Chance me (Andover

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Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:12:03 +0000

Ok… i can’t edit so i’ll just post it all here…

I kind of decided that i wanted to apply a little while ago but realized I couldn’t apply for sophomore year because that ended in February. So now im going to apply next year and try to get in for 11th grade. So here’s what I have…

Well… first semester was HORRIBLE… I ended up with my first c, (adv algebra) 3 bs (french,english), and two As(bio,history) (Im in regular english,history,french and honors biology and math)

this is completely unusual for me, I just wasn’t really sure what to expect in highschool and it seems like it really punched me in the face lol. It’ll probably really hurt my chances.
This semester I have straight As

Next year i will be in honors: english,pre calc, chemistry AP: History and Regular: French : (
Probably will get all As next year too since thats what I usually receive and have gotten almost all of middle school.

Aside from that:

Very good debater won a couple tournaments and placed nationally, hope to continue that next year (our school is like a debate super power, we win state and nationals every couple of years and are ranked one of the best teams in the nation)
3 years of guitar, play in jazz ensemble
4 years of piano, won a couple competitions, I’d say i am very good at piano
8 years violin, play in school orchestra
Up and coming tennis player?(lol) I’ve played tennis for a couple years but am at the top of my team, have a trainer that I am working 3 days a week with and am hoping to receive a state rank by next year
Compete in Ball room, and other forms of dancing
In a couple clubs… Key club, Stand(protests genocide), Jewish club, trying to start a ski/snowboard club at my school which heads to the local mountain or even big trips to big mountains and at the moment looks like it’s going to happen
Big snowboarder… started only 2 years ago but absolutely love it and snowboard almost every weekend in the winter. Trying to improve so i could start entering myself into competitions, but atm not exactly the best at it! (not sure how much this could help…lol)
do community service when ever I can around the town (soup kitchen, hospital) and i also volunteer every week at the local synagogue
hoping to do some summer internships, possibly go to russia or ukraine to do community service

By the way I am russian/American… speak fluent russian. My parents immigrated around 15 years ago from ukraine and started from nothing. As of now we are middle-upper middle class. I don’t know how this could help at all… other then writing an essay about hardships my parents faced to make a good life for me or something of the sorts. Could this possibly make me stand out?

I’d say i’m a great writer and my essays will probably be outstanding

Anyway… What do you guys think… be completely truthful
I wont be applying for around another year so this is kind of just trying to get a feel for my chances. Andover is my dream school but i’ll also apply to exeter, and deerfield probably