Chance a Farm Boy for Sunny Stanford

LoonLake
Sun, 24 May 2009 23:54:40 +0000

Totally don’t think I have much of a chance. But you never know.

I will highly consider coming here If I get in, but if that’ll happen is the question…

Gahh IDK. What do you guys think?

White Male from Minot, North Dakota
Lives on a Farm. Am fluent in that lifestyle.
HS Class of 2010 (junior)
1st Generation College Student (both my parents failed out [still have jobs today], mother failed out of uw-madison, father failed out of Emory)
Highly Ranked Public High School (well, #3 in N. Dakota, that is, so that’s really not saying much)
GPA (unweighted): 3.898
GPA (weighted): 3.962
ACT: 35 (w/ 10 writing)
I never took the SAT, but I got 226 on the PSAT.
Class Rank: 5/174
Major: Undecided. Possibly arts of some sort.

CLASSES (HP=Honors Placement)
FRESHMAN: Spanish 1, HP Earth Science, HP US History, HP English 9, HP Geometry, Band
SOPHOMORE: HP Spanish 2, AP Biology, APUSH, HP English 10, HP Algebra 2, AP Gov, Band
JUNIOR: HP Spanish 3, AP Chemistry, AP Euro, AP English, HP Pre-Calc, Band, Music Lab
SENIOR: AP Spanish, AP Physics, AP Psychology, AP English, AP Calc AB, Band, AP Music Theory

AP Scores up to date:
APUSH: 4
AP Gov: 3

EC’s:

Band.
Percussionist
4 years of High School Band.
1st Chair since sophomore year
Made the most Elite Audition band in my school 10th-12th grade
3 Music Letters, all from various Band Activities
Marching Band
-5 years, 8th-12th grade.
Section Leader for upcoming season
Co-Section Leader last year
Drum Line
Co-Captaining the Drum-Line
5 years
Our group won 2 state titles
Pep-Band
Section Leader junior year
Winter and Spring
Composed a “song” that we performed
Jazz Ensemble
1st Chair Pianist/ doubled up on bass when needed
3 years
Performed in DC
Solo & Ensemble
Played a Sax Solo sophomore year and received a superior rating
Fresh-Junior Year: Played with group and got excellent/superior ratings
Traveled to Spain last summer with the band to perform in Madrid
Accepted into the North Dakota all state High School Honor Band
Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor)
1 mile, 2 mile, 4X400 m. Relay
Captain Junior Year for Indoor
Freshman Year-Senior
National Honor Society
300 Community Service Hours to this point
Includes peer tutoring to disabled children in the elementary school
Habitat for Humanity, summer 2009. I’m not sure what I’ll be doing yet.
Part Time Job, Target. I Work in Food Avenue.


-Essays should be good. I’m generally good with that.

-I have 2 recs getting ready to be lined up. One should be good, and one should be absolutely excellent.

…So yeahhh.