Mlk/ed Ii

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<p>Hello community, I’m curious what you think my chances are for the MLK Scholarship and/or ED II at Boston U.</p>

<p>Location: California
School: Top notch, one of the best/most competitive public schools in California</p>

<p>1960 SAT
600- Verbal
660- Math
700- Writing</p>

<p>SAT II French- 500, Lit.- 480</p>

<p>3.76 Weighted GPA
3.69 Unweighted</p>

<p>Class Rank: Top 25-27%</p>

<p>AP’s: English, Hnrs. Eng. 11 (weighted as an AP)
Others: Hnrs 10, French 4, Physics</p>

<p>Teacher Rec: Fantastic
Counselor Rec: Average to good
Essays: Good</p>

<p>EC’s:</p>

<ul>
<li>International Education Outreach, Inc. (Founder, President, Vice Chairman)</li>
<li><p>Founded a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that distributes primary education scholarships to slum children mainly in India. We’ve raised thousands of dollars and are fully functioning with a pro-bono lawyer, webmaster, board of directors, etc.</p></li>
<li><p>United Nations Development Programme/NetAid Global Citizens Corps</p></li>
<li><p>1 of 50 national high school students funded by the UN to attend NYC summit to further teach local communities about global crises</p></li>
<li><p>Global Citizens Corps World Tour</p></li>
<li><p>One of eight tour members to meet at NYC summit to start a five-continent-wide world tour of traveling to sponsor 10 children per person per continent</p></li>
<li><p>Associated Student Body Activities Coordinator</p></li>
<li><p>Constantly MC’ing school events, putting myself in front of 2500+/- people</p></li>
<li><p>Sophomore Vice President</p></li>
<li><p>Student Club Vice President</p></li>
<li><p>National Honor Roll</p></li>
<li><p>Northern California Youth Leadership Conference Attendee</p></li>
<li><p>Selected as Who’s Who Among California High School Students </p></li>
<li><p>Global Young Leaders Conference Nomination </p></li>
<li><p>National Student Leadership Conference Invite</p></li>
<li><p>Intern at EFF (nonprofit law firm) to learn essentials in fundraising and membership</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Employment:</p>

<ul>
<li>Indian Cuisine Cashier</li>
<li>Personal tutor</li>
<li>Advertising agent for Great Clips</li>
</ul>

<p>Thank you for your time.</p>

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<p>please respond!</p>

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<p>okay ill respond! i think you'll get in ED 2. the EC's will make you a 'competitive candidate'</p>

<p>"Who’s Who Among California High School Students" and "National Honor Roll" are essentially fake awards that students go maintain a C or more average receive so their parents will spend the money on the 'recognition'. if i were you id never have included those in a college resume.</p>

<p>im applying for the mlk scholarship too. my grades, rank and scores were higher and i had more AP's in my courseload. pretty similar extracurriculars-- im glad to see others care about the world and what is going on! you have just as much chance as others applying.. i assume that is about 250 applicants. </p>

<p>Good luck :-)</p>

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<p>yeah, i didnt pay any money for any of the 'who's who' or the 'national honor roll' and the only mention i made on the app was simply one line in a list. so it was barely even mentioned, and not at all emphasized, because i do agree with you completely about the prestige, or lack thereof.</p>

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<p>anyone else have any thoughts to share?</p>

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<p>Cool app~ I have no clue what kind of chance you have as I am applying currently as well... but I was wondering what city you are from in Cali. I am in Glendale, CA. Are you anywhere nearby?</p>

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<p>i'm from fremont... which is in the bay area. anyone else have any thoughts?</p>

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<p>i have no clue about mlk (im not that good at the whole community service/leadership stuff), but i think ur pretty much a shoo-in for ED II</p>

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<p>any last thoughts ladies and gentlemen?</p>