Chances for a confused kid?

afro_ninj4
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:29:01 +0000

Grade: 12
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Black
State: Virginia

GPA (cum. 9-11): 3.96 (w), 3.6 (uw)
GPA 9th- 4.05 (w), 3.71 (uw)
GPA 10th- 3.76 (w), 3.42 (uw)
GPA 11th- 4.08 (w), 3.57 (uw)
GPA 12th so far- 4.26 (w), 3.50 (uw)

Rank: 96/494 (top 20%)
SAT I: 1st-1270/1600|1850/2400. 2nd was worse, but suprscre is 1870/2400
SAT II: taking 12/07
ACT: taking 12/07
2 APs by grad
Taking RC (rigorous course) with many honors and some ap’s, but not MRC

Extracurriculars
Student Organization for Helping Others (9,10,11,12)
Spanish Club (9,10,12)
Film Club (10,11)
Astronomy Club (11)
Ecology Club (11)
Eagles Combination Choir (11)
Men’s Choir (11)
Marching Band (9,10,11,12)
Symphonic Band (9,10,11)
Wind Ensemble (12)
Jazz Band (12)
Church Youth Choir/ Trash Can Band (9,10,11)

Leadership
Marching Band Trumpet Section Leader (12)
Homeroom Representative (12)
Youth Choir/ Trash Can Band Tenor Group Leader (9,10,11)
Vacation Bible School Crew Leader (9)

Honors/Awards
Beta Honor Society (11,12)
National Society of High School Scholars (12)
Tri-M Music Honor Society (12)
Selected based on academics from 490 to participate in a statewide science camp (10)
Perfect Attendance (9,10)
Honor Roll (9,10,11,12)

Work History
Chick-fil-a: 7/05-present. 25 hrs/schoolweek
Little Caesars: 7/07- 10/07. 10 hrs/schoolweek

Community Service
-tutoring elementary school children, helping teachers with classroom tasks (60 hrs)
-election page- 2007 county election (9 hrs)

Other
-National Chemistry Olympiad- 2007

With the exception of my soph year (no reason) my (w) gpa has gone up and my (uw) gpa has hovered around a 3.5-3.7. I have no idea what happened with the second SAT. I’m also am concerned that I might not have enough leadership positions and the fact that I only took 2 ap’s.

These are the schools Im applying to…

Cornell
UVA
Penn State
U. Delaware
George Mason U.
Virginia Tech
Suny: Albany

Heres what I’m thinking…
High Reach- Cornell
Low Reach/ High Match- UVA (b/c of in state + minority status)
Match- U. Delaware, Penn State
Low Match/ High Safety- Virginia Tech (in state)
Safety- George Mason, Suny: Albany

Thats it. Is that somewhat accurate? Please post your comments.