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Old 04-06-2006, 09:12 PM   #1
orrican
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Chances for a Princeton Wannabe

Hey all,
I am currently a junior. Based on my resume, what would you say are my chances?

Background:
I am an Israeli in origin; I moved here as an 8th grader.
I currently live in the Boston area.

stats:
W GPA ~4.7/5 UW GPA ~3.9 Rank top ~10-15/430
SAT I 2340 (800 M, 780 V, 760 W)
SAT II Hebrew 800, Physics 800, Math IIC 800 , U.S. History 780,
world history hoping for 770-800.

EC's
Jewish Student Union at my school:
-soph year: Israeli affairs coordinator
-junior year: Vice President
-next year: hopefully co President; if not, then Executive Vice Pres.

Young Judea (a zionist-activism organization)
-fresh+soph years: member
-junior year: Vice President
-next year: President

International Forum at my school
-I founded this club junior year. (and am the President, of course)
-we meet once a week and discuss current global events.

Hebrew College
-a secondary school; 6 hours a week (4 on Sundays, 2 on Tuesdays)
-from 8th grade till the end of this year.
-so far, am first in my class of ~200

"Kol Hanoar" ("The Youth's Voice") at Hebrew college
-a weekly publication I founded soph year. I am the editor, of course.
-includes news headlines from the Jewish world, 4 opinionated
articles written by students.

Writer and associate editor at school paper for the Global section.

Etgar Lnoar
- a community service program at my temple. We help disabled kids learn Hebrew for their Bar/Bat Mitvahs (2 hours a week). This is my first year doing this, and will do so next year as well.

Awards:
-Kaufman award for academic achievement in Jewish studies.
-Grossman Family award (encompasses 1000$ scholarship) for leadership in my Jewish community.
-JCRC (Jewish Community Religious Council) award for my leadership at teh Jewish Student Union.

Summer programs
-Keren Or program over the summer before freshman year
-David Project (pro-Israel awareness project) program summer before soph
-Camp guide at Young Judea camp summer before junior
-David Project program again this coming summer

Thanks in advance!
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