Attempting to beat the system...

Virgil
Sat, 05 May 2007 23:03:29 +0000

Will it be possible!?

Currently a Junior
Asian Male
Large Public High School (750 in class)
Central NJ

Test Scores:
SAT: 2200+ (projected)
SATII: 800 Chem, 750 Math IIC, 800 US History
PSAT: 72CR + 80M + 68W = 220

Academics:
GPA W: 4.40
GPA UW: 3.95
Class Rank: School doesn’t release, estimated Top 3%
Courses: 9 APs and 21 Honors
APs: Calc AB, US History, English Lang, English Lit, Stat, CompSci, Macro, US Gov’t, Chem

Extracurriculars:

Music
Marching Band

4 year member, 3 year Section Leader

Possible Drum Major (band leader)

Band has been Bronze Finalists at Championships for the past 2 years
Jazz Band - 3 years, alto or tenor sax
Conert Band - 1 year & Honors Wind Ensemble - 2 years
Private Sax Lessons - 3 years
Piano - … I know how to play it. Required Asian EC? =P

Debate Conferences
Model UN - 3 years

Attended the most conferences possible

Website designer and administrator for 2 years

Possible Director-General, if not then probable Exec Board

Won awards at every conference, including Best Delegate, Distinguished Delegate, Research & Preparation Award, etc.
Model Congress - 3 years

Attended the most conferences possible

Won multiple awards, including Best Representative, Position Paper Award, etc.
“We the People” Competition on the Constitution

My school is very well known for this. This year didn’t win but the past 3 classes were national champions

Participation without a doubt, but championships are too late in senior year for apps

Digital Arts/TSA

New club I’m founding

Will design graphics, websites, music, videos for other clubs in the school and possibly private interests

Possible participants in Technology Student Association (TSA) conference

Other Academic ECs

FBLA Participant - 2 years, possible President

Euro Challenge Semifinalist

ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) - 2 years, possible President

National Geography Challenge 2005: 1st in school

Community Service
200+ hours at local university hospital

Summer Programs
-Johns Hopkins CTY 2005 (course in Cognitive Psychology)
-Harvard SSP 2006 (Courses in Macroeconomics [A] and Beginning Fiction [B+])
-Penn Precollege 2007 (Courses in Microeconomics and Pop Culture, expecting A’s)

Other

I’m reasonably fluent in three languages (English, French, two dialects of Chinese)

I don’t need financial aid

I like Mexican food =P

Applying to:
UPenn (Wharton) ED
MIT
Michigan
NYU (Stern)
Carnegie-Mellon (Tepper)
Harvard
UChicago
Boston College
Rutgers University