My Turn: Chance Me (ED II).

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tufts University
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<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2060/1430 (700 Reading, 730 Math, 630 Writing)
ACT: Just took it this past weekend
SAT II: 710 Lit, 750 Math I, 780 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lit (3), Calc AB (4), Bio (4), Stats (4)
Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP Classes and a 10 hr/week internship</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC for 3 years, Tennis, Helped found a LAX club, Model UN, Math club, chess club, Assistant coach of Nordic Ski team.
Job/Work Experience: Bussed tables for a taste in the restaurant industry, detassle corn in Nebrasksa every year to spend time with my family and make some money (Detasseling</a> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), internship at a private software development company, internship at architectural firm, internship at a Real Estate office, internship with the CEO of the local ski mountain
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer for the annual concert every year, my aunt, uncle and father are all veterinarians who do a spay + neuter clinic down in Mexico for the past 3 years, Swaziland for 3 weeks last year doing health clinics in rural areas, Volunteer for annual run benefiting youth suffering from cancer
Summer Activities: A summer job every year with volunteer opportunities aplenty.</p>

<p>Other:
Appying for Financial Aid?: I will be, the downturn of the economy has really hit us hard
Intended Major: Philosophy/Pre-law/Lit following up with law school
State (if domestic applicant): North ID
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: 1/4 East Indian, the rest is white ;)
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Normally 200k+ but this past year, it's not even positive</p>

<p>Reflection
Hmmm, I know for a fact that my grades are my weakest point but I'm not sure if the rest of me is enough to make up for it. A bit of history that needs to be accounted for is that I entered Public High school at the age of 10 and was able to graduate with a 3.8 unweighted at 13. I'm not making excuses but the fact of the matter is I simply burned out. I'm 16 now and my past year I spent basically floating through my classes, losing interest not so much in the learning of the material but the work to keep the grade. Do I regret it? Of course, but there's nothing to be done after the fact.</p>

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<p>How can I edit my post? I was having a little moment of codependency when I posted this and want to remove it. It will be Dan who initially goes over my application and I’ve accepted the fact that what happens, happens :)</p>

<p>EDIT: It looks like I can only edit replies, not my original post. Hmmm. Suggestions?</p>

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<p>You can edit the original post only for the first 15 minutes. Don’t worry, we all have moments of doubt. You’re smart enough to know that your application results are going to depend on the parts we can’t see - essays, letters of recommendation etc. Hang in there!</p>