Yes, it's another chance

Mr.Doug
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:36:02 +0000

I know i’m a bit weak numerically, but I don’t know much about Boston, so I figured I’d try and get the scoop from people who’ve been there. I’m totally new to this college process, so thank you in advance for your help. Please, above all, be honest.

Likely major: economics.
GPA (weighted/unweighted): 3.85/3.4?

APs: US History, English Language/Comp, European History, English Literature/Comp, German, maybe Statistics. Honors Foreign Policy and Honors Wind Ensemble (and some others from Freshman and Sophmore year)

Class rank: 199/725-ish

SAT Score (First and Only time): Superscore: 2120, CR:800, Math: 610, Writing: 710

AP Scores: USH - 5, English - 4

EC’s: 4 years Speech and Debate - Vice President (2nd Place Statewide, National Quarter-finalist, Numerous local awards)
4 years Marching Band - Trumpet marching section leader
JSA Summer School - (3 intense weeks at Georgetown University, studying AP US Government and Politics)
Current Events Club
Progressive Club (Discussion club with a leftist tilt)
My friend and I plan on starting a philosophy club this year.

Employment: I worked at a grocery store bagging for 4 months last summer, and also worked for my father, helping him with his business. The money is just savings.

Honors/Awards: Highest score in my school on Current Events League tests
Top ten, state-wide essay contest for PSU, there’s probably other things I’m forgetting.

I can count on glowing recommendations from my english teacher, as well as my US History teacher, and a good (not great) from my science teacher, which Chicago would require. I haven’t thought about my essays that much yet; this JSA program monopolizes my time, but I’m a good essay writer, and based on the prompts from Chicago, I think I’m creative enough to do well on them.

As for me, I’m a pretty average person, demographically. White male, 2-parent household in the upper-middle-class suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA. I’m a voracious reader, active in politics (volunteering with various campaigns), and I write, produce music, and moonlight as a DJ in my spare time, just uploading the mixes onto the internet, though.