<p>Already posted this a couple days ago, but looking for feedback from more people; comments are greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>I already know that I need to try to play to a "specialty" (languages have been my forte--I'm working on taking a college French class next year and skipping a level of Spanish, as well as tying my passion for languages into my essays)</p>
<p>considering:</p>
<p>UPenn (early decision)
UVa (legacy status there)
Columbia
UChicago
Tufts
Brown
^this list is exclusive of safeties, of course</p>
<p>Fundementals:</p>
<p>Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race: White
Location: Small town Minnesota
School: Public, but solid school</p>
<p>Grades:</p>
<p>3.71 GPA unweighted
4.02 GPA weighted
top 6% of class of ~300
Have taken basically every advanced/AP/honors course availible</p>
<p>Scores:
SAT: 720 reading, 710 math, 760 writing
SAT II: 790 french, 780 US history, 770 world history
On the AP tests that I've received scores on so far (bio and US history), I've gotten 5's</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Chess-9th, 10th, 12th grade
Mock Trial-11th, 12th grade
Model UN- 9th and 10th grade
Youth in Government model assembly- 10th, 11th, 12th grade
Science Olympiad (science club)-9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade (captain 12th grade)
Lacrosse-9th, 10th, 11th grade (maybe 12th)
Knowledge Bowl (trivia club)-11th grade, 12th grade</p>
<p>Awards/Honors:</p>
<p>Academic Letter
National Honors society induction (only 11th so far)
Voted the "Outstanding Member of the National Issues Forum" in Y.I.G. Model Assembly (11th grade)
2-time National French Contest (Le Grand Concours) Laureate (4th place nationally both times)</p>
<p>Work Experience:</p>
<p>Assistant to the Director of University Programs of the Tikvah Fund (a Jewish organization promoting intellectual thought on Jewish issues) for 2 months during the summer before 12th grade.</p>
<p>Volunteering:</p>
<p>Tutor for a middle-schooler, in French; meeting once a week for 1 hr (planning to continue indefinitely)</p>