Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship 2017-2018 (Semi-Finalists)

University: Stanford University

Stats

SAT (old): N/A

SAT(new): 1470

SAT IIs: N/A

ACT: N/A

AP Tests: N/A (I attend a small school were none are offered.)

GPA: 4.0 Unweighted, 4.23 Weighted

Rank: 1/40

Volunteer Hours (approx): 1,000+

Other stats: I am valedictorian, student council president (for the past two years, NHS treasurer, active in FCCLA and HOSA, and tennis team captain.

Subjective

Essays: Very Good to Excellent: I put a lot of time into these and had multiple people review them.

Teacher Recs: I attend a small school, so my teachers no me really well. I’ve been described as “the best student” that my teacher has “ever taught in his career as an educator.” One in particular, from a former MIT/Cornell/Columbia professor calls me “world-class.” These are a great strength to my application.

Other Rec: My other recommendations are similar. One comes from a former scout leader of mine. It describes how I designed and built a monument for a local army battalion.

Hook (if any): I am active in politics. I have meet with my congressional representative multiple times, including in her office in Washington.

State or Country: Arizona, United States

High School: 2 (Above Average, Nothing Special)

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Sex at Birth: Male

Other Factors: With two other siblings in college, I arguably have high financial need.