Yet another chances post...

Colleges & Universities Georgia Institute of Technology
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<p>SATI: 580 M 600 CR 650 W (10 Essay)
GPA: 3.87UW, 3.91W Class Rank: ~30/450+
In state, white middle class male.</p>

<p>Almost all Honors/AP classes,
APUSH: 4
APCalc AB: In progress
APLit: In progress</p>

<p>Networking:
I have my Cisco CCNA 1 passed with an A.
12: Setup electro-mechanical scoreboard. Integrated 6 Cisco 2600 routers into network described below.
11: Created a working LAN environment with 2 Cisco 2950 switches, 1 Cisco 1916 Switch, and 23 non-working nodes for Beginning Networking class (cables hand made to TIA/EIA-568-B specifications). Mounted rack mount equipment, organized cable runs and switches to business standards. Outstanding Technology Student. Passed Cisco Certified Network Associate 1. </p>

<p>Marching Band:
12: Brass captain. Helped increase membership 30%. Led brass to win Sprayberry Marching Invitational, AAA, 2nd place. Lettered.
11: Low brass leader (contrabass, trombone). Crossman Award (outstanding character and duty; painted practice field, maintained instruments and music). Auxiliary percussion, West Atlanta Rhythm: 2nd place, SE Color Guard, Independent A. Spirit Drum and Bugle Corps winter camps. Lettered.
10: Soloist. Section Leader nominee. Lettered
9: 2nd baritone, Soloist. Lettered.</p>

<p>Symphonic Bands
12: 1st Trombone. Instrument manager.
11: 1st Trombone. Instrument manager. Governor’s Honors music nominee, county and state.1st Chair County Honor Band. 7th chair District 12 Honor Band.“Excellent” scores at band festival.
10: 1st chair trombone. Outstanding Band Sophomore.
9: 4th chair trombone. Outstanding Band Freshman.</p>

<p>Theater Technical Crew:
12: Spotlight tech for school events.
11:Spotlight and props for “The Wiz.” Trained on lights, 24-channel sound board. Soldering and short range RF radio technician.
10: Spotlight and backstage support for “Suessical.”
9: Stage technician for “Will Rogers Follies.” Cable management, backstage tech… Operated camera for middle school play.</p>

<p>Essay written from the heart, community sports activities (Scuba diving certified @ age 12, Paintball since 12).Other EC’s include NHS (President Nominee), Beta, etc.</p>

<p>You guys think i have a shot?</p>

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<p>Forgot to mention that that SAT was taken at the end of my Junior year, and i just recently retook the ACT and SAT, so hopefully the math score will jump significantly (was in Alg. 2 Jr year, now in AP Calc)</p>

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<p>desperate for any reply…</p>

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<p>Well I’m in the applicant pool, but I think your EC’s give you a good shot, especially if your SAT does improve. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Good luck! you have good EC’s.</p>

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<p>any one else? I would really like some outside opinions, i’ve done all the number crunching, but i just want to have a human opinion.</p>

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<p>As long as the Math score goes up, you should be good!</p>