<p>Hi, I'm a junior at a very small ELOB school.</p>
<p>Expeditionary</a> Learning</p>
<p>My school has 100 kids, and no measurable GPA/Classrank. This worries me when it comes applying to colleges, as most of this years seniors are at best accepted to state. However, I think this whole experience also makes me a unique applicant. </p>
<p>When applying to colleges our school is supposed to petition admission offices to change our abysmal district assigned GPAs into whatever we can justify. Would a school like Caltech accept this?</p>
<p>So far:
ACT composite: 32
Class rank of 28: Probably first, I wonder if my school would let me say this. =P</p>
<p>Extracurricular activities (these are rough, and not yet turned into ego-talk): </p>
<p>Black Belt in TKD</p>
<p>Roughly 50 hours of community service per year (would Caltech care?) including:
Teen court involvement - A restorative justice program for delinquents
Various service at Outward Bound base-camps in Colorado.
Service at 10th division mountain huts making roads and chopping wood (how manly!)
Work with underprivileged children at the Casa Hogar (orphanage) in Ojinaga MX
This year our class is going to the Copper Canyon, MX to help build infrastructure for the tarahumara.
Tutoring for kids K-6 at my school.</p>
<p>Member of a Rock Band</p>
<p>Dorky CS stuff that could count:
A mini challenge for the creation of video games that convey emotion:</p>
<p>A mini challenge:
Interested in film production? Cooking? Bicycle repair? Martial arts? Music? Ever fantasize about writing a novel, studying a language, or building a computer? Okay, so maybe you answered no to all of the questions above. You hate movies and cooking, have never ridden a bicycle, and hope you never have to see a computer screen again. No, problem! The mini-challenge will still work for you. In fact, the beauty of the mini-challenge is that you, yes you, get to determine what you want to learn. And best of all, [Schoolname] gives you time every day for two weeks to pursue your interestthere are no classes held during this two-week period in January.</p>
<p>I'm interning one of my dad's grad students this year, and we're going to create some game-making curriculum for HS students and visit a few HSs to help implement it.</p>
<p>The standard dorkieness - Arduino, flash game making, java/actionscript/basic proficiency, etc.</p>
<p>Plus, I'm a bit more of a badass then some of the applicants, let's see some of you guys go on a two week backpacking trip in Mexico. :)</p>
<p>What needs work? Does all this stuff count for anything?</p>