First time posting please CHANCE ME!!

RiteOfSpring1913
Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:26:12 +0000

HS Class: 2012
College Class: 2016
State: Florida
Class size: 150ish
Class Rank: N/A

Race/Ethnicity: First-generation African American (Nigerian)-- I do not have an accent lol

Gender: Male

School type: Competitive private boarding school

Family income: > 300k
WGPA: 3.42 (I know it’s low)
Standardized Tests:
SAT (superscored): 2250
CR 760
M 760
W 730

AP tests:
Computer Science AP: 4
Environmental Science AP: 5

Sat Subject Tests:
Math 1: 750
Math 2: 780

SAT II Physics in the fall/winter

Also probably National Achievement Award for PSAT:
194

Senior Course Load:

AP Calculus AB
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C (EM/Mech)
Economics/AP Human Geography
English 12 Honors
History of Music/ Ethics

Athletics:
Varsity Track
2009
2010
2011

4x800 team was fourth in an invitational meet.

Placed 8th in district meet for triple jump

Placed 8th in district meet for 400m
53.7

Varsity XC:
2010
2011

Volunteer Service:
2008:
Worked in a summer camp-130 hrs

Helped out in my church with projections and media-12 hrs

2009:
Habitat for Humanity-4 hrs
Beach Cleanup-4 hrs

2010:
Volunteered to help out in my church in making renovations-2 hrs

Gave food to a food drive sponsored my church to help families for Thanksgiving dinner-1 hr

2011
Dare to Care
I helped offer food to poor families in my local town-8 hrs so far

Extracurricular activities:
I am an avid runner

I write short stories and poetry and I’m currently working on a short novel

I compose music and have written a sextet, a symphony, and a piece for solo piano which I play to a degree.

I am very good with Yo-Yos.

I went to the Southern United States Model United Nations (SUSMUN) this year and I’m going to the National Model United Nations in New York this year.

I was part of the Young Republicans Club during my Freshman Year.

This summer I will be participating in an engineering program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute for 3 weeks. There I will be studying computer science and robotics.

Working on a project for Siemens and Intel in Electrical Engineering.

Magna cum laude on the National Latin Exam 2009

Member of the Math team at my school.

Essay:
My essay talks about my struggle with ADHD and the frustration with which I battled it and how it at the same time was a blessing in disguise. It explains the discrepancy between my grades and my SATs.

Other interests:

1. Theoretical physics (String theory, M-theory, branes)

2. Astronomy

3. Politics

4. Evolutionary biology

5. Philosophy

6. Ethics

7. Cosmology

8. Religion

9. Ancient Rome

10. Climate issues

11. Art

Hooks:
When I was six years old I was nearly hit by a car when running through a street.

I skipped the third grade.

In fourth grade did a presentation on stars (neutron stars, Proxima Centauri, and galaxies) to parents.

When I was seven years old I was nearly hit by a car.

When I was ten years old I nearly pierced a nerve in my left palm when a pencil went through my dominant hand.

When I was fourteen years old I nearly drowned.

Major: Aerospace Engineering/ Electrical Communications Engineering

Schools:

Rice University
Cornell University
Carnegie Mellon University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Princeton University
MIT
Purdue University
Washington University in St. Louis
Northwestern University