Chance Me (Number One Choice!)

triplenick
Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:46:11 +0000

White Male
From NY
Go to a Jesuit high school
89.18 Unweighted GPA as of Senior Year (Including Mid-Year Report)
Top 25% of Graduating Class

SAT I (One-Sitting)

Math - 660
Reading - 630
Writing - 690

Senior Year Coursework: AP English 12, AP Statistics, AP Comparative Government, Calculus, Spanish 4, and Foundations of Christian Thought (Western Philosophy)

Other Notable Courses:

Honors English 10
Honors Geometry 10
AP English 11 (4)

Extras:

Interview (Interviewer told me that our interview was one of the best that she’s conducted)
Family Recommendation (Spoke about my drive to learn outside the classroom)
Writing Sample (This was a research paper for my Western Philosophy class - a lot of research and graded by a professor)

ECs:
Medical Science Club
National Honors Society
Bowling Team
President of the Food Science Club
Engineering Club
Vice President of Microfinance Club (A club dedicated to charity)
Over 400 hours of community service, specifically tutoring young children with learning disabilities
Interned for a lawyer
Received tutoring in computer science for a year

Interested Majors: Computer Science major with a Chinese minor

My GPA took somewhat of a nosedive Sophomore year due to my mother, father and grandmother undergoing serious surgery within a month span. My guidance counselor mentioned this in her letter. My mid-year 12th grade unweighted is an 88.5/100.

Thanks!

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