<p>My son, too, is a semifinalist. His deadline was Jan. 5, which he made, thanks to the attendance officer at his high school, who took great care in faxing the forms and essays. He attends a rural high school. He has a 2280 on his SAT (800 W, 800 M, 680 CR). He also has three perfect SAT IIs – although they are not required for admission. He is an AP scholar with distinction, four-time captain of the academic team, stats guy for three teams, president of a community service organization, editor of the literary magazine, co-president of the SCA and a delegate to a U.S. Senate youth program. </p>
<p>Like Cardio, we were very grateful that he had the chance to compete for this honor. One of his friends won a Richmond Scholars award last year, but chose to attend a top-10 school. She, too, was humbled by the recognition that the U. of Richmond bestowed on her.</p>