Feedback Please! (Ivies + LAC's)

Hiphopopotamus78
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:54:15 +0000

Hi guys, I really appreciate any and all feedback/advice. Many Thanks.

My List:

Princeton
Dartmouth
Brown
Middlebury
Bowdoin
Bates
Vassar
Johns Hopkins
WashU
Skidmore
UVM

Male
Caucasian

Medium sized Public High School in Boston suburb (only really competitive in top 5%-usually one or two Ivies from each graduating class)
GPA W: 4.82
GPA UW: 4.0
Rank: 1/229

Tests:
SAT I: 680 CR 710 M 750 W = 2140 (retaking once more tomorrow)
SAT II: 720 US History, 710 Math II, 660 Literature
ACT: 31, but most likely will not send
AP’s: US History-5, Eng. Comp.-5, AB Calc-3

Senior Schedule: Band + 6 AP’s (Latin Virgil, French, BC Calc, Physics, English Literature, Psychology)

EC’s:
3 years varsity golf
4 years varsity tennis
2 years marching band (percussion)
2 years concert band (brass) and symphony orchestra (percussion)
4 years French Club (treasurer sophomore year, president senior year)
4 years Latin Club (vice president senior year)
Founder and president of International Club (participates in cultural meetings and celebrations as well as relief efforts and fundraisers) (2 years)
National Honors Society (president)

Work:
3 summers (200+ hours community service) interning for the mayor of my city (Boston suburb of 28,000 people-did clerical work as well as special projects including a local historic sites website, wildlife guide, recycling program, and pedestrian safety program)

Currently working 10 hours a week as a mentor at an after school enrichment program

Awards:
Superintendent’s Academic Excellence Award
National French Contest Chapter Winner (3 times)
Brown Book Award Winner (earned for writing)
Finished Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Year with Excellence (all A’s)
Abigail Adams Scholarship
AP Scholar

Recommendations: from guidance counselor, Latin and English teachers junior year, mayor of my city

Essay: so far I’ve got gotten positive feedback from family and peers. essay ends with a twist and main themes are humor and modesty

Thank you once again!