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<p>know I’ve posted this 1000 times, but I had a 100 point SAT increase</p>

<p>Race: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
School: Thomas S. Wootton High School
Rockville, Maryland</p>

<p>EDUCATION:</p>

<p>• I am currently a senior at Thomas S. Wootton High School with cumulative grade point
Average of 3.40 Unweighted and 3.72 weighted. I received a score of 1590 on the SAT; a 490 on math, a 570 on verbal and a 530 on writing.</p>

<p>AWARDS AND HONORS:</p>

<p>• 190 hours of community service</p>

<p>SCHOOL ACTIVITIES:</p>

<p>• Film Club: 11, 12
• Two years on the student newspaper: 11, 12
o One year as only a staff Writer
o One year as business manager and a staff writer
• Handy work for the football team (Filming games, uploading games onto the computer, helping kids get recruited) 10, 11, 12
• Coach for my graduating class in the Women’s football league (Also know as Powder-puff Football League) 9, 10, 11, 12
• Referee for the student-staff basketball game series: 11, 12</p>

<p>LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:</p>

<p>• Four and a half years in B’nai Brith Youth Organization (BBYO,) As a member of the Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) Jewish fraternity as a member of Melech AZA #2461
• One year as chapter newspaper editor
• One year as chapter secretary
• Three years as chapter website editor
• Four years as chapter basketball and football coach</p>

<p>COMMUNITY RELATED ACTIVITIES:</p>

<p>• Two years as a CIT at Temple Beth Ami Nursery School Pre-School camp
• Two years as a CIT at a camp for kids with Tourette Syndrome
• 189 community service hours</p>

<p>ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:</p>

<p>• Summer Camps
o Kallah East-This was a month long experience that got me in-touch with my Judaism and my spiritual side of life
o Chapter Leadership Training Conference-This was a two week journey that taught me how to be a leader in my AZA chapter and the community</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE:</p>

<p>• Ourlads NFL Scouting Services-Two years</p>

<p>Throughout my tenure with these two jobs; I have evaluated football players in the 2006, 2007 and currently the 2008 NFL Draft. My work with Ourlads has been published in the Ourlads annual draft review publication.
o Contributor to Athlon Sports Annual magazines NFL Draft preview magazine; This magazine has been featured in stores like Border and Barnes & Nobles
o One Television appearance on
o Four Radio appearances (ESPN National (The Doug Gottlieb show), ESPN Baltimore (The Anita Marks; Two times), KBZZ Reno, Nevada) When I apply I will be sending in a portfolio of my appearances</p>

<p>• NFL Draft Forecast (nfldraftforecast.com)-Two years
• Senior year internship with a prominent sports agency in the Washington D.C. area
• Several years of a babysitting for an autistic boy in my neighborhood</p>

<p>OTHER:</p>

<p>• I have Tourette syndrome-While in media and popular culture, it is portrayed as a negative aspect of life; Tourette syndrome has been one of the most positive influences in my life. It has been something to overcome and an aspect of my life that I shared with others with the same disorder. During the two years I spent as a CIT at a Tourette syndrome camp, I was looked up to by campers as someone who is succeeding with Tourette syndrome.</p>

<p>TEACHER RECS-SOLID
Counselor RECS-EXCELLENT
OTHER RECS-EXCELLENT</p>

<p>I have recs from two distinguished OSU alums, an admissions rep and a professor at OSU</p>

<p>Chance me!</p>

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<p>Anyone????</p>

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<p>Anyone??????????????????????????????????</p>

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<p>Not a chance due to the SATs. OSU won't look at your app once they see your SAT. Try Ohio U</p>

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<p>Not true...</p>

<p>There admissions rep said that they read every little thing</p>

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<p>Wouldn't know exactly how your disability would factor to an admission officer with regards to how you have overcome and have decent scores with your disability. In state would be very difficult if not unlikely with your scores. GPA is ok but not sure what the OOS competition would be. OOS tuition is so high, is cost not a concern? You may be accepted at one of the satellite campuses with an option to the main campus if your initial grades are acceptable. Check out the common data set and see how many in your percentile were accepted in 07'. Good luck.</p>

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<p>A kid at my school got in with a 3.3 and a 1020 Math and Verbal.</p>

<p>I'd prefer a response by someone like OSUfunguy or someone who knows that there talking about</p>

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<p>If someone was accepted with a 1020, then there were extenuating circumstances: scholarship athlete, first generation college student, under-represented minority etc.</p>

<p>At Ohio State, class rank and test scores outweigh everything else. To put yours into perspective, for 2007, 89% of the class scored higher than 1090 on the SAT (or equivalent ACT). What's your class rank? If you have a top 10% class rank and some extenuating circumstances similar to the ones above, you might have a (long)shot, so go ahead and apply if you feel strongly about attending Ohio State.</p>

<p>OTOH, you're probably a pretty sure shot for getting into OU, so I'd also definitely send a safety application to Athens--easily in the top half of the enrolled freshman class at OU as opposed to the bottom tenth at Ohio State.</p>

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<p>My scores have been effected because of my Tourette Syndrome</p>

<p>This kid was actually Indian</p>

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<p>You seem to kinda be chancing yourself anyway lol, so why don't you just apply and see what happens?</p>

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<p>Not really,</p>

<p>I'm letting other chance me lol</p>

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<p>aNYONE eLSE?</p>

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<p>I'd apply, and add documentation that you have overcome this disability. My bil has Tourettes too and is completely functional. If possible, make (good) friends with an OSU adcom. They could be your best friend in this instance. You probably should have applied earlier though, since this is their worst time of year.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>It's already November 3rd. I think the deadline for consideration for merit and other scholarships is December 3rd. One month. Why are you wasting time "chancing". Just get the application in and see what happens. The clock is ticking.</p>

<p>Our opinions don't count anyway. Let the OSU admissions folks get a look at you. Theirs is the only opinion that matters. </p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>I should also add that I do have Tourette Syndrome which effects my test taking ability. This was made very clear in my counselor rec.</p>