<p>I want to hear some suggestions as if I were giving you a blank slate, i.e., no specific colleges of my choosing, so here are my stats: </p>
<p>I’m going into my senior year of high school, grades have improved trough HS, ending on a high note right now-
-Go to the best (or one of the best) public schools in Pennsylvania
-3.8 Unweighted GPA
-4.2 WGPA (pretty tough schedule, 4 APs senior year, 1 Honors and the rest are regular only because they apply to my major and aren’t offered as honors)
-30 on ACTs (plan on improving to a 31-MAYBE 32 if i get lucky)
-1270/1600, 2000/2400 on SATs
plan on improving to 2100)
-Class Vice President
-Got into PA Governor’s School for Global Entrepreneurship (Highly selective state-sponsored scolarship to basically attend college for 5 weeks at Lehigh over the summer focusing on Intl. Business, working with companies)
-Varsity in Track and Field 10, 11
-HS Soccer 9, 10-didn’t get cut, got bored
-Rec basketball, Travel Soccer Captain (stupid I know, but well-roundedness is a + I guess)
-Secretary of National Honor Society
-President of CISV Pittsburgh (International Cultural Understanding Organization) Been involved since I was eleven, travelled to foreign countries to camps with other delegations from other nations most summers, was a Junior Leader (most likely an essay topic)
-President of World Affairs Club
-Member Law (10,11), Spanish (9,10,11), LINK(9,10,11)helping special-ed kids) Clubs
-Extensive Travel to CISV camps (see above) since I was 11 (looks pretty sicko on resumes/essays I think)
-Paul Harris Service Above Self Rotary Club Award
-Scolarship to attend 3 week seminar at Washington and Lee (had to turn it down for Governor’s School)
-Invited to attend the Junior Statesmen Summer School program 2007
-I was invited to participate in the inception of a program at my high school called Athletes Taking Action. This program pairs older athletes with younger athletes to act as role models 2006-2007.
-I received a scholarship from the Upper St. Clair-Bethel Park Rotary Club to attend the 36th World Affairs Institute for Student Leaders: India at Center Stage.
-I campaigned for the re-election of Congressman Tim Murphy during his successful 2006 re-election campaign.
-I currently tutor at the junior high school level in my school district. I also tutor a recent high school immigrant from Puerto Rico who attends a City of Pittsburgh school.
-Some other volunteering and resume filler BS…
-I would have good interviews and above par essays</p>
<p>Sorry about the long list, I just want a good opinion. I plan on studying International Business and taking Portuguese. So I’m in-state for Pennsylvania and University of Virginia (legacy, and yes I have checked and it’s correct ![]()
School must have:
-more than 5,000 undergrads
-decent sports scene/campus spirit
-solid campus (not urban like GW, but OK if it’s like Georgetown, which has its own little setting)
-good academics all the way around, not just a good business school</p>
<p>Small factos, not that important:
-class size, location in the US, cost/scholarship opportunities, in-state/OOS)</p>
<p>Thanks a lot! This really helps a lot, just tell me if you want me to rate your lists or whatever and I will. Thanks for any suggestions…</p>
<p>Go!</p>