<p>Just kidding. No offense to cosmetology school. </p>
<p>My stats:</p>
<p>State: NC
Rank: 3/333, end of semester 1/~325
SAT I: 770V, 730M
SAT II: 800 U.S. History, 760 Math IC, 760 Writing, 720 Math IIC (ugh)
Activites:
*National History Day, finalist at nationals (10), state (10-11), and regionals (10-11), various special prizes for writing, primary sources, state entry
*Debate Team: Club president, turned into team, founded NFL Chapter, won first tournament in OO
*Internship at major local newspaper (staff writer)
*Summer session at a top 5 university
*Yearbook: Business manager, staff won best state book
*Online newspaper: Founder and editor
*Choir: multi-state tours, loads of concerts, plays
*Student council: constitution writer, 3 year rep.
*Various boring volunteering, sports, National Merit, awards for grades, scholarship nominations, who cares</p>
<p>Essay stuff: Interviewing Pat Buchanan, an ambassador, various White House officials for NHD (as well as quirky stories from my work on the project), and how my father once lied about his background which caused me to reflect on what it's like to be a first gen. college student (it's complicated to explain); other shorts on my journalism experience and my adventures writing humor columns for fun (300 pages!)</p>
<p>My question: Everyone else applying to these schools is fantastic. How do I stand out? What should I do for RD as far as presenting myself?</p>
<p>Schools (other than my back-ups): Stanford (EA), Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Duke, Wash U, and Northwestern</p>
<p>I have yet to send off my apps to Duke and the Ivy Triumverate.</p>