<p>I am a male rising senior at a small, academically-challenging college prep school in Alabama. I have read some chances before, but have been too embarrassed to put out my info, so bear with me please. I am wanting to apply to: Rice, TCU, Vanderbilt (ED), UNC, USC, and Duke. I have left out some safeties. I realize getting into some of those schools is very difficult, but "You miss 100% of the shots you never take." If I have left some stuff out, just ask me. Here goes nothing:</p>
<p>-GPA is low but definitely rising (huge upward trend: F 3.7 S 3.9 J 4.1)
-Difficulty of courses has been increasing along with my grades. Took only honors course available Freshman year, 2 sophomore year, and Junior year I took 3 Honors, 2 AP, and Mandarin 1 and Spanish 3 (and my elective was my second year of yearbook, with a leadership position there).</p>
<p>-ACT: 32 and most likely a NMSF from PSAT</p>
<p>-Ran for and elected President of Student Body by High School
- VP of Sophomore Class
- Elected Co-Prefect of Fellowship of Christian Athletes
-Member of National Honor Society
- Founder of The Bicycle Club
-Member of International Club (promoting international service, travel, and diplomacy, which is big at my school)
-Member of Fishing Club</p>
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<li>Travelled to Spain for 2 weeks as a Foreign Exchange Student to live with a family in Madrid and learn Spanish. Then have hosted a Spaniard for 3 weeks (2 years in a row)</li>
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<p>-Have run Cross Country and Track since 7th Grade, Now Captain of Cross Country Team
- Chosen as Most Valuable Runner and made All-State Cross Country team 3x
-Selected as one of 8/100 students in my grade to mentor rising freshmen
-Have job at local Running Store</p>
<p>-Service to Community (200+ Hours)
* Trail Ranger on local Multi-Purpose Athletic Trail - promoting physical fitness
* Provide a summer camp annually to underprivileged inner-city kids, promoting physical activity in the Most Overweight State in Nation</p>
<p>Everything I do is because I love it. I don't just do something because it will look good on a resume, but rather because I am passionate about it and enjoy doing it. I hope you can tell I love the outdoors (Running, Cycling, Swimming, Hiking, Fishing, etc.) and promoting it in an overweight community. I also really enjoy languages, and I plan on becoming fluent in Spanish and Mandarin. I want to be able to speak to most people in the world :)</p>