<p>Brief summary:</p>
<p>Applied with a 3.0/4.0 cumulative (weighted), ranked in the top half of my class but not by much. I slacked a lot my first three years of school, unfortunately - I’m an idiot, etc, I know. Anyways, my first semester sr. year grades were four As and a B (in AP English), and my GPA was 4.33 or so. It brought my cumulative to a 3.15 and my class rank went up about 8%. I sent in a copy of those grades under a nicely written cover letter that explained my situation and focused on my improved performance.</p>
<p>SATs were 1490/1600 (760cr/730m/700w), SAT IIs 740 Lit / 710 Physics / 700 U.S. History.</p>
<p>ECs, nothing too extraordinary, I’ve played the drums for six years in a (rock) performance setting, I’m the president and founding member of a musician’s club at my school that’s pretty unique. I’ve held the same job for two years.</p>
<p>My essays were good. My teacher recs were good. My guidance counselor is an idiot, so I’m not counting on too much from her.</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
<p>EDIT: Oh, APs. I took AP Gov and Comp. Sci. junior year, 4s on both. This year I have AP English, Physics, and Econ. About 40% of my classes have been AP or Honors historically, probably 50% last year and 80% this year.</p>