What am I looking at?

koolcrud
Mon, 01 May 2006 21:05:32 +0000

I’m something of an enigma for this application process. I should get fantastic teacher recommendations. I spend hours a week tutoring students with learning disabilities. I ran a couple of years of JV Track. I was just accepted to Boys State. I have a 2350 SAT. (750-V) I have legacies at both Georgetown and Tufts. In the case of Georgetown, my father also interviewed for them for 4 years. I went through a leadership training program at a camp for 2 years, and am going down to Georgetown to take a couple of classes this summer. I’m taking AP US History, AP European History and AP Language and Composition this year. I also have completed SUPA Sociology, and next year will take SUPA Psychology, AP Lit, AP Gov and Pol, SUPA Forensic Science and Hon Calculas. I will write a killer admissions essay, and I interview extremely well.

The catch is that I have an 85 unweighted average. (We’re not on the 4.0 scale.) So obviously I’m looking for schools that are willing to take a chance on a smart kid that has underachieved in High School. I was wondering, what exactly am I looking at?