!</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>Gender: M
URM: NO
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: rarely sends grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>GPA - Unweighted: 96.30 (4.0 on a 4.0 scale)
GPA - Weighted: 98.60
Class Rank: 12/180 (7%, will try to get into 5%)</p>
<p>Scores:</p>
<p>ACT- 33 composite (might retake for a 34)
Will not take SAT: reasoning
Will take SATIIs this June</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Student Senate all 3yrs (Treas. Soph. ,VP Junior, will run for Pres.)
MUN all 3yrs (have won minor awards at some conferences)
Peer Leadership all 3yrs
Band all 3yrs (all county band on french horn)
Musical Theater since the beginning of time (have had many lead roles)
President of Drama Club Junior yr.
Principal Advisory Council soph and junior
Building Planning team 11th (one of only two students selected to participate)
Interned at the county legislature
Was recently inducted into NHS
Have won a few essay contests
JV Soccer fresh. and soph.
Varsity indoor track junior (won a NYS scholar athlete award)
Worked at a camp summer between soph-junior yrs
Was a delegate to the National association of student councils fresh yr
Will be attending Boy's State!!! Yay!
Will also get another summer job this summer
Have been very active in my church (alter server, lector and eucheristic minister)
Have done <em>some</em> community service through the church youth group
Will do (a lot) more community service this summer</p>
<p>A few explanations:</p>
<p>Class Rank: Would be much higher but I've taken a lot of UW extra courses which severely lowered my GPA. Our Val takes like 5 courses in a 9per day, no extras. If only core academic classes figured in I would defiantly be in the top 5.</p>
<p>Course Load: Our school doesn't offer AP/IB. Instead, all of our upper level courses are dual enrollment through the local community college. I have or will have taken all available upper level courses except for Calculus (due to scheduling) and Spanish (because I take French). This means that when I graduate I will have about 8 or 9 college credits (if they transfer!). I have taken the most demanding course load possible. We have a nine period day and I have 8 credits a year plus a required gym (no sh or lunch period). I have taken all possible honors and lots of electives.</p>
<p>Essays: Should be great, I've already started working on a few, lol.</p>
<p>Recs: Also should be great, I've had my principal write me a rec. before and he writes a really good one!</p>
<p>Chances for these schools please!:</p>
<p>Reaches:
University of Chicago (1st choice)
Princeton (yeah right)
Georgetown
Swarthmore
Columbia</p>
<p>Safeties/Matches (I hope!):
SUNY Geneseo (in state)
American University
University of Rochester</p>
<p>Also, any suggestions would be great! Looking for a school in/near a city, smallish enrollment, core curriculum and strong academics, in the midwest or northeast, and a good International Relations Program.</p>