NCSSM Class of 2015 - Future Applicants

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<p>Friends: Now the application is closed. Can we assess ourselves in terms of where/how we stand. If you can please post your details in this format</p>

<p>CD# :</p>

<p>GPA: UW , WT</p>

<p>SAT: Total(), R(), W(), M()</p>

<p>SAT attempts: </p>

<p>Class rank/Size:</p>

<p>9th and 10th Subjects: </p>

<p>School type: Public, Private, Charter, EarlyCollege</p>

<p>Ethinicity: W(hite), B(lack), H(ispanic), N(ative American), (A)sian, O(thers)</p>

<p>Male/Female:</p>

<p>Residential/Online:</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>Other info that you want to share:</p>

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<p>My details</p>

<p>CD# : Death Valley CD-4</p>

<p>GPA: UW:4.0 , WT:5.1</p>

<p>SAT: Total(2260), R(760), W(720), M(780)</p>

<p>SAT attempts: ONE</p>

<p>Class rank/Size: School does not rank/700</p>

<p>9th and 10th Subjects:<br>
9th: Spanish-I, HealthfulLiving, Hon Chemistry, Hon Biology, Hon Pre-Cal, Hon Eng-I ,Hon World Hist
10th: Spanish-II, Honors Eng-II, AP Biology, AP Physics B, AP Calc AB, AP Govt Politics</p>

<p>School type: Charter</p>

<p>Ethinicity: (A)sian</p>

<p>Male/Female: M</p>

<p>Residential/Online: R</p>

<p>ECs:
Varsity Tennis Player
Quiz Bowl
Science Olympiad
Key Club</p>

<p>Other info that you want to share:</p>

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<p>@newgalaxy
I would, but I don’t like to compete with people mano a mano. I don’t tell other people my test scores, even if I outscored them. In my experience, little good comes of it. If you were curious, though, you thoroughly outscored me.
One thing I’ll note about your setup in that they compare your SAT scores to your school’s average. It might be more useful for you, as you said you wanted to see where we all stood, to include your school percentile (found on the SAT score report) than just the score.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>CD# : 9 (Charlotte)</p>

<p>GPA: UW: 4.0 , WT: 5.1</p>

<p>SAT: I WAS SUPER SICK . . I don’t know how I did this bad. lol<br>
Total(2050), R(680), W(800), M(570)</p>

<p>SAT attempts: 1 (so far)</p>

<p>Class rank/Size: 1/500</p>

<p>9th and 10th Subjects: </p>

<p>Honors English I
Honors Biology
Honors World History
Honors PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science
Spanish II
PE/Health
Honors Geometry
Honors Algebra 2 </p>

<p>Honors English II
Honors Precalculus
Honors Civics and Economics
AP Psychology
Honors Chemistry
Honors Spanish III
Honors PLTW Human Body Systems
AP Environmental Science
AP Human Geography (online)</p>

<p>School type: Public/Technology</p>

<p>Ethinicity: Black</p>

<p>Sex: Female</p>

<p>Residential/Online: Residential</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>I honestly don’t feel like listing them. </p>

<p>I have plenty, and I have leadership positions as well. Whoo-Hoo</p>

<p>Other info that you want to share:</p>

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<p>btw . . . my school’s average SAT ranges from 1200-1400 . . soooo . . not really concerned about my flub-up on the SAT</p>

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<p>@newgalaxy
Your classes, GPA, and SAT are all good enough for you to get in. But regarding your EC’s, did you accomplish anything or win any awards? Were you involved in any leadership? NCSSM really looks at leadership and EC’s to filter out the applicants from the many kids applying from CD 4 with great SAT scores and GPA’s like you. Any math/science involvement? Just being apart of 4 clubs isn’t hard, but actually standing out in those clubs really makes a difference. I am in no way trying to put you down, but I am just providing the real and hard truth.</p>

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<p>newgalaxy: you have some pretty nice stats! (:</p>

<p>however, sadly you reside in the valley of death . . . admission from there can be pretty crapshoot . . with people getting rejected with 2400s and whatnot. </p>

<p>BUT I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK. because you’re on collegeconfidential. and that automatically makes you an awesome kid.</p>

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<p>how old is everybody here?</p>

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<p>@stanfordoneday do u go to POB? the technology school?</p>

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<p>@standordoneday I am from the Charlotte NC Area</p>

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<p>@NCSSMFreak
Thanks for the input, but I already understand this. I just wrote some of my EC’s in general and did not go into the details/awards in them.</p>

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<p>whoa. NCSSMFreak? . . . that’s an intense username.</p>

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<p>@newgalaxy </p>

<p>I totally understand that. It’s like sometimes people want me to repost my entire application here . . like it wasn’t a hassle enough to do the actual one.</p>

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<p>@newgalaxy
Sorry, I did not know that was the case.</p>

<p>CD# : 4</p>

<p>GPA: UW: 4.0, WT: 5.0</p>

<p>SAT: Total(2240), R(700), W(760), M(780)</p>

<p>SAT attempts: One</p>

<p>Class rank/Size: 2/600-700</p>

<p>9th and 10th Subjects: </p>

<p>9th
Honors English I, Spanish II, Band, Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors World History, Honors Pre-Calc</p>

<p>10th
Honors Anat/Physio, Health, Honors C&E, Honors English II, AP Environmental Science, AP Calc AB, AP Chem, Spanish II</p>

<p>School type: Public(Wakefield High)</p>

<p>Ethinicity: (A)sian</p>

<p>Male/Female: Male</p>

<p>Residential/Online: Residential</p>

<p>ECs: Very satisfied with my EC’s; Won numerous awards/recognitions(very strong point of my app). A good amount of community service/volunteering. A moderate amount of leadership.</p>

<p>Other info that you want to share: There is one flaw in my application. I unintentionally rephrased two sentences in a history paper when analyzing documents from an archive. I was docked with an honor violation for this. I explained the minor/accidental mistake on the NCSSM App. My counselor said he didn’t think it would keep me from being admitted. DO you guys think this will hurt me, and deny me admission to the school?</p>

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<p>__________ 8th
Alg 1 - A
American History - C</p>

<p>__________ 9th Semester I
Fall Band - A
Non Honors Biology - A
Non Honors Earth Science - A
Non Honors Civics and Economics - A
Non Honors World History - A
Non Honors English 1 - A
Non Honors Digital Communications - A</p>

<p>___________ 9th Semester II
HN Geometry - A
HN Communication skills - B
PE - A
Spring Band - A</p>

<p>______________ Summer
AP Psychology - A
HN Chemistry - A</p>

<p>______________ 10th Semester I
AP World History - A
AP Biology - B
HN Algebra II - A
HN Band - A
HN Web Design - B</p>

<p>______________ 10th Semester II
HN Physics
Precalc
Jazz Band
HN English II
Advanced Band</p>

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<p>SAT - 2200
CR - 710
M - 750
W - 740</p>

<p>GPA 4.5 W 3.95 UW</p>

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<p>(CD11)</p>

<p>Extra Curricular</p>

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<p>Math National HN society</p>

<p>Science Olympiad</p>

<p>Other</p>

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<p>Experienced programmer, designed and ran an online game.</p>

<p>1st chair in band, made All District</p>

<p>Study a lot</p>

<p>Frequently contribute to Wikipedia.</p>

<p>Residential/Onilne</p>

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<p>2 suspensions, for distasteful language, and being late.</p>

<p>Well that is what I’m working with.</p>

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<p>Hello! I have just found your thread and was wondering if anyone knew how competitive CD 3 is. Please help me out!</p>

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<p>I can’t wait to go to NCSSM…once they get a football team : )</p>

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<p>Haha @ConcussionGiver my current school doesn’t have a football team, so I won’t be missing much. I take it that you play football by your username?</p>

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<p>Yeah @SeeTheDawn it’s pretty much the only reason I would stay.</p>

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<p>How many reasons why you would go?</p>