Do I Have a Legitimate Shot EA?

IRJunkie
Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:20:57 +0000

Location and type of school: top private school in Mississippi
Grade: Junior (as such, I have projected in my list of EC’s that I will continue with my current activities)
Ethnicity: Asian-American (Indian)
GPA: 3.95 UW (everyone seems to weight differently; I will have taken 14 AP’s upon graduation)
Rank: School does not rank, but I know that I am in the top 10%.
SAT: 2250 (790 CR, 720 M, 740 W) –> [I think I will retake it–should I?]

Extra-curricular activities:

Taekwondo (9,10,11,12) - World champion in a field of ~1000 in 2007 (~8 hours/week)

Forgotten Global Crises Club (11,12) - president (~15 hours/week)

I write a ten page weekly politics update for the school

Started a new library at my school that is home to volumes pertaining to political science, international relations, and economics.

Raise international awareness through speakers and videos

Student Government (10, 11, 12) - prefect of the Campus Life Committee (~2 hours/week)

Cross Country (9, 10, 11, 12) - Captain (~10 hours/week)

Speech and Debate (9, 10, 11, 12) - Public Forum Debate Team Captain & Numerous local and nat’l circuit awards (~15 hours/week)

Quiz Bowl (10, 11, 12) - (~2 hours/week)

I will have logged over 200 hours of community service upon graduation.

Awards:


Recipient of a $2000 global studies travel grant to work in Peru for one month.
National Merit Finalist (projected)
National Honor Society


Prospective Majors: International Relations & Economics