Some College Chance Questions

trackdude410
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:43:16 +0000

Hi not entirely sure why im doing this i must feel i need some assurance of the possibility of getting into college, idk.
Stats:
GPA 3.8 unweighted Hardest possible courseload graduating with 10 APs and honors
3 APs last year: AP US, AP English Lang, AP Chemistry all 5s taking 7 more this year
School doesnt rank

ACT Composite: 31, 11 on essay
english 27
math 29
reading 35
science 34

SAT IIs
Chemistry 800
Lit 780
Math I 800

Honors & Awards
11/15/2004’5’6’ AAA For Success Years: 04’, 05’, 06’ Grosse Pointe South
An award where each teacher nominates one student for their excellence in Attendance, Attitude, and Achievement.
10/29/06 Detroit Free Press Marathon Finisher Detroit Free Press/Flagstar
Completed the detroit international marathon in the top 10 in my age group.
5/26/06 Grosse Pointe South High School Scholar Athlete Grosse Pointe South
An award conferred for acieving academic excellence during a sports season.
12/08/05’06’ Macomb Conference All Academic Team
An award for excellence in athletics and academics during the Cross Country Season of 2006.
12/08/06 Macomb Conference Championship Team
An award for excellence in athletics in the Cross Country Season of 2006.
12/13/2006 NCTE Junior Writing Contest Participant
National Council of Teachers of English holds a writing test where kids from every high school are selected to compete in a very selective writing contest.
4/15/2006 National French Honors Society
Inducted into the National French Honors Society for maintaining a high GPA along with a B+ or higher in French.

Activities & Interests
Freshman-Present GPAAS Foster GPAAS
I take in stray dogs or dogs that would be otherwise euthanized for the Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society and care for them until they got adopted.
Avg. Hours: 5-8
Freshman-Present Cross Country Grosse Pointe South
Participated in cross country at first junior-varsity then as a sophomore on the varsity squad during that fall and since.
Avg. Hours: 7-8
Freshman-Present Track and Field Grosse Pointe South
Participated in track and field since Freshman year every spring.
Avg. Hours: 6-7
Junior Summer Wayne State Internship Wayne State University
Internship in the Biomedical Engineering Department of Wayne State studying Anatomy and Phyisology and applications of modern technology to particularly crippling diseases/injuries.
Avg. Hours: 15
Junior-Senior Year GPAAS Promotional Coordinator GPAAS
I arranged for and organized the promotion for donations to Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society.
Avg. Hours: 8
Junior-Senior National Honor Society Cum Laude
Accepted to GPS HS chapter of National Honor Society, Cum Laude.
Avg. Hours: 6

Im applying to:
Boston College
Columbia
Cornell
Duke
MSU
U of M
Northwestern
Oxford
Williams
Yale (Early Action)

Would like to thank anyone who posts for there time because i know how many of these there are and really how its not fair to ask someone to judge because its often so subjective.