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Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>^ 8.5. You have great volunteer experience and the honor societies are awesome, but I’d say having a couple more clubs or leadership positions within those clubs would raise that score. And you have plenty of time, too - I think this is a solid list for a sophomore.</p>

<p>I am a rising senior.</p>

<p>Volunteering:
Therapeutic horseback riding centre (lesson assistant and groom - summer before 9)
My town’s 4th of July chicken barbeque (fundraising event) (server and cleaner - summer before 10)
Theatre camp - programme assistant, secretary (summer before 10)
Animal Rescue Transports (dog handler - 10-12, driver - 12)
Tutoring in writing, citing sources, and discussion of ethics of plagiarism with freshman who was found to have plagiarized multiple school papers (11)
Overseeing a freshman student’s creation of Powerpoint on the topic of sexual harassment (11)
High school admissions tour guide (11-12)
High school freshman orientation activities leader (12)
Leadership panel speaker (12)
Non-profit thrift store whose proceeds go towards providing housing and services for homeless individuals and families (starting in September, 12)</p>

<p>Jobs:
Nanny (summer before 10)
AP Chemistry tutor (11)
Stage manager for repertory theatre company (summer before 12)</p>

<p>Extra-curriculars/Clubs:
Piano (1-12)
Photography (8-12)
JV golf (11)
Math team (11-12)
FIRST Tech Challenge team (robotics club) (member - 11, secretary - 12)
Mock trial (co-captain - 10-12, lead attorney - 10-12, social media - 11-12, photographer 9-12, founding member)
Excerpt (school literary and art magazine) (member - 9-10, managing publisher - 10-11, managing editor - 11-12)
Gay, Lesbian, or Whatever (school Gay-Straight Alliance) (member - 9-12, vice president - 12)
School musicals (assistant stage manager - 10 (Les Miserables), stage manager - 11-12 (Jesus Christ Superstar and Into the Woods)
School plays (crew - 9 (The Importance of Being Earnest), assistant stage manager - 10 (Les Miserables), stage manager - 11-12 (Noises Off and TBD))
Disciplinary Committee (class of 2014 representative - 11-12)
Junior Class Talent Show (co-organizer and stage manager - 11)
Winter Semi-formal (co-planner and secretary - 11)
WPI Frontiers summer program (studied physics) (summer before 12)</p>

<p>Awards/Honors/Accomplishments:
Academic High Honors (9)
Publicity photos for band published in international magazines and webpages (10)
Academic Highest Honors (10-11)
Worked with administration to add “sexual orientation, gender identity and expression” to high school’s non-discrimination policy (11)
Worked with administration and fellow student to bring back Ancient Greek as a language option in my high school (11)
Smith College Poetry Contest semi-finalist (11)
Wellesley College Book Award (11)
Mock trial team - second place at Yale High School Invitational (11)
Mock trial team - team spirit award at New Hampshire State Championships (11)
Mock trial - “Best Attorney” award at New Hampshire State Championships (11)
Seven poems published anonymously in student literary magazine (9-11)
Photographs published in student art magazine (11)
Photographs featured in student photography magazine, and cover of magazine (11)
Photographs displayed in student art shows (9-11)
National Honor Society (12 - will be inducted in fall - school only inducts seniors)</p>

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<p>8/10 you have a lot of ECs, but they are all over the place, and I can’t really see what you like to do.</p>

<p>Freshman:
-HOSA
-Quiz Bowl
-Science Olympiad
-Tae Kwon Do (I may enter some tournaments later)
-Volunteering at a hospital (but that’s not until next summer)</p>

<p>Is only 5 ECs good enough for now?</p>

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<p>Varsity basketball 9, 10, 11
Varsity tennis 9, 10, 11
Math team 9, 10, 11
Government club 10, 11
Model UN 9, 10, 11
Youth Leg 9, 19, 11
FCA 9, 10, 11
Forensic team 10, 11
Junior VP</p>

64

<p>Sorry Yakisoba, 6/10
Love the name btw</p>

<p>5 is cool. Get into officer positions as you can.</p>

65

<p>I say 9/10 because I like how you have several interests (sports, government, etc.) and you’re passionate about all of them. </p>

<p>Sophomore (everything I’ve done and I’m going to do, junior and senior year are waaay too unpredictable at this moment)</p>

<p>Three years of participation in Scripps National Spelling Bee (sixth grade through eighth grade, tied for 22nd in the eighth grade)</p>

<p>UIL Spelling & Vocabulary (Texas based competition), 9-10. Going to be “team captain” this year, last year won district and regionals and got second in state as an individual. Our team got first at district and second at regionals.</p>

<p>Coaching little sister for the spelling bee</p>

<p>UIL Literary Criticism, 10</p>

<p>Lifeteen (Catholic youth group) 9-10, we do a lot of fundraising for conferences and stuff</p>

<p>Lifeteen choir, 10</p>

<p>Academic Decathlon, 10</p>

<p>Spring play, 9 (playing…woman 2! Yay for big parts!)</p>

<p>Babysitting, since the age of eleven</p>

<p>NHS, 10</p>

<p>Key Club, 10</p>

<p>MAYBE WE Fill in the Blank this year, it’s basically a group that organizes political debates. I will do it if the meetings aren’t in the morning, because Academic Decathlon is a zero period</p>

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<p>10, for going to the national spelling bee!</p>

<p>Community Service:
Girl Scouts (3-12)- Troop Vice President (11-12), Troop Secretary (9-10), Troop Cookie and Fall Product Sale Manager (9-10)
Girl Scout Day Camp Counselor (7-12)
National Honor Society (10-12)- Secretary of Attendance (12), Treasurer (11)
California Scholarship Federation (9-12)
Key Club (10-12)</p>

<p>Music:
Piano (2-12)- Certificate of Merit Advanced Level, Branch Honors (6-11), Contemporary Festival medal winner, participated in Bach and Theme festivals and state convention
Violin (4-12)- Honor Orchestra (7-11), Intermediate Orchestra Concertmaster (9), Advanced Orchestra first violin (10-12), performed at state convention with school orchestra (11)
School Musical Pit Orchestra (9,11)
Co-president of group that performs at senior retirement home</p>

<p>Sports:
Cross Country (9-12), varsity letter (12)</p>

67

<p>9 </p>

<p>You have an obvious passion for music. Your volunteer work looks nice too, and it’s obvious that you love what you do.</p>

<p>I’m a junior currently.</p>

<p>Youth Court (8-11)

  • 500+ hours of community service
  • Currently the Assistant Chief Judge
  • Was the Chief Clerk last year</p>

<p>Debate (10-11)

  • Currently the team’s treasurer
  • Finished 3rd place at the state tournament last year in LD, went to NCFL nationals
  • Varsity Letter last season</p>

<p>Partners Club (we work with Special Olympics) (9-11)
-President since 10th grade</p>

<p>Partner at Special Olympics Summer Camp (9-11)
-Served as a captain last summer</p>

<p>JV Tennis (10-11)
NHS (10-11)</p>

<p>Sorry if my activities seem a bit all over the place, but I’m passionate about everything that I do and truly enjoy all of them.</p>

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<p>8/8.5 Youth court and debate are top notch! A bit scattered but definitely shows level of achievement.</p>

<p>Rising 11th</p>

<p>Editor of school newspaper (9-11)
-won national scholastic press recognition for best broadsheet highschool paper in the nation
-second oldest hs newspaper in the country</p>

<p>Global Health Club (10-11)
-founding viard member
-educate hs and town about global health issues through fundraisers, speakers, doccumentaries, and events
-held TedX conference at hs
-traveled to stanfird university for global health national summit.
-partners with stanford university’s FaceAids to spread aids awareness</p>

<p>Sunday Swim Coordinator (9-11)
-teach menrally and physically disabled kids how to swim
-150+ hours</p>

<p>Swimming (4-11)
-state record holder
-club team captian
-elected captain for senior year
-ymca nationals qualifier and finalist
-eastern zone championship qualifier
-hs team has been undefeated for the past 4 seasons
-varsity since 9th</p>

<p>Water Polo (8-11)
-Varsity since 9th grade
-selected for olympic development program </p>

<p>Cello (3-11)
-first chair town orchestra
-invited to state honors orchestra
-part of new england conservatory orchestra
-honors chamber orhestra at hs.</p>

<p>Choir (4-11)
-all state select choir
-select men’s acapella group at hs
-traveled to spain with chorus to perform at many prominent venues.</p>

<p>-</p>

69

<p>10 (Im a freshman so I might not be so good at this…)</p>

<p>1) Soccer freshman (really competitive…3 freshman in history have made varsity)
2) Theater Arts
3) HOSA
4) <em>Might</em> do track (I have like a 14 minute sprint)
5) DECA
6)Volunteer at a hospital next summer</p>

70

<p>You are only a freshmen so don’t freak out too much, but you need to get leadership positions and show more depth. a 5 for now, but that is because you are a freshmen! You need more time to explore what you want to do. If you showed more depth, it would probably be around a 8/9</p>

<p>Intern at a relatively small non-profit (6 hours a week) (10,11)</p>

<p>Research (I worked on this for a VERY short period of time, because it was supposed to just give me a taste of research. However, it was free, and I was considered an intern.) (11th grade summer)</p>

<p>Library volunteer (30 hours) (10th grade summer)</p>

<p>National Honor Society (10, 11,12) --Director of Special Events (11)</p>

<p>Key Club (9,10,11,12) 65 hours --Director of Special Events (11) --I am getting involved in the district level as well</p>

<p>Student Council (9,10,11.12) --Treasurer (9) Director of Publicity (10) Director of Fundraising (11)</p>

<p>Arts&Crafts Club (9, 10, 11, 12) --Secretary (9)</p>

<p>Red Cross (60 hours) (9,10,11,12)</p>

<p>DECA (11,12) – President (11,12)</p>

71

<p>^very nice. Shows you get involved.</p>

<ol>
<li>Captain basketball team</li>
<li>Model UN (awards have been won :))</li>
<li>Committee director at my schools Model UN</li>
<li>work with a very well know NGO</li>
<li>Tutor fellow classmates in math (peer teaching society)</li>
<li>Muslim student association</li>
<li>Volunteer at two separate islamic learning centres</li>
<li>Math contest (eliminated final round)</li>
<li>Student Council</li>
</ol>

72

<p>Oops forgot to rate the guy above me:p
7</p>

73

<ol>
<li>It’s a great mixture. ;)</li>
</ol>

<p>( I already got a rating, but I need more than one opinion):
8!
I’m going to junior year this fall. My school does not apply the American System. High school starts from 10th grade. So my ECs for one year of high schoop so far are:</p>

<ul>
<li>Model UN</li>
<li>People to People Leadership Summit at UCLA</li>
<li>Class Delegate</li>
<li>Greenpeace Volunteer(I still am)</li>
<li>I play the guitar.</li>
</ul>

<p>My goals for next year are:

  • Model UN (again)
  • Class Delegate (Again)
  • Leadership Summit at Washington DC
  • Red Cross Volunteer
  • School Magazine Team
  • Community Service</p>
74

<p>6-7</p>

<p>Your ECs show that you have commitment and you aren’t doing too much/all over the place. It’s just that they aren’t unique and you haven’t excelled in them.</p>

<p>Sophomore
Museum(second year)
Newspaper for youth in my city(second year)
Violin(tenth year)
School Newspaper(first year)
Literary Magazine(first year)
Government(first year, but I’ve won a national award)
YPA
Soccer
National Arts Society(first year, but I’ve won a national award)
Science Club(first year/internship&research)</p>