<p>Please chance me for Cornell ED to ILR. Thanks!</p>
<p>Caucasian
Male
Senior in High School
Syracuse, New York
Public High School–sends handful of grads. to top colleges</p>
<p>Class Rank: We don’t rank, but probably Top 10 students out of 320.</p>
<p>GPA: ~3.95 UW, don’t know weighted.
Classes Taken: Hardest Courseload possible. 8 APs by graduation.</p>
<p>ACT: 29. Retaking in September and October. Thinking around 30 or 31, but chance me with my 29.</p>
<p>Sophomore:AP World History (4)
Junior: AP Biology (4), APUSH (3), AP English Language (3, self-study)</p>
<p>Senior Course Load:</p>
<p>AP English Language
AP Calc AB
AP Physics B
AP French Language
Government
Economics
Advanced Journalism
Select Choir</p>
<p>EC’s: (The list is long just because it’s about everything)</p>
<p>Academic Honors and Awards:
National Honor Society- Eleventh and Twelfth Grades
- Selection based on academic achievement and service
High Honor Roll- Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh Grades - Must have 90+ Grade Point Average
- Achieved every grading period
National French Honor Society- Eleventh and Twelfth Grades - VICE-PRESIDENT of National French Honor Society, Twelfth Grade
Elmira College Key Award- Eleventh Grade
AP Scholar- Granted to students who receive grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.
Drama Club School Service Award Eleventh Grade
School Music Award- Academic achievement for Select Choir- Tenth Grade</p>
<p>Special Programs:
Harvard University Secondary School Program 2007
- Took 4-week college-credit undergraduate class (July 2007-August 2007) with other pre-college students and Harvard College undergraduates while living at Harvard University: JOUR S-50: Basic Journalism taught by Andrea McCarren.</p>
<p> Cornell University Summer College 2007
- Took a one-week college-credit class with other high school students while living at Cornell University (July 2007): ALS 100 LEC 01 College and Career Explorations in CALS (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences).</p>
<p>Clubs:
Drama Club Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Grades
-Group of 20+ students interested in performing and theatrical productions. Take workshops with local professionals, put on major scale shows for the school and community.
Officer Positions:
Publicity Chairman- Ninth Grade
Co-President- Tenth Grade
President- Eleventh Grade
Show Productions:
Production of HA! [role: actor: God/lead]- Ninth Grade
Production of Proof! [role: Stage Manager]- Tenth Grade
Production of A Night of One Act Comedies
[role: Sound Manager, Rail Operator]- Tenth Grade
Production of Drama Club 2007 One-Acts [role: Stage Manager, Sound Manager, Announcer] Eleventh Grade
Drama Club Lemonade Stand Show Fundraiser- Eleventh Grade
Coordinator of Syracuse Shakespeare Company workshop- Eleventh Grade</p>
<p> InAChord*- Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Grades
-An auditioned select singing group, which performs at concerts, community functions, etc. Every year the group goes down to New York City to work with a Broadway musical director and Broadway choreographer to polish our musical numbers.
*Our music group sang back up for Grammy Winner Joanne Shenandoah.</p>
<p> The RamPage, student newspaper- Eleventh and Twelfth Grades
-Contributing Writer- Eleventh Grade
-Assistant News Editor- Twelfth Grade</p>
<p> All Male A Cappella Group- Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Grades
- An a cappella group composed of about 10 males who meet outside of school to learn arranged music to perform at different community functions and school concerts.</p>
<p> Ambassadors Club- Eleventh and Twelfth Grades
- Give tours of the school to new students, exchange students, and prospective students. Also help with commencement ceremony in June for graduating class.</p>
<p> Mentors for Jenna Foundation for Non-Violence- Tenth Grade
-This is a foundation for non-violence in memoriam for Jenna, who was raped and murdered. The foundation was started by Jennas parents, and the group of high school students promote good actions and well-being both in and out of the classroom.</p>
<p>Athletics:
Varsity Boys Tennis- Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Grades
-Named Scholar Athlete all years of participation.</p>
<p>Community Service: Ton of community service, mostly through religious groups and things</p>
<p>Music, Theater, and the Arts:
Tap Dance lessons- Eleventh and Twelfth Grades
All-County Chorus- Junior High Chorus in Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grades, Senior High Chorus in Tenth Grade
-Ranked #1 in county for Tenor in Ninth Grade
Jamesville-DeWitt High School musicals Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Grades
-Footloose Featured Singer, Travis Brother, Dancer- Ninth Grade
-Beauty and the Beast Chorus, Dancer, Featured Singer- Tenth Grade
-42nd Street Tap Dancer, Dance Captain Eleventh Grade
Town of Manlius Summer Community Theater approximately 600 hours total over four summers of participation.
-Once On This Island Storyteller - Ninth Grade
-Oliver! Oliver Tenth Grade
-Beauty and the Beast- Chorus, Head Male Dancer, Featured Singer Eleventh Grade
-Anything Goes- Featured Singer, Tap Dancer, Dance Troupe Twelfth Grade</p>
<p>Work Experience:
Holy Cross Church Summer 2005- Full Time Job in Maintenance working everyday for 8 hours over the summer cleaning Holy Cross Church and school.
Wegmans, DeWitt- June 2006-Present Part Time Job as Cashier/Helping Hands Service.</p>
<p>----I have a bunch of ECs but I do stress Drama, Music, Journalism, and Religion pretty well while also doing a lot of other clubs and activities.</p>
<p>Essays: Will be great
Recs: Should be great. Guidence Counselor, English Teacher, French Teacher</p>
<p>Hook: My Harvard professor is writing me a recommendation from my journalism class. She is a famous Washington D.C. reporter for ABC 7 News.</p>
<p><strong><em>I know my ACT is “low” or at least lower in comparison to a lot of other people on CC or even to Cornell, so please just don’t say raise your ACT score and you’ll be fine</em></strong>*</p>
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