Merit Scholarships

Peytoncline
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:05:02 +0000

Which scholarship would you think I have the most chance of getting (Renaissance or Genessee) based on my stats?

Tests:
ACT – 35 composite with 8 on writing
SAT I – not as high as ACT, so doesn’t matter
SAT II – 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 740 Physics
PSAT – 204 (back when my reading score sucked… oh well)

Academics:
Unweighted Cumulative (9th through 11th grade) GPA – 4.000
Weighted Cumulative (9th through 11th grade) GPA – 4.533

1 or #2 in class (we don’t rank except for val and salud, so I’m not completely sure which one I am)

AP Tests (so far):
-Human Geo – 3 (screwed up on this one…)
-World History – 4
-Chemistry – 5
-Physics B – 5
-Calculus AB – 5
AP Tests next year:
-Calculus BC
-U.S. Government and Politics
-Language and Composition
-Literature and Composition
-Biology

Extracurriculars/Clubs:
140 Hours of Community Service (we need 80 to graduate)
Marching Band, Concert Band, and Pep Band
Band Council (President)
National Honor Society
Beta Club
Engineering Club (Officer)
Science Club (Officer)
French Club
State History Day (not sure if that really matters or not…)
National French Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta

Other Awards:
Science Award (9th, 10th, 11th Grade)
Social Studies award (9th and 10th grade)
Outstanding band student (9th, 10th, 11th grade)
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award (11th Grade)
AR All-State Band (10th and 11th Grade)
Chemistry Olympiad finalist (11th grade)

I’m not sure if the clubs and other awards are really necessary for the scholarships, but I just copied these from my chance thread anyway. This is what I remember from my high school career, so if I missed anything and remember it later, I’ll post it on here.