<p>How much would it help in the admissions process to ivy league or very higly selective universities if I, a school board student representative, performed a confidence interval (statistical analyses) on students and essentially changed a policy on how state tests are run and as a result, improved the test scores of the school? Thanks</p>
<p>um that actually sounds pretty cool and its very unique. it would definitely be a super plus factor for top colleges provided you have good grades.</p>
<p>Depends. It really depends on how much you did… Was it just a suggestion, or was it a full research that took several months? </p>
<p>A guy in my school changed school policy… now we can’t wear purely white shirts.</p>
<p>how large is the jump? Hoe long is the trend? Can you prove it was due to your policies?</p>
<p>Sounds like a good topic to write about in your essays.</p>
<p>Students weren’t performing to their ability so I decided to run a confidence interval (AP Statistics). I receieved the whole 11th grade list (906) students, and then took a simple random sample of about 80 students and asked several questions about if they would perform to the best of their ability or not. After that, I organized all the data and presented it to the school board and they agreed that we should reward students on the State assessment test. I’m currently the president of student council and going to gov school this summer. But my sat’s are at a 2000, so I need to perform much better. Thanks for the advice.</p>
<p>Why not wear purely white shirts in school?? (sorry for hijacking the thread)</p>
<p>Maybe I’m a little jaded because I just took the ap stat make up exam this morning, but it really doesn’t seem like that big of a deal that you made a confidence interval. I think the presenting to the school board part is a bigger deal, especially if you are consistantly involved with their policies. Perhaps get one of them to write a recommendation?</p>
<p>I dont’ think you need a rec. For the record, it’s awesome that you changed policy. You should definitely mention this, and give details to back it up, and I think this will really show your dedication to making a difference as a class officer. good luck.</p>
<p>luckily, the superintendent went to Wharton for his MBA. Would a recommendation in this case help for applying to Wharton undergrad? Thanks</p>