Chance a sailor? I chance back!

cgye
Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:07:33 +0000

Thanks for any feedback guys!

Major: Public Policy/ Political Science

A) Personal:

White male
Southern Louisiana
Small, non-competitive Catholic School

Academics:

ACT: 36
SAT: N/A
SAT 2’s: Math 2- 790
U.S. History- 790
Bio E- 770
GPA: 3.95 UW; 4.44 W
Class Rank: 2/150
Hardest Course Schedule Possible, including Intro to Organic Chem

B) Independent research:

Created website, [Energy and Eminent Domain](http://www.energyandgeopolitics.com), to research the role of land use and natural resources in public policy as it pertains to eminent domain. I’m pretty proud of it.

C) EC’S,

1) Student Council
a. President-12th Grade
b. Parliamentarian-11th Grade
c. Elected Representative-8th through 10th grades
d. Louisiana Association of Student Councils Convention host- 10th grade
e. Louisiana Association of Student Councils Convention Delegate-11th grade
f. Southern Association of Student Councils delegate- 11th grade
2) Chess Club President -12th grade

3) Chess Club Vice President- 11th Grade

4) Chess club Member-8th through 10th grades

5) Yearbook Editor- 12th grade

6) Yearbook club member- 11th grade

7) National Honor Society Treasurer- 11th grade

8) National Honor Society Member- 8th through 12th grades

9) Quiz Bowl Captain- 12th grade

10) Quiz Bowl team member- 10th and 11th grades

11) Philosophy club supreme council member- 9th through 12th grades

12) Two-time member of Vandebilt theater productions

a) 10th grade- Elisha Witney in Cole Porter’s Anything Goes
b) 11th grade- Charlie Davenport in Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun

13) Two year member of foreign language club

14) Three year member of the Golf team

15) One year member of the track team

16) 5 year member of the First United Methodist Youth Group

D) HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS

1) Named a National Merit Scholar Semifinalist

2) Awarded the Honor of Eagle Scout; 8 year member of the Boy scouts of America; 4 year member of the Order of the Arrow

3) United States Institute of Peace Essay Contest State Champion

4) United States Institute of Peace National Finalist

5) American Planning Association Essay Contest State Finalist

6) American Planning Association Essay Contest National Honorable Mention

7) American Legion Oratorical Contest Post Champion

8) American Legion Oratorical Contest District Champion

9) American Legion Oratorical Contest State Runner-up

10) American Legion Oratorical Contest National Representative alternate

11) Boys state citizen and elected Representative

12) 2007 Quiz Bowl State Championship team member

13) 2008 South Louisiana Quiz Bowl Championship

14) 4 year school representative to district literary rally

a) 8th-Physical Science -Champion
b) 9th- Biology
c) 10th- Chemistry- Third Place
d) 11th- American History

15 4 year state literary rally participant
a) 11th- 4th place overall at state

16) VFW voice of Democracy Contest Post Champion

17) VFW Voice of Democracy District Champion

18) VFW Voice of Democracy Contest State Finalist

19) 3 year member of USA national Sailing team

20) School nominee for US Senate youth program

21) School nominee for Louisiana student of the year

22) Amateur Radio Relay League General Licensee

23) Selected by Notre Dame University for Global Issues Seminar

24) Selected by National Institute for Peace for week long simulation

25) Selected by National Youth Leadership forum for week long course on medical policy in the U.S.

E) Volunteering

1) Over 200 hours of volunteer service throughout high school
2) Many service projects done through stuco
3) Organized pretty big service project as an Eagle Scout

F) Other:

I’ was a nationally recognized sailor before Hurricane Katrina messed everything up down here. I plan on sailing at a varsity level ( if option is available)

G) Essays:

Good. One was about sailing, another was about my problem solving nature and how that interested me in speaking contests

The big essay was about how my independent research was spawned by injustices I saw after Hurricane Katrina and how that made me wish to pursue public policy as a major

Thanks again! And Brutal honesty is appreciated!!