<p>Hi there. I'm a rising senior and I was very curious as to what my chances would be for two schools: American University and George Washington University. American University is my #1 school, and I am very seriously considering applying early decision. I love the campus and the city of Washington, DC, and I feel that the CLEG major and Leadership program are suited perfectly for me and my academic ambitions. However, I was also curious to see what my chances would be at GW, which is my #2 school. I would be applying to GW regular decision.</p>
<p>Here are my stats: </p>
<p>ACT - 30 (English - 33, Math - 29, Reading - 30, Science - 29, English/Writing Composite - 30)
(I'll be taking the ACT another time in September and I expect to score at least a little bit better) </p>
<p>AP's - AP European History - 3. I'll be taking AP Government this year. </p>
<p>As a senior my course load will be:
AP Government
Forensic Science
Journalism (English)
Phys Ed (Judo)
and PLTW Civil Engineering & Architecture </p>
<p>In the past, other than AP Euro, my honors/weighted courses have been:
Honors English
PLTW Design, Drawing & Production
PLTW Digital Electronics
PLTW Principles of Engineering </p>
<p>(PLTW is Project Lead The Way. My school offers these courses and they are weighed like an AP course.) </p>
<p>My school does not rank students. It's also important to note that my school is consistently ranked within the top 70 high schools in the nation. </p>
<p>My weighted GPA is around a 3.0, my unweighted is closer to a 2.8. I know that this hurts my chances for a good amount of schools, but I think the rigor of the courses I've taken (PLTW, AP, Honors) as well as the level the courses are taught at in my school will make up for it. </p>
<p>In regards to other academic information, I've taken 3 years of Foreign Language (Spanish), 4 years of Math (Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Pre-Calc), and this fall I will be taking my 5th year of Science (Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Forensic Science). I will also be taking my 4th year of English, History, and Phys Ed courses. </p>
<p>Another important thing on my transcript will be credit for 2 high school courses through the Washington School of World Studies. I did a well-known program called People to People Student Ambassadors for two summers after my freshman and sophomore years, and each year gave me one course credit. I also have college credit through George Mason University for a course in Student Leadership for a program I did called the National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security. </p>
<p>In regards to GW, I did a pre-college program there this summer in a course called Communication & Negotiation in a Global Society. According to the professor of the course and students in the school, doing the pre-college program usually doubles someone's chance to get into the school. </p>
<p>EC's: </p>
<p>In-school:</p>
<p>Progressive Student Awareness Club - Vice President (Although I will likely be President this fall) - 3 years participation - Elected by club members as Vice President of the Progressive Student Awareness club; Reorganized weekly meetings; Expanded the club to over 50 members</p>
<p>Student Leadership (Student Government) - Student Leader - 1 year participation</p>
<p>Amnesty International Chapter - Event Coordinator - 1 year participation - Organized events for and helped create the first chapter of Amnesty International at a NYC high school</p>
<p>Music Club - Student Musician - 3 years participation - Learned from and taught fellow students vocal and instrumental lessons in school's Music Club</p>
<p>National Students Against Violence Everywhere Chapter - Student Volunteer - 2 years participation - Promoted a peaceful school and community environment through volunteering with National Students Against Violence Everywhere</p>
<p>Red Cross Chapter - Student Volunteer - 1 year participation - Dedicated weekends to promoting a better community through numerous community projects with Red Cross </p>
<p>Out-of-school: </p>
<p>Underneath Suburbia (Band) - Co-Manager & Press Contact - 2 years participation - Arranged practices and shows for a band called Underneath Suburbia; Communicated as spokesman of band to press and venues </p>
<p>MoveOn.org Civic Action - Volunteer Organizer - 2 years participation - Planned & organized rally for student loan rates; 150+ participants; met with Sen. Gillibrand's Director of Outreach, rep. from Sen. Schumer's office </p>
<p>Ben Kallos for City Council - Intern - 1 year participation - Collaborated with fellow workers to promote the Ben Kallos for City Council campaign to voters</p>
<p>I won't post it here, but I believe my CA essay as well as my AU writing supplement are very well written and will also benefit me. </p>
<p>Thank you! Please also let me know if I should remove some of the EC's from my CA if you feel it's more of a list of activities than a representation of my strong extracurricular work.</p>