<p>...I appreciate it! I'm from Seattle.</p>
<p>Academic:
GPA: 3.83 UPWARD TREND - mediocre grades were all freshman year
Class rank: Top 20%, predicted to move up to top 10% cos it's weighted
SAT: 2040
8 IB and 4 honors classes throughout high school</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
4 years of city youth council - Have gained TONS of volunteer hours (100+) with this. Did Relay for Life, serve homeless, volunteered at various community functions and events.
3 years DECA (student marketing association)
3 years church
3 years Christian fellowship group at school</p>
<p>Leadership positions: only 1 significant leadership position. I head a committee on my youth council; planned benefit concerts, organized first ever teen festival in city, and 2 other large scale community projects also coming up. Though it was my only real leadership position it takes alot of work and I devote myself to it.</p>
<p>Work experience: Paid internship obtained through an organization that places teenagers in nonprofits around the Seattle area. It was competitive (they accept 20% of applicants) to obtain. I work at a community arts center assisting with summer camp and also coordinating marketing. I did it this summer.</p>
<p>Awards/Honors:
DECA state qualifier sophomore year
2nd place at DECA area junior year
1rst place DECA state (state champ! whoo!); national qualifier junior year
DECA student of the month junior year
Logan Covey Internship Award - I got it from my internship program, it is one out of 4 awards they give out a year and it was for my marketing work</p>
<p>Recommendations: Will have my business teacher who has known me for 3 years write it. He writes really strong recs and can attest to my intellectual curiosity & qualities inside and out of the class. my counselor will also write a pretty decent one.</p>
<p>Essays: I am a strong writer, and plan to emphasize my intellectual curiosity through them.</p>