<p>Hey guys! So basically, my college counselor told me to make a list of schools that I would like to consider. I just want some different perspectives on what my application looks like and what schools seem viable for me? right now, I'm being recruited by some Division 3 schools for swimming, but if I can get into better schools who won't recruit me (ivy league, stamford, MIT, etc.), then I would forgo swimming. My educational experience is my top priority as of now, and I want to make the best of what I have to offer in order to get an the best possible education I can get. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Swimdude</p>
<p>Academics:
graded on a scale from 1-6.
3 = 65%-78%,
4= 78%-84%,
5= 85%-94%,
6= 94%-100% </p>
<p>cumulative GPA is non-existent, rather a list of all my GPAs from year to year is sent to colleges.</p>
<p>school does not report rank</p>
<p>no weighted grades</p>
<p>*these are the general guidelines for grading, although most teachers do not prescribe to this system. Some of my teachers, for instance, made a 6 = 99% + and a 5= 95%-98%. Some teachers also grade on a bell curve (math and physics), with one person getting a 6, 3 getting a 5, and the rest 4's (and these grade assignments don't necessarily align with percentages). Basically, the grading scale is very subjective.</p>
<p>Freshman year
Pre Calculus - 4
Honors Spanish 3 -5
English (everyone takes same english class regardless of level) - 5
Honors Biology - 4
History - 5</p>
<p>Sophmore year
AP Calc AB - 5, 5 on the AP
Honors Spanish 4 - 5
English - 5
AP Chemistry- 4, did not take AP
AP World History - 4, 4 on the AP</p>
<p>Junior Year
AP Calc BC - 5
AP Spanish -5
English- 4
AP Physics B - 4
AP US History -5</p>
<p>*these are my grades so far. still have to do spring term!</p>
<p>SAT: 2140 (am retaking in May)
SAT Math II: 780
SAT Spanish: taking in June
ACT: taking in April</p>
<p>will take AP exams for calc bc, spanish language, us history, english language, and english literature. </p>
<p>Senior Year (tentative):
AP Computer Science
AP Statistics
Journalism
AP Biology
Macro Economics in Spanish (looking at Mexican and Spanish economic structures as opposed to the US's)</p>
<p>*will take AP tests for all possible classes</p>
<p>Extra Curricular Activities 2013-2014</p>
<p>• Lead News Editor of school newspaper (3 years)</p>
<p>o responsible for editing articles that come in each day of the week, and finalizing
them for print; responsible for mentoring writers at weekly writer’s meetings, as well as at individual conferences; responsible for making the News section’s layout for the print version of the paper (includes the front page as well as two to three inside pages); responsible for engaging with the Andover community and beyond to relay news to my fellow editors and then break the news online within 24 hours; responsible for writing articles on very sensitive, controversial, or important topics
o 35 hours + / week
o winner of the National Scholastic Press Association award for best broadsheet
paper in the united states</p>
<p>• Founding Board member of the Andover Global Health Initiative (2 years)</p>
<p>o goal is to educate the Andover community regarding health issues around the
world through bi-weekly meetings, presentations, guest speakers, film screenings,
fundraisers, and occasional immersion trips to local hospitals
o 2013-2014 is the club’s inaugural year
o participate in Yale University’s Global Health and Innovation Conference, the
world's largest global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference.</p>
<p>• Participant in Sunday Swim community service program (3 years, 130+ hours)
o community service that teaches handicapped children who are generally
struggling financially how to swim. Students are paired up with a child/children for the academic year, and if desired can continue with their child until the student’s graduation
o participating since December of 2011 with the same child</p>
<p>• Varsity Boys Water Polo
o New England Water Polo Champions 2013
o Varsity since fall of 2011
-starter and all tournament team</p>
<p>Varsity Boys Swimming
-New England Swimming Championship finalist in the 100 butterfly (9th place) 2013
-Eastern swimming championship finalist (16th)
-Top 16 Distinction in CT
-YMCA National Championship qualifier

Cello (9 years)
honors orchestra at school
CT honors orchestra</p>
<p>Interning w/Wall Street Journal in beijing, china this summer
-will be reporting as well as helping with editorial aspects of the paper.</p>