| Accepted: WashU (Danforth & Nemerov), Duke (A.B. Duke), Ohio State (Distinguished Scholarship)
Attending: WashU
prospective majors/minors: writing, classics, computer science
School Type: competitive suburban public
Location: Ohio
Race/Gender: White male
SAT: 2390 (800r/800m/790w)
ACT: 35
GPA: 3.98UW, 4.68W
Rank: 1/117
I had taken 5 APs before I applied (with 5's), and took 4 more senior year.
ECs:
Varsity Track & Field (Captain)
Varsity Basketball
Academic Team
Theater stuff (reviewing, acting)
Latin Club (President)
JETS (member of 1st place team in state)
Show choir
tutoring
a random community service group
camp counselor
awards:
semi-finalist in Anthem essay contest, 4th in Peterson's essay contest
National Merit Finalist/Scholar
AP Scholar with Distinction (now National)
had a theater review published in the local paper
a couple class awards
essay: I wrote about how Daniel Quinn's <i>Ishmael</i> changed my outlook and how I then started writing a political blog
I dunno, it's a decent list but there aren't really any great hooks...I'm pretty sure my recs were good though, I guess that helped. |