Any other CCers applying?
I’ll get the ball rolling by posting my stats:
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 690 M, 700 W (2080 overall – not superscored)
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: 630 World History (won’t send)
[] Unweighted GPA: 96.8
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), English (5), Biology (4), Political Science (5), Calculus AB, English Literature, US History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP US History, AP English Literature, Chemistry TA/Lab Assistant, Adobe Creative Suite (Arts), Music, High Honors Talmud, Jewish Philosophy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): First Place Adelphi University Journalism Quill Award (regional competition)
[li] Common Awards: AP Scholar with Honor, Science Olympiad Bronze Medal, National Honor Society/Dean’s List[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Newspaper (Founder & Editor in Chief), School Public Relations Department (Student Director), School PR Newsletter (Editor in Chief), Yearbook (Editor in Chief), College Bowl (Head Captain), Science Olympiad (Head Captain), Journalism Club (Founder & President), Internship Initiative (Founder & Director), Math Team, Public Action Committee Newsletter (Editor)
[] Job/Work Experience: Freelance Reporter for a medium-sized regional newspaper as well as for a local newspaper, Media Relations Assistant at state assemblyman’s office, Medical Assistant, Camp Counselor, Private Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Regents Chemistry Teaching & Lab Assistant, Volunteer Firefighter/Fire Dept. Public Relations Officer, PR Director & Youth Board President at local non-profit, shadow for special needs boy
[] Teacher Recommendations: I can’t see them, but my CGC said they were very good. One was a three-page letter from a former teacher who is also my Science Olympiad Coach and whom I TA for this year. The other is from my AP English teacher who helped me found the school newspaper and served as my faculty adviser
Other:
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Parochial
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]Reflection:
[] Strengths: GPA, ECs
[] Weaknesses: SAT
I got in at ccny, anyone else?