International Children’s Conference on the Environment Canada 2002

nervous wreck on deck ! help ?

December 19th, 2009 | by admin |

hey !
just like every other high school senior in the nation, i’m stressing about college acceptances ! help !
Gtown, brown and stanford are my top schools and i really would like to know my chances . here are my stats …

gender-male
ethnicity- african american

GPA: uw-4.0 weighted- 4.7

SATs: =/…downfall
CR- 610
W- 700
M- 570

SATIIs:
World History- 740
Biology- 710
US History- 740

APs:
Bio-5
World-4
US-4
Enviro Sci- 4
Eng. Lang- 3

intended major: International Relations/ Political Science
low income <30k; 4 dependents; single parent; single-bedroom apartment
recs- orgasmic
essays- fabolous

Last year, after attending an Environmental Studies seminar at Columbia University, I became more environmentally conscious and I was inspired to start taking responsibility for my actions in the ecological sphere I live in. I decided that I wanted to learn more about the environment through the Advanced Placement course of Environmental Science. However, my high school didn’t offer the class. I took the initiative to discover more about the earth I live in on my own through Independent Study. Independent Study opened me up to a new way of learning. Instead of being forced to learn about topics I had no interests in, I had a chance to learn something on my own; something that taught me so much.

Although my independent study experience taught me to be more active on environmental issues, I never thought that I would have the opportunity to apply what I learned in a real life setting. After winning an academic scholarship from National Geographic to attend a Student Expedition to Tanzania, my true knowledge of Environmental Science was put to the test. Under the guidance of Anna Estes, an expert on spatial and temporal habitat use of elephants in the Serengeti, I evaluated the impacts of human activity on wildlife in the savannah. I spoke with Safari staff about recent poaching conflicts and with their help, I collected and analyzed data that I used in a report, which I sent to National Geographic for publication. In addition, I also produced ethnographies on Tanzanian residents, in which I compared everyday life for Maasai children with the lives of children in subsistence agricultural villages.

__________Academic Honors__________
-Arista National Junior Honor Society (2007)
-Featured in Who’s Who Among American High School Students (2007)
-3rd Place in Oratorical Competition at 53rd Eastern regional Phi Delta Kappa Youth Conference (2007)
-AP Scholar with Distinction (2009)
-People to People Student Ambassadors Scholarship Finalist (2007)
-The National Society of High School Scholars (2008)
-1st Place in Oratory at NAACP of Rockland County’s ACT-SO Competition (2008)
-English Honor Society (2009)
-Science Honor Society (2009)
-RIT Innovation and Creativity Scholarship Award (2009)
-Presidential Merit Scholarship Award from The King’s College in New York City (2009)
-QuestBridge Individualized Counseling Award Finalist (2009)
-QuestBridge National College Match Finalist (2009)
-National Geographic Student Expeditions Scholarship Finalist: Tanzania (2009)
-Williams College’s Windows on Williams Scholarship Finalist (2009)

__________Extracurricular and Leadership Positions__________
-Concert Band-Percussion (2001-Present)
-Freshman Class President (2006-2007)
-Sophomore Class Secretary (2007-2008)
-Academic League secretary (present)
-"The Challenge" Participant (2009-2010)
-Chartering member, secretary, vice-president and President of Epsilon Chi Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity (2006-present)
-Mentoring Under Student Trust (MUST) Founder and President (2008-present)
-Model United Nations Vice-President (2008-present)
-National Honor Society (2008-present)
-English Honor Society (2008-present)
-Spanish Honor Society (2008-present)
-Science Honor Society (2008-present)
-NAACP Youth Chapter of Spring Valley NY (2007-present)
-ARISTA Honor Society (2006-2007)
-Student Government Secretary (2008-2009)
-Student Government President (present)
-State Pre-requisite Program (S-PREP) of Columbia University (2008-2009)
-Cofounder, Vice-President of Paper Dreams Writing Club (2009-Present)

__________ Additional Work Experience and Community Service__________
-BRIDGES Academy Employee with Cornell University, Cooperative Extensions of Rockland County (September 2006-January 2007)
-NGSE Tanzania: 32 hours of community service by installing a new water pipe in the village of Maji ’ya Chai (July 2009)
-NGSE Tanzania: 8 hours of community service by harvesting maize and distributing manure at a host family’s residence (July 2009)
-CAPROC: 60 hours of community service from managing Summer Reading Tutorials (Summers of 2007,2008. June and August 2009)

I wish my SAT scores were better . couldnt really afford taking classes . i just bought the book and taught myself.

please leave your comments; i won’t be offended . be h

I would say you have more of a likelihood of acceptance than not, but as you pointed out, your SAT score will be your down fall. 1880 is low for top private schools. I can’t give you a percentage because you never know with private schools anyway as they turn away "perfect" students with GPAs over 4.00 and a perfect 2400.

On a side note, none of your AP classes will get you credit at Stanford. And since your family makes less than 100,000 a year, you are entitled to free tuition at Stanford should you get in.

I wish you luck and hope you don’t stress over it too much. Take a deep breath and concentrate on your senior year and relax just a tad.