EngAero

Hello! Being a small town kid from Kansas, it's hard to recognize and compare the competition I will be up against in my MIT app. I'm currently finishing out my Junior year and will be applying this upcomming fall. Please provide some constructive comments on what I should try to work on, and how you think I'm doing right now! Thanks!

Academics-

SAT- Not great
Math- 780
Reading- 600
Writing- 600

ACT- The scores I'll be using
Math- 36
Science- 36
English- 34
Reading- 32

AP- (should I report these to MiT?)
Lang and Comp- 4
US History- 4

Course Load next year-
AP Chem
AP Physics AB
AP Calc AB
AP Lit
Band
Accapella Choir
Intern/ Mechanical Drafting and 3 Dimensional Printing Private Study

I have not taken SAT II yet, yes I know I need to.

GPA- 4.021 W 3.997UW

Rank- TOP 5% (like 15 out of 400, but this was the first year I could take AP classes)

AMC Score- 79.5


Clubs and EC's-
NHS (President)
FCA
TSA (President)
SkillsUSA (Treasurer)
Science Club
Math Club
Youth Groups
Band (Section leader)
Show Choir
Soccer (JV Captain)
Tennis
Mentoring Program


Awards and Acheivments-
1st State: SkillsUSA Technical Drafting '12
5th Nationals: SkillsUSA Tech Drafting '12
1st State: TSA 3D Modeling and Drafting '12
1st NATIONALS TSA 3D Modeling and Drafting '12
1st State: TSA Manfacturing Prototype '12
5th Nationals TSA Manfacturing Prototype '12
2nd State: TSA Tech Bowl '12
4th State: TSA Technical Sketching '12
5th State: TSA Technical Sketching '12
Local Winner: VFW VOD Essay Contest '12
Local and Regional Winner/State Finalist: VFW VOD Essay Contest '11
Eagle Scout '10 (Also received Bronze Palm)
Band 1 Rating at State Marching Contest
Band 1 Rating at State Symphonic Contest

Community Involvment-
This is a hard catagory because so many of my clubs do service projects, escpecially with NHS. I have lead several service projects on my own such as my Eagle Scout Service Project (overall +200 hrs), Salvation Army Bell Ringing (75 hrs.), and a Citywide Clean-Up (+100 hrs). I also have traveled to Mexico to build a house for a week (about 50 hours alone, 1000 total amongst team) and will be returing to build again next summer. Every month my youth group volunteers at a local food bank called Harvesters which is a main distributer for food banks in the major Kansas City area (about 5hrs/month). The past few years I have helped lead the drama skits for our church's VBS program (100hrs/summer) but I will be unable to do it this year because it overlaps with Kansas Boys State. This past year and this year I have been and will be a member of my NHS's Relay for Life team. Overall I would say I have done at least +1000 service hours throughout my high school career.


Work Experiance-

Lifegaurding, fun job. Not. Pay sucks, but it has great job security with incredable flexibility. This will be my second summer.

Next summer I will be working as an intern for either a packaging company designing mechanical parts or a sifting company designing food sifting trays


Thanks for reading through this and let me know what needs work! Thanks!

raca1111

the only problem I see in your resume is the fact that most if not all your achievements took place this year and that will look like you were just trying to rack up some gimmes inorder to impress those reading the application. Other than that, good job and good luck! you seem like a pretty viable candidate but who knowS?
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EngAero

Lol. No it's cause this was the first year I made it to Nationals. And it was also the first year I could compete in SkillsUSA. I'm sincerely not trying to stack this year, it just so happens that this was my first turkey successful year. I anticipate next year I will do better, but of course none of that will make a difference as far as MiT goes

kiddo64

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