<p>So, im currently a male senior from CT (fairly competitive public high school in one of the rich counties) Im curious as to what you think my chances are?. School doesn?t rank, but id be right about the top 10%</p>
<p>asian (thai laotian vietnamese and indian... grab bag really)</p>
<p>ive been getting mail from WUSTL for awhile and have mailed back for more info... nothing really i guess</p>
<p>THE GOOD</p>
<p>SAT - 1450/2130, 11 ESSAY</p>
<p>APS - 5,4,4,3</p>
<p>RECS - one who said I was best in 17 years, leader as a junior in a class meant for seniors... really really quality... two others who said similar things (when I got deferred from Upenn one of the other ones said that she had never called another school but Brown (shes a Brown alum) to complain about a kid not getting in but for me she might have to... lol)</p>
<p>ECS - EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- SCHOOL PAPER - Editor (12); reporter
- MOCK TRIAL (9,11,12) - part of group of students who research, prepare, and argue real court cases
- COMMUNITY COALITION (ERCC) (11-12) - one of two students on regional board to talk about and fix problems High School students face; organize different events for teens and parents in Easton and Redding
- FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA (FBLA) (11-12) - Vice President (12); arrange fundraising events to earn money for different charities
- PEER MEDIATION (10-12) - work as mediator to resolve conflicts amongst students; underwent extensive certification training</p>
<p>ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- VARSITY DEBATE TEAM (9-12) - Captain of Lincoln-Douglass Style (11-12); All-State (finished 5th at State Finals); 2nd at Amity Regional Tournament (10), 6th at Hamden Regional Tournament (11)
- SAINT MICHAEL?S BOOK AWARD - awarded to two students "for demonstrating excellence in academics and leadership in Community Service" (11)
- A.P. SCHOLAR WITH HONOR AWARD - "Granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams" as of end of junior year
- JUNIOR WRITING PORTFOLIO (put together best writing which is assessed by different teachers) - tied with two other students for highest score in school
- AMERICAN MATH CONTEST (AMC) 10 - second highest score in school; one of two students to score over 100 (10)
- STATE LATIN EXAM - awarded recognition for performance on test (9,10)
- NATIONAL LATIN EXAM - awarded recognition for performance on test (9,10)</p>
<p>VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
- KHON KAEN DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL - went to Thailand and stayed with relatives there while working to teach English in the school (11)
- A.S.H.A. YOUTH ORGANIZATION (9-12) - youth chapter of a charity organization that raises money to sponsor schools in villages in India
- LIBRARY - volunteer as helper during summer reading program (9-10)
- SCHOOL STORE - volunteer to run school store during free periods (11-12)
- VARIOUS (9-12) - ushering for school plays, helping friends with Eagle Scout projects and being a Relay for Life team member</p>
<p>ATHLETICS
- VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD (10-12) - silver medal in discus at regional Junior Olympics (10)
- VARSITY WRESTLING (10-11)
- FOOTBALL LEAGUE (intramural football league) - ambassador in charge of arranging playing times (10-12)</p>
<p>EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCES
- TUTOR BUSINESS (12) - Co-founded own tutoring agency business; in charge of clients, employees, finances and parental satisfaction
- EASTON LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL UMPIRE (9-11)</p>
<p>I've taken the hardest classload in my school... 7 APs, 7 Honors... can only start taking APs junior year and only 2 honors each year for frosh and soph years...</p>
<p>Ive taken every history class at my high school, done some independent studies and audited classes to learn more</p>
<p>ESSAYS - very, very good</p>
<p>THE BAD</p>
<p>SAT2S -
Math 1 - 720
Math 2 - 680
US Hist - 660</p>
<p>THE UGLY
Gpa - 3.4 UW, 3.7 W (huge upward trend, had a 3.3 or so weighted at end of freshman year)- last year, junior year, missed a month of school due to shingles + surgery, health problems explained by GC and me in additional info, which explains why my grades werent as good as they couldve been in my junior year (4aps 3 honors schedule)</p>
<p>COLLEGES
Northwestern
WUSTL
Penn(getting in off the deferred list)
BU
GWU
UNC-CH
USC
UT Austin
Claremont Mckenna</p>
<p>i already got into ursinus so i dont need a "true safety"</p>
<p>So? chances?</p>
<p>(yea, i know i use a lot of ellipsises...)</p>
<p>thanks</p>