Am I a lock for Wake?

big_dreamer
Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:09:22 +0000

Hey guy, I was wondering what my chances at Wake are. My cousin graduated two years ago with a biology major and my dad’s attorney is on the board of the Deacon Club.

I am also looking at Ivies, Duke (gasp!), Hopkins, MIT, and Caltech. I am a sophomore and have NOT taken the SAT yet.

Passsions/Interests: Basketball, Debate, Medical Ministry, and Inventions
Class Rank: Tied for first (39 students in grade)
Expected SAT: 2200
Expected Teacher Recs: Very Strong
Essays: Hopefully excellent and unique

Here are my classes:

Freshman Year (4.0 unweighted GPA)- school did not offer advanced classes:
Geometry
English 9- Poem Published in National Publication
Spanish II
Biology
Ancient History
Band (Clarinet for 6 years)-2nd Chair (Lower Register Specialist)
Studio Art- gold key award
Altar Boy(Church Service)
Basketball Captain+ MVP

Sophomore Year(4.0 unweighted GPA):
Honors Algebra II
Honors English 10
AP Euro. History
Debate- Best record in school history, Best L-D debator
Chemistry- 2 science olympiad medals
Physics
Spanish III
Class President
President of Concession stand Operations
ABCCM Volunteer (150+ hours)
Part-time Job(Chick-Fil-A)
Altar Boy (Church service)
Basketball MVP+ Captain
Clarinet Independent Study

Schedule for 11th grade:
AP Stats
AP Chemistry
AP English 10- Language & Composition
AP U.S. History
Honors Spanish III
Honors Precalculus
Debate Team- Captain
Hopefully Honor Council, Class Pres., etc.
Possible newspaper work
Part-time job
ABCCM Volunteer
Independent Clarinet Study
Altar Boy Leader (Church Volunteer)
Science Olympiad
Expected Mathlete