Chance me for Medill Please

mattb625
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:38:21 +0000

Chance me for the Medill School of Journalism

Stats:
2050 SAT- 730 CR 600 M 720 W
3.89 GPA uw, 4.4 w
class rank: 4 out of 260
attend a private Catholic high school in Ohio
white male
Letters of Rec.: great
Essay- I am aware that EVERYONE on here says their essays are great, so I’ll say mine are great too- however, I believe that to be true and have heard the same from my AP Lit teacher and guidance counselor
Have not taken any SAT IIs
Take all Honors/AP classes (except required electives, i.e. foreign language or art)

ECs
Writer for my school newspaper 4 years, E-I-C for 2. My school newspaper used to be instantly discarded by the students at my school because it was poorly put together and utterly boring. When I became E-I-C, I made many changes. First of all, the articles now have a global feel to them (meaning they are not just about the school). I also put the newspaper online (it was not before I became E-I-C). The layout of the paper has also become much more professional. When I interviewed with volleges, I showed them a newspaper before I became E-I-C and after, and they were blown away.

Cross country- 4 years on varsity, 1 as boys’ captain
Track- 2 years on varsity, 1 as captain

Student council- homeroom representative all 4 years of high school

Member of NHS- president of my school’s chapter senior year

Writer for local county newspaper

Participated in Buckeye Boys State Program (must be nominated) and was editor of their prestigous Hetuck newspaper

Writer for my high school’s seasonal magazine

Participated in Ithaca College’s summer weeklong program workshop in sports media

Perform monthly service at Cleveland Foodbank

Youth baseball coach in the summer

Volunteered as a tutor at my old grade school for 4 hours/week

Okay, if I remember more, I’ll post them. I plan on majoring in journalism and concentrating in broadcast. My goal is to be a sportscaster after college.