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Old 10-21-2009, 08:19 PM   #1
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: suburb of Boston
Posts: 136
Chances at BU?

Stats:
- Male
- Suburb of Boston, MA
- Senior
- my high school sends some grads to top schools (depends on what you consider "some" and what you consider "top schools). My school has sent students to Boston College, Boston University, Oberlin, Occidental College, Cornell, Tufts, Swarthmore, Wellesley, Cornell, Brandeis, etc.
- GPA: 93.5 unweighted / no weighted GPAs
- class rank: 39/386 = 10.10 (this should get even better after first semester as I will have one more AP class this year)
- SATs CR/M/W: 660/610/710 = 1980. Don't have my scores from the second time taking them.
- I haven't taken the SAT IIs yet, will be taking them in Literature and French
- Both of my recs are good. I will probably send in an additional from a voice teacher who went to BU.
- My essay is not completed, but I think it should come out pretty well!

ECS:
- Select Choir (President)
- French Club (Vice-President)
- The Writing Center (Chief-Editor)
- Amnesty International

Outside Interests:
- Regional Select Choir
- Foreign exchange: 2 weeks in France
- award-winning photography for Enterprise Bank
- writing and photography are published in school's literary magazine
- piano lessons
- peaceful protest in Boston ("The Rescue")
- Schools for Schools organization
- member of a group dedicated to bringing free, safe fun to the city of Boston
- write on a Philosophy Forum with members of my Philosophy Club (Philosophy Club was discontinued, so we use this instead)

Scholastic Honors:
- Honors Award ("summa")
- 6 student recognition awards

Volunteer Services:
- teaching French to elementary school students (80+ hours)
- volunteer work at the French Library
- Writing Center program (? hours)
- Community Day

Employment:
- none so far

Future:
- Taking the SAT IIs in the fall

Additional Info:
With my applications I plan on submitting a recording of my singing & a CD with examples of my photography
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