<p>Already applied, the anticipation is killing me.</p>
<p>My brother goes to Dartmouth, and according to the admissions rep with whom I spoke, this gives me legacy status. He is in good standing academically.</p>
<p>Stats-
White Male
From Austin, Texas
School Type - Public
GPA (weighted):
cumulative - 4.05
annual:
freshman - 3.4 (obviously slacked off)
sophomore - 4.24
junior - 4.42
senior (thus far) - 4.83
Class Rank: 19/410, top 5 percent
ACT: 34 (E-34, M-35, R-33, S-34 Writing- 9/12)
SAT II: Math II-780, US History-710
APs: English Lang and Comp (5), US History (4), World History (4)
Awards:
Summa Cum Laude (Gold Medal) on the National Latin Exam
National Merit Commended Scholar
Highest score in my high school on the AMC 12
AP US History Student of the Year (highest year average)
Hardest possible senior year courseload-
AP AB Calc
AP Stats
AP Gov
AP Economics
AP Latin
AP Eng 4
AP Music Theory
Honors Chamber Classical Guitar
Honors Advanced Social Studies</p>
<p>Essays:
Common App essay was the best I've ever written, worked on it for several months, very persuasive, received very well by my english teachers
My brother did my peer rec, he is a very persuasive writer and I trust that it was a high caliber essay
I am assuming my teacher recs were 9/10's</p>
<p>3 Years of Varsity Crew- 20hrs per week, took 3rd place last year at the central US championships (nine states competiting), Given the 'most valuable rower' award</p>
<p>I attend a fine arts academy situated within my high school, I am a classical guitar major.
My ensemble took 1st place at the Hill Country National Classical Guitar Competition, the largest high school competition in the US.</p>
<p>As a soloist I have received the highest possible ratings at 5 UIL and school district competitions, and I was featured on TV once.</p>
<p>I submitted a musical supplement.</p>
<p>Eagle Scout, 2 high adventure treks, served as crew leader and chaplain, large-scale eagle project for an elementary school
National Honor Society member
Founded a non-profit that collects household hazardous waste products from neighborhoods, collected 1329 from more than 200 people so far
268 hours of community service between boy scouts, my non-profit, nhs, and an environmental club
worked full time at a library one summer, worked as a key grip for a movie production during another</p>
<p>Hook- Legacy (brother is a current student)</p>
<p>Many thanks</p>
Good luck and hope everything goes well.