<p>ACT: 32
SAT II: 780 Bio M, 630 Math 1
AP: 5 Bio, 4 English Lang & Comp.
GPA: 3.83 UW, 4.08 W
Rank: 9/228
Course load: All honors 9-present. 2 AP’s junior and senior year (Bio, English Lang, Calc AB, Environmental Science). My grades show an upward trend. Final averages for junior courses are 99 AP Bio, 93 AP Eng Lang, 96 advanced math concepts accelerated, 99 world history accelerated, 99 Latin III accelerated. I am taking accelerated English, physics, and psychology this year along with AP calc and APES.
EC’s: violin/orchestra, trout fly-fishing, equestrian (western discipline), conservation, beekeeping, Environmental club, Trout Unlimited, and Science Olympiad
Awards/Achievements: 7th place All-State horse show in Western Riding and a participant in reining, current professional violinist (1st violin section) in a symphony orchestra since 10th grade, 1st place district orchestra auditions in 9th grade, 1st chair violin in school orchestra, admittance into the Rivers Fly-Fishing and Conservation Youth Camp
Volunteering: playing at church services with a friend, volunteering at benefit horse shows, interning with a local beekeeper’s association- giving speeches and presentations, submitting research articles for print, installing bee colonies into hives, constructing hives, and removing and relocating wild bee hives
Intended major: Biology
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Hooks: none
Comments: I’m a person who became very interested in only a few things: horses, violins, and trout. I love participating in activities that involve those three topics. I know my test scores aren’t august, so I’m looking for honest opinions.</p>
<p>Here’s some more info:
I am the youngest violinist in the symphony orchestra I play professionally in. I have such a huge passion for violin. It was the perfect thing for me when our music program in fifth grade allowed us to chose an instrument. I love playing and seeing how people enjoy it. Also, under achievements, I won first chair in a collegiate honors orchestra in 8th grade.
Another one of my interests is trout fly-fishing. I’ve been doing it since first grade. I go every year with my uncle to a special place for the opening day of trout, and it’s like heaven for me. I cherish the memories I have of that place and how the old-growth forest looks during early spring. I love trout- yes, trout! My favorite animal is a trout. I’m so interested with the biology of trout and other salmonids- I want to learn about every cellular process that happens inside of them. Furthermore, trout ushered me into the world of environmental science, since natural gas drilling threatens their habitats. I therefore applied to a conservation camp that only accepts up to 32 applicants nationally, and I was fortunately picked as one.
Finally, I have such an interest in horses. In fifth grade, I saved a horse from slaughter and used her as my 4-H project horse. At the end of the project, she was the series-end champion and high-pointed horse. After her, I moved on to a new horse. I received special training for an arduous class called western riding. Western riding involves cuing the horse to perform flying lead changes. It was one of the most challenging things I have ever tried. We (my horse and I) went from almost getting disqualified at the county level to a near-perfect pattern at the state level.
In the end, I love life and how it works. I love being outside and experiencing the mysteries of the Earth. I know Dartmouth is the most outdoorsy of the Ivies, and I hope I can be a great fit there!</p>
<p>Even though you might play violin professionally, it is still a reach.</p>