<p>Statistics:
Male, 17
Public School, Texas (Sends probably 10-15% of graduates to top 50 U.S Schools)
GPA: 4.5
Class Rank: (15-17) out of 385 (Top 5%)
SAT I 2050 (essay 11) AP Tests (AP English 4, AP US History 4)(Am taking 6 AP courses my Senior Year and realistically will probably get half 4's and half 3's on them)
ACT(?) I don't know I think I might be able to get between a 29-32 is it worth it with my SAT I score already??
I plan to take 3 SAT II test with scores around 650-700 on them
Senior Class Schedule:
-AP Statistics
-AP Psychology
-AP Biology
-AP Gov. and Econ
-AP English IV
-Mentors(Helping students at local elementary and middle schools)
-Speech, possibly Debate
(I also have 2 dismiss periods, do you think that colleges will think I am slacking even though I am taking 6 AP courses?)</p>
<p>EC's
-Junior and Senior Vice President
-National Honor Society
-Varsity Golf 3 years (Regional Qualifier finished 8th out of 180)
-UIL Current Events
-Boys State
-Student Council 3yrs
-Multicultural Club Treasurer 2yrs
-I plan on getting really involved my senior year but I know applications are already pretty much set before you can really accomplish anything worth telling colleges.
(What more do you think I need to qualify as someone with solid EC's? There are more little misc. clubs that I am a member of but honestly they aren't that important to me and I know colleges can see that.)</p>
<p>Work Experience
-Grocery Store checkout
-Internship at Perfection Crane and Hoist (This type of work really has nothing to do with my intended major so I don't know if it will hurt or help me?)
-I also have roughly 200+ community service hours at a local Hospital
-I am wondering how important work experience really is?</p>
<p>Side Notes
-I know that a big part of the application and selection process is centered around the essays. This is one of my greatest strengths. I believe that I will be able to effectivley "craft" a series of essays that will vicariously manifest my personality in a light that would be benifitial to society and the University .
-I also have great interest in politics, sociology, and economics and one of my essays will most certainly highlight my vast range of insightfull experiences at Boys State.
-Another one of my essays will highlight an experience that i am going through right at this moment in which I have helped my father's cousin deal with the profound stress both mentally and physically which involves a land and company dispute spearheaded by his own son.
-I would like to know what I should do to really strengthen my application even consider applying to top 20 schools?
Also please list some recommended schools like reaches, matches, and safty schools (I'm already accepted at UT Austin because of the 10% rule so if everything else falls apart I will prbably go there)</p>
<p>I would truly appreciate your honest and constructive feedback
-Thank You</p>