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hey, here's the rundown:

SAT I: 1430 [eh]
SAT II:
Math2c- 750
Bio- 720
Writing-670

UW GPA: 3.55 [ugh]
WGPA: 4.4
Rank: 22-24/320

Inschool ECs-
Prez/Founder of Habitat for Humanity Club
Sec of Debate Team
Prez of Science League
DARE Role Model Leadership Program
Principal's Advisory Council

Out of School ECs-
Prez/Co-founder of Math Tutoring Program for town
Youth Aquatic Instructor at YMCA [volunteer for 3 years]
-promoted to hired staff now

Summers-
First two summers worked as camp counselor at YMCA Kynder-camp
Last summer went to Alaska by myself to build homes for the needy [awesome experience]
This summer, went to Boys State Leadership Program, work at ymca, and shadow a doctor

i no that my ECs are dispersed in a lot of different areas but are they good? I mean, do my ECs help me stand out

By Admitmeplz (Admitmeplz) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 11:45 pm: Edit

You're in

By Xtheonex (Xtheonex) on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 12:04 am: Edit

Great job! Apply ED, and you are most defintely in.

By Reject (Reject) on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 07:18 pm: Edit

hey thanks, but i am still wondering if my ECs help me stand out from the rest?

By Reject (Reject) on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 11:23 am: Edit

bump

By Reject (Reject) on Friday, July 30, 2004 - 09:37 am: Edit

bump

By Reject (Reject) on Sunday, August 01, 2004 - 01:24 pm: Edit

come on now

By Miluo (Miluo) on Sunday, August 01, 2004 - 08:54 pm: Edit

Your ECs aren't that special.

By Kk19131 (Kk19131) on Sunday, August 01, 2004 - 08:58 pm: Edit

"Last summer went to Alaska by myself to build homes for the needy"

-Explain?

By Sammo (Sammo) on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 09:23 am: Edit

Korean American male, Junior in Georgia in one of the top public schools in my state

4.1 Weighted, 3.83 Unweighted GPA, Rank: 37/512 (plan to be top 5% soon)
SAT: 1430- 780 Math, 650 Verbal, trying hard to raise that verbal
- if English is 2nd language I learned, will colleges be lenient even though I have lived here since I was ten yrs old? Probably not, but just asking.
- Will take SAT IIs in Math IC, IIC, US History, Spanish
(I do not know about writing because of New SAT coming up)
should I take SAT II asap or wait, because I could take Math and Spanish now?

Taking 3 APs (U.S. History and AP Calc AB, BC) & 5 Honors this year; I will take at least 4-5 APs Senior year (Gov, Mic Econ, Stat, Spanish, Physics)

ECs (is this enough or do I need more?):
NHS- President
Habitat for Humanity- Vice President
SGA- Homeroom Rep
Key Club- Board
Beta Club- Secretary
Spanish Club
Spanish Honor Society
Math Team
Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)
Lacrosse (JV)
Concert Band
Guitar Club

Volunteer:
Habitat for Humanity in Downtown Atlanta (summer)
Scottish Rights Childrens Hospital for 8 wks; worked with kids (summer)
Spend 2 wks in Mexico / 2 wks in Peru for Mission Trip (summer)
Praise leader for church worship band; play guitar & piano well
Teacher for Vacation Bible School for 5 yrs.
*So far I think I have about 500 hrs of volunteer work. Is that enough?*

Awards / Honors:
Honor Band (trumpet)
Concert Band (1st chair)
Student of the Month (responsibility)
World Geography
Spanish
Math Team
Math Honor Society
National Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society

By Sing (Sing) on Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 02:55 am: Edit

NU is very focused on writing, so a higher English score would be good. But if you can demonstrate that you're a good WRITER some other way (essay, SAT II Writing, Rec, etc.) then you shouldn't have so much trouble. Which school are you thinking of applying to? If you want to get into journalism, you need to up that score. For science, maybe not so much. If you're fluent in your first language, the fact that you're bilingual is impressive. Especialy to the liberal arts people that would be concerned about your verbal score. Best of luck!