Hello All,
I am currently a sophomore at a public high school in the state of Pennsylvania. Basically,
Grades:
In ninth grade, I was able to get A’s in all but one of my classes and the highest level course I took was AP Physics 1. However, I got a B+ in Pre Calc, which I know was a downgrading factor but I am hoping this year’s grades will compensate for that.
This year I am taking:
English 2 Honors
French 3 Honors
Chemistry 1 Honors
AP Calculus AB
AP US History
AP Statistics
AP Human Geography
I still haven’t gotten my first marking period grades as it is still the beginning of the school year
EC:
Extracurricular wise, I am very strong. I was on my school’s varsity debate team and I won third place at the state competition for extemporaneous speaking and I went to Washington for nationals. I didn’t tryout for debate this year as I was focusing on my application this year.I am also on my school’s Science Olympiad team and in 7th and 8th grade I have gone to nationals and in 8th grade, I was a national medalist in one event. In ninth, I won 5th in one event in the state competitions. I am also on my school’s FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) team in which recently I won at regionals and I went to the state competition last year. I also worked with a professor at Lehigh University on a therapeutic drug treatment for breast cancer patients. I used this research to compete at a local science fair competition and I won and was able to advance to the state level in which I won second place. I am also in my political science club (Model UN) and won the best delegate in two conferences in two of the local universities. I am also in some additional community service clubs. Lastly, I am a Boy Scout and I hold the rank of Star and I have won some awards within that.
Test Scores:
I got a 1440 on my PSAT/NMSQT test as a 9th grader. I heard if I could get above a 1450 I have a really good chance of getting in.
Letters of Rec:
Recommendation wise, I will be set up pretty strong as I have established strong connections with teachers in my grade, 11th, and 12th grade. I also will be able to get a recommendation letter from the University of Lehigh. I am the treasurer and secretary of my school’s UNICEF club. I was on the track team as a freshmen. I was on the jv team. Overall, that is the gist of what my 9th grade year looked like, so I just wanted to receive feedback on my current position and the path I should follow for a successful application.
I realized that 11th grade offers a very few amount of spots, but I wanted to say additionally I will not need financial aid. Also, I see that the school wants individuals that stand out and will bring something to the community and the world. From what I heard from people who went here, I heard you should get in contact with the coaches there, so I am going to see if I can get in with the sports and academic hook.