<p>My stats are below average... but I want to give it a shot. What do you think?</p>
<p>*White Male (rising senior) from competitive public HS.
*Upper-middle class suburb in MI.
*No legacy</p>
<p>Academics:
- Top 10% (school does not rank)
- W/UW GPA (beginning 10th grade): 4.15/4.0
- Most rigorous classes
- Classes: Sophmore year:
Honors chemistry, Accelerated math, Honors Am. history, Honors Am. literature, Spanish 3
Junior year: AP Bioloy, AP U.S. Hist, Honors world lit., Honors pre-calculus, Honors physics, Spanish 4
Senior year: (will take) AP English Lit, AP U.S. Gov, AP Spanish, AP Calculus BC, AP World History, Ind. study in philosophy.
- ACT: 33 (36 E, 35 M, 30 R, 29 S, 36 E/W (12 Essay))
- SAT I: 2100 (700 CR, 680 M, 720 W + 10 Essay) <<<<OUCH
- SAT II: Will take Math 2 and Bio-M in October. Expecting 750+ on both.
- AP: AP Bio: 5; AP U.S. Hist: 5. </p>
<p>Achievements/Honors:
- Honor roll (9,10,11,(12))
- NHS
- Youth Assistance Recognition Award (given to 5 of our HS students/year, for "outstanding character and contribution to the community)
- I don't know if this means anything, but I might be a member of my local MENSA chapter this year. I took the home test and scored in the 98th percentile, and I'm going to take the supervised test next month. If I get in I'm joining the philosophy special interest group. </p>
<p>Activities/Extracurriculars:
- Gay-Straight Alliance (11,12). President (12)
- Golf team: JV (9,10), V (11, 12) Might be co-captain this year
- National Honors Society: Member (11), Co-president (12)
- Drama/Theater (9,10,11,12). Leading/supporting rolls.
- Diversity Club Member (11,12) (Part of Anti-Defamation League program)
- Art Club Member (9,10)</p>
<p>lacking national recognition, I know :(</p>
<p>Volunteering:
- I'm going to volunteer in Guatemala for 3 weeks at an orphanage this summer, teaching english and life skills/learning the language and culture. (estimate 180+ hours total)
- Tutoring: 10,11. (40 hours)
- Library volunteer: 9,10 (80 hours)
- Volunteer for M.L.K day: 11 (10 hours)
- Other various volunteering tasks through NHS.</p>
<p>*Counselor rec will be great
*Teacher recs will be outstanding
*Essays will be excellent, hopefully.
^(Hopefully these things will help?)^ </p>
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<p>My SAT I is really going to hurt me, but I can't retake it before the Nov. deadline. I'm going to try and see if I can bump my ACT score up to a 34 (especially if Stanford considers the highest score from each section). It seems like there is very little I can do about my scores. Stanford claims that if both the SAT and ACT scores are submitted (which is inevitable if I submit my SAT IIs...and they are "strongly recommended"), they will put greater emphasis on the SAT. If that's the case, then I'm doomed (unless I get deferred and raise my score by 100+ points in November). </p>
<p>Hopefully my passion for learning will come through with the teacher recs (there will be many "best in career" boxes checked off). I'm going to do an independent study in philosophy this year (no one in my school has ever done this), and I'm in the process of designing a curriculum in coordination with my supervisor and a university professor. I'm planning on making some online publications, too.</p>
<p>Oh, wise CC'ers, is there any chance on this good earth that I will get the big envelope?</p>