<p>SCEA decisions are at most 10 days away, so I’m freaking out a bit. I was just wondering if someone might want to chance me and either calm my fears or make me dread the next week!</p>
<p>Applied SCEA
Personal Info:
Senior at large PA school that usually sends maybe 1-3 to top schools (usually Penn) every year
White male
Hoping to major in bio</p>
<p>Academics:
GPA: 4.0 UW, 102.71 W (not sure how that converts onto 4.0)
Rank: 1/488
Courseload: most difficult available, taken every AP of the 7 my school offers and all other classes are honors throughout all 4 years
SAT I: 760CR 710M 730W, 2200 total
SAT II: 740 US History, 690 Math I
APs: 5 US History, 4 Bio, 3 Chem (taking 4, possibly 5 more tests at the end of this year)</p>
<p>ECs:
–greatly involved in my church for my whole life and have racked up 1000s of volunteer hours in all sorts of activities–altar server, usher, volunteering at bible school, setting up for the church picnic, anything possible really–I have a great rec from my priest
–United States Senate page for Sen. Arlen Specter in summer 2007…I’m most proud of this, seeing as I applied and got accepted on my own merits and without connections
–internship at the World Aerobic/Hip Hop Championships in Los Angeles for three weeks two summers in a row (Hip Hop Championships will be featured as the basis for the upcoming MTV series “America’s Best Dance Crew”)
–chosen as “Scholar of the Year” from my school, where each district in the area picks the most well-rounded student for a newspaper piece and radio interview
–Scholastic bowl team (12); my school does things backwards and ONLY chooses seniors…we won states and went to nationals last year, hoping to live up to that!
–National Merit Commended Scholar
–AP Scholar
–National Honor Society
–Spanish club (9,10,11,12)
–school golf team (10,11); nothing special here, just something I enjoy
–school bowling team (9,10,12); won most improved in the scholastic league in 10th
–won photography contest in our decently large local newspaper (100,000+ circulation)
–pretty extensive world traveler…don’t know if this really counts as an EC, but it did help to shape my world outlook and thus my essay, which I think came out great!</p>
<p>Work experience:
–job as dietary aide at local hospital from Oct 2006-August 2007, about 15 hrs/wk
–job as dietary aide at nursing home from August 2007-present, about 10 hrs/wk</p>
<p>Recs are really good.
I wrote my essays. I think they’re good, especially my main Common App one. Let’s put it this way…they’re very me and really show my voice. So hopefully Stanford likes that!</p>