Chance me ED

nspoff
Sat, 16 Aug 2014 23:50:40 +0000

Hey everyone, I’m a rising senior attending a non-competitive Maryland public school. I transferred there sophomore year, my freshman year I went to a very small private Catholic school, which may have thrown off my stats a bit. I’m white, male, high income (250k+) but will most likely still need some financial aid. Any tips to improve my chances are greatly appreciated!

Stats

GPA/Rank:
4.0 unweighted (4.0 scale), school has a weird system of weighting, top 10/250ish

SAT:
2180 CR: 800 M: 730 W: 650
(retaking in october, looking to get writing up to at least 700)

AP Classes:
School offers 11, will have taken 9 by end of senior year
Soph- US History (4)
Junior (taking)- Lang (5), Gov (4), Enviro (4), Calc AB (5)
Sr year- Lit, Calc BC, Bio, Euro

ECs:
4 Year Varsity Lacrosse (Goalie, will be captain senior year)
Team Maryland Club Lacrosse
Co-Captain of Quizbowl Team
SGA Executive Treasurer (rare as a Junior)
NHS Treasurer
Boys State attendee (winning city)
Architecture Construction Engineering Club (ACE) project leader
About 80 community service hours, mostly focused on elderly assistance
Work at 5 star restaurant roughly 10 hrs/week

Awards:
Maryland Scholar Athlete
Competed in a televised episode of local TV show “It’s Academic”, placed 3rd
Nominated to multiple leadership conferences
Principals Honor Roll all 3 years
AP Scholar with Distinction

Essays:
I think they’ll be alright, I have a few ideas but nothing solidified yet

No hooks so to speak, will be applying ED this fall
Sorry for making this long, just wanted to be thorough!