<p>Stats/Info:</p>
<p>Male (Rising Senior)
New York
African American (URM)
GPA: 3.8 (unweighted)
ACT: 20 (long story, retaking twice for 25+)
Class Rank: Top 10%
AP/Honors: (none offered at school)</p>
<p>Activities:
- internship in pre-college office (90hrs)
- co-founder/organizer of the music club
- senior representative of the student council
- played guitar for 2 years
- played soccer for 2 years (independently, trying out for team in fall)
- College Now (applied and accepted for an "introduction to business" course in fall, worth 3 credits)
- After-School Volunteering (8hrs, so far)
- Community Service (I currently have 10hrs, plan to compete about 70 more)</p>
<p>Additional Info:
- I intend to double major (business & graphic design)</p>
<ul>
<li><p>I would like to take a graphic design course too, but I have to look around.</p></li>
<li><p>I may tryout for track in the winter.</p></li>
<li><p>I may enroll in a scholar program in my neighborhood (should I? they may offer a small scholarship)</p></li>
<li><p>I'm currently nominated for the Posse Foundation. (I don't really care for any of the partner schools)</p></li>
<li><p>I have a list of many more colleges I plan on applying too, but Penn State is my top choice.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Random Info:
- Disciplinary Issues: 0 (9th - 11th)
- Latenesses: 0 (9th - 11th)
- Absences: 6 (9th - 11th) </p>
<p>I visited UPark last Friday and I fell in love with it the moment I stepped on campus. It's been my dream school since I've started researching colleges. Penn State has been the only thing on my mind ever since I spent the day there. Even my parents love the school and have expressed that they would love for to go there. I just need to know if there's anything I need to work on or should improve to strengthen my chances in terms of getting accepted. I was planning on submitting two teachers recommendations, although they aren't required, along with an additional full-length essay. Am I going to far? When should I apply since its rolling admissions? I'm trying to think of any other things I could do such as contact the NYC regional recruiter, Steven Mitchell (whom I've meet before) and ask him some questions, etc. I need some advice, please! </p>
<p>P.S. I also visited Hazleton as an option for a branch campus and I loved it as well. I even had a one-on-one interview with an admissions officer! Although I meet the requirements to get into a Penn State branch campus and enroll in the 2 + 2 plan, I'd like to complete all 4 years at the main campus. Two great things I also heard at the orientations during my visit is that Penn State admits students based on their high school's specific criteria in terms of top students and that SAT/ACT scores only count as 1/3 of the admission consideration.</p>