nickgeeba

Hey everyone. I'm a junior just trying to get a feel for my chances at some schools with competitive political branches. Anyway, please let me know what you think my chances are of being accepted....

ACADEMICS
-taking all honors/ AP classes available
-got a 4 on my AP Euro test last year; will almost definitely get a 5 on physics this year, 4 or 5 on U.S., and realistically a 4 on AP Literature and Composition
-GPA: weighted = 4.80 unweighted = 3.85
-class rank: weighted = 7/516 (1.3%) unweighted = 29/516 (5.6%)
-ACT projected 28-32, then got a 32 on a practice test, so i'm estimating my ACT to end up at 33
-PSAT/NMSQT - 213 soph. year, 210 junior year (yea i was disappointed), which qualified me for commended student
-projected SAT based on PSAT = 2100


EC's (weaker area)
-i don't really get into school sports, but i skateboard all the time...maybe worth mentioning in my essays?
-co-founded Strategy Club at my school (poker, chess, Risk....)
-i'm joining Business Club which was just started this year at my school
-i was in Photo Club and Theater Guides fresh/soph years. i really wasnt interested in either, so i decided not to go back to them this year but instead find clubs that interested me
-in the process of starting my own company selling skateboard rails, if you want to check out a little go to El Toro Rails - The Best Skateboarding Rails
-current Life Scout, will be Eagle this summer (i'm a junior so i have plenty of time before applying)
-plenty of community service through Scouts to mention

RANDOM
-i'm a good writer, so i'm hoping for a boost through my essays
-my counselor always seems impressed by me, so i'm also hoping for a boost from her recommendation letter
-i'm very interested in the philosophy of government (hence the interest in PPE), and i am hoping to combine that with my writing skills to write either a book or article on the subject. i'm hoping for this to really express my interest in my studies and, again, boost my chances


So, if you could at all give me an idea as to where I stand in a competitive pool of applicants, I would be very grateful.