<p>I'm a bit scared as I was suspended in the second semester of my sophomore year for ten days. The administration found marijuana in my car, and I ended up transferring schools because of it. I used my required explanation section of the Common App well, but one never knows. It was a silly mistake and I made that clear in my 'essay'. I wrote 500 words on the situation. </p>
<p>Hooks: I am a legacy at UChicago (grandfather)</p>
<p>GPA: 3.8 UW, 4.3 W (2nd semester sophomore year was almost all Bs, one D)</p>
<p>ACT: 35 (36 E, 35 M, 34 R, 34 S,)</p>
<p>SAT: 2070 (670 CR, 690 M, 710 W) Not sending</p>
<p>SAT II: Spanish 780, Math II 600, Literature 600, US History 690 (Bad day of testing, I suppose)</p>
<p>AP: World History 5, US History 5, Calculus AB 5, Chemistry 4</p>
<p>Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP US Gov, AP Comp Gov, English IV (I am taking the AP English exams anyways), Theology</p>
<p>Honors: National Honors Society, National Merit Commendation (208, one point off), AP Scholar w/ Honors, Two Presidential Service Awards (Gold and Bronze), Harvard Book Award, State Qualifier in FX and LD debate, National Team in Academic World Quest, and Theatre Award for Best Actor in High School.</p>
<p>ECAs:</p>
<p>Improv Comedy: Co-President of my school's Improv Club, member of my school's audition-based improv troupe, and am a paid professional improviser with Comedy City (Jason Sudeikis performed there). </p>
<p>Model UN: Won an award at every conference that I attended (Including MUNUC XXVI, Vanderbilt IX, and Georgetown 51). Secretary-General of my school's Model UN squad.</p>
<p>Debate: State qualifier but did not attend. Current captain of my school's squad.</p>
<p>Academic World Quest: Trivia team, highly selective (4 kids out of all the AP history classes are selected). Our team went to nationals last year.</p>
<p>Theatre: I have acted, directed, and done tech for a variety of productions (musicals and plays). I would consider 5 of those 'lead' roles. Member of the International Thespian Society.</p>
<p>Student Government: Treasurer</p>
<p>Spanish Club: I am fluent in Spanish and am president.</p>
<p>Chess Club: Participant, I have attended a few competitions. I never really win. </p>
<p>Initium Jobs Inc.: A business a few fellow students and I founded. It is designed to connect local Kansas City high school students with jobs. We have a website and are, more or less, profitable. </p>
<p>Tutoring: I have earned a "Master Tutorship" with my school in General Studies and Spanish. I tutor weekly. </p>
<p>Music: I have played piano since age 8. I have done recitals at University of Missouri, Columbia and William Jewell College</p>
<p>Volunteer Work/Service:</p>
<p>Amigos de las Americas: Volunteered for six weeks in Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica (240 hours)</p>
<p>AMA Torres del Paine: Did a research study with a PhD from the Catholic University of Chile for three weeks on Andean condors (180 hours)</p>
<p>WWOOF Independent: Volunteered for a week in Pahang, Malaysia, working on a 400 acre farm cultivating tea (50 Hours)</p>
<p>Liberty Christian Fellowship: Mission trip with my church to Haiti as a disaster relief effort (100 hours)</p>
<p>Other: Harvester's (food distribution not-for-profit), Liberty Hospital, a variety of retirement homes, and Greg Orman's 2014 Senate Campaign (probably 150 hours)</p>
<p>Work History:</p>
<p>Worked at my parents' business, The Dish Famous Stuffed Pizza, for three years beginning at age 14. I stopped because the restaurant closed. </p>
<p>I now work at a carwash.</p>
<p>I still perform with Comedy City. I am paid for each show I do. I do two shows a month. </p>
<p>Essays:</p>
<p>Common App: About being thick-headed, and how I overcame that (9)</p>
<p>UChicago Supplement Info:</p>
<p>Uncommon: I made my own prompt about cone photoreceptors (10)</p>
<p>Why?: Wrote it in the form of a love letter. "Consequently, I got to know you at your Core" (10)</p>
<p>Favorites: Wrote it about toast (8)</p>
<p>Recs:</p>
<p>Calculus teacher, who loves me (10)</p>
<p>English teacher, not really sure (7-9)</p>
<p>History teacher who also moderates Model UN, maybe good, maybe bad (6-9)</p>
<p>Assistant Project Director on my project in Costa Rica, loved me (10)</p>
<p>I'm not sure if all of this outweighs my suspension. Therefore, I am really nervous. Help me out, CC. </p>