<p>Schools: Harvard, Columbia, UVa, Tufts
Intended Major: Political Science/Government and International Relations/Affairs</p>
<p>PROFILE
Male, white, >60,000 income range</p>
<p>ACADEMICS:</p>
<p>GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.83
Rank: 3 of 260,
School type: Public</p>
<p>STANDARDIZED TEST / ACADEMIC RIGOR
SAT: 2100
ACT: 34
AP: Government (4), World History (5), US History (5), French (4), Biology (5), Lang (5), Environmental Science (5), European History (5), and I am taking Lit, Macroeconomics, and Statistics this year. My school offers 17 APs, and I took 11 of those offered.
Honors Classes: All of the non-AP academic courses I took were on the Honors level.</p>
<p>EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Clubs in School:
Student Council for 4 years, president for 2
Young Democrats for 4 years, president for 2
Beta Club for 3 years, leadership team member for 1
NHS for 2 years, president for 1
Peer Helpers (a club at my school that offers tutoring to students who need it and promotes good habits and aid in the school) for 4 years
French Club for 3 years
Yearbook Club for 1 year, and was an editor
I am also interning at the UGA Honors College under the Political Science Professor and aiding him in research for writing his book.</p>
<p>Out of School:
Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students for 2 years
Youth Leadership Oconee program for 1 year
Church Youth Group as an active member for 8 years
Active member of Athens-Clarke and Oconee Democrats
I started a club in my county that connects students with the local and state governments. In it, we visit monthly meetings of the school board and of the local government and we go to the capitol a couple times a year to sit in and listen to debates.
Volunteering
Total of about 100 hours through Young Democrats, Beta Club, and National Honor Society
200 hours of service at a local retirement home
Working at local phone banks and polling stations for elections</p>
<p>Other
Diving for 7 years, and possible collegiate diver; ranked top 10 in state and I have attended multiple national competitions</p>
<p>RECS/ESSAY
Teacher Recs: All 3 are fantastic; 2 come from social studies teachers (AP Euro and AP Government), and the other comes from my AP Biology teacher
Counselor Rec: Great
Essay: Personally, I think it's really good. I chose the essay about becoming an adult in my family and wrote about how my father was forced to retire after he was diagnosed with a form of dementia and how that led to me having more responsibilities and gaining more trust from my family, especially my mother.</p>
<p>Thanks for any input.</p>