<p>White Male
Class of 2012
Kansas
attend military boarding school
NOTE: this school is not for reforming kids, it’s in the top 40 boarding schools in the nation
GPA/Rank: my school does not rank or calculate GPA, I get A’s in regular classes, A, A- to B+ in AP’s (they’re extremely selective at my school)
ACT- 35 (36 reading, 36 english, 35 science, 33 math)</p>
<p>CLASSES:
Full ride merit scholarship, worth about 180 k
NOTE: Students at my school can only take aps junior and senior years, any more than 2 is an overload because of block schedule
AP US History, AP Latin, Hon Physics, Precalc III, Ethics,
Next Year: AP Physics C, Hon Calc, AP Econ, AP Euro, etc
Silver Medal, National Latin Exam
International Thespian Society</p>
<p>SPORTS:
Cross-Country-varsity letter
Sailing- 3 varsity letters (lots of good finishes in competition)
Crew- jv and 2 varsity letters</p>
<p>ECs:
Model UN- awards at Princeton, Columbia, mid america
Youth in government- awards for missouri delegation
Eagle Scout, Gold Palm, OA, etc.
Mountain climbing- Rainier (14,410’) Adams (12,250’), I’m going on an expedition this summer (paid for by my scholarship) to remote British Columbia, learning necessary technical climbing skills, I want to climb seven summits, definitely Everest
Writer for student newspaper</p>
<p>MILITARY LEADERSHIP:
Operations SGT, Platoon SGT, Unit Executive Officer… these play in below
Competition Drill Team
4-Gun Cannon Drill
Cannoneer</p>
<p>ESSAYS: Climbing, military service, my dad’s alcoholism</p>
<p>TAKE ME BECAUSE:
I am a scholar, an academic. However, I have always wanted to be a military officer. This passion drove me to find my school myself and to find a way to pay for it. I can fit in academically at Columbia, but that’s not why they should take me. They want to build ROTC, and I will hands-down join, regardless of where I end up going. Columbia also wants to try and be characterized as less liberal pacifist (they’ve admitted more veterans in the past 2 years than any other Ivy) and I offer intellectual diversity. I believe that I could make a positive impact on Columbia by going and building ROTC. I want to be like Gen. Petraeus: a scholar and Infantry officer. Columbia strives for diversity of mindset, and I think I deliver</p>