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Old 11-16-2008, 04:07 PM   #1
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chances bucknell

Leadership:
 Captain Girls Varsity Soccer (Grade 12)
 Captain Travel Soccer (Grades 9, 10, 11, 12)
 Treasurer Italian Club (Grade 11)
 Vice President Best Buddies (Grade 12)
 Tri-M Music Honor Society Secretary (Grade 12)
 Creator/Editor in Chief of Kids At St. John’s, a monthly church newsletter aimed at encouraging youth involvement in church/outreach projects (Grades 9, 10, 11, 12)
 Marching Band Squad Leader (Grade 12)

Athletics:
 4 Years Varsity Soccer (4 Year Starter, Team Sportsmanship Award Grade 11, Undefeated League Champions Grade 12, 4 Year Scholar Athlete, All-League Academic Award)
 2 Years Varsity Softball/4 Years Softball
 4 Years Travel Soccer - Commack Titans (Division 1 Team) and Cold Spring Harbor/Huntington Panthers

Clubs/Activities:
 Interact Club (Community Service)- (Grades 9, 10, 11, 12)
 Habitat for Humanity Club - (Grades 9, 10, 11, 12)
 Athletes Helping Athletes (Select group that encourages elementary students to remain drug and alcohol free)-(Grades 10, 11, 12)
 Best Buddies Club (International Organization)- (Grades 11, 12)
 Italian Club -(Grades 10, 11, 12)
 Playfest (School-wide drama contest) - (Grades 9, 10, 11, 12)
 Marching Band - Alto/Tenor Sax (Grades 10, 11, 12)
 Music: Flautist for 9 Years in Symphonic Band/Self-taught alto/tenor saxophonist and trumpeter

Honor Societies/Awards:
 National Merit Scholar (Commended Student)
 Suffolk County Girls Soccer Coaches Association (SCGSCA) All-League Scholar Athlete Award (Grade 12)
 National Honor Society (Grades 11, 12)
 Tri-M Music Honor Society (Grades 11, 12)
 National Art Honor Society (Grades 11, 12)
 Italian Honor Society (Grade 12)
 Reflections Winner (1st place photography, Honorable Mention photography and visual arts) -(Grade 10)
 The Instrumentalist Magazine Musicianship Award (Grades 9, 10)
 New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Music Festival "Outstanding Achievement" Award (Grades 10, 11)
 New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Music Festival "Excellent Achievement" Award (Grade 9)
 Principal’s High Honor Roll (Grades 9, 10, 11, 12)
 AP Scholar
 Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy Attendee
 Jr. National Youth Leadership Conference Attendee

Community Service/Work Experience:
 5 Years- Band Teacher at Local School for 75 hours each summer
 Soccer Coach/Assistant for Harborfields Booster Club Soccer Camp - 25 hours each summer
 Habitat for Humanity at Church - built houses for less fortunate (50 hours per year)
o Ran a bake sale for 6 years where all proceeds went to Habitat for Humanity, Worked at a Soup Kitchen on Thanksgiving
 Relay for Life Cancer Walk (Grade 10)
 Organized a group to play holiday music at Huntington Hospital and Senior Center (Grades 10, 11, 12)
 Buddy Program -Helped incoming freshmen become acquainted with the high school (Grades 10, 11, 12)
 Safe Halloween-Community Night that focuses on giving local children a chance to enjoy Halloween in a safe atmosphere (Grades 10, 11, 12)

Other:
 Attended 3 week program on Kinesiology at Brown University
 Attended 2 week program on Psychology/Advertising at University of Wisconsin at Madison
Classes/Grades:
 102.6 weighted average/96.9 un-weighted
 SAT 2110/1370 (Sat 2- 700 Chemistry, 710 Math 1, 770 Math 2)
 9 AP Classes (AP World History- Score of 4, AP Chemistry -Score of 4, AP US History- Score of 4, AP Language - Score of 3)
o Senior Year Courses: AP Literature, AP Italian, AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP Government, Wind Ensemble
 9 Honors Classes
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Old 11-17-2008, 07:22 AM   #2
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If your profile is accurate , you are in. Visit and write a good essay.
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Old 11-19-2008, 08:54 PM   #3
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yep, it seems like you're a lock if that is all accurate. We have the same SAT score!
I'm applying to Bucknell as well. Are you applying ED?
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Old 11-20-2008, 10:52 PM   #4
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no. i applied UNC early action. so its reg. decision to bucknell.
i took the sats again. the same score out of 1600...2400 went up by ten. oh the joys of standardized testing.
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