ajwilliams96
5-Year Member
- Joined
- Dec 24, 2011
- Messages
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Am I on track for acceptance to the U.S. Air Force Academy looking at my first two years of high school? Here is a list of things I have done in my freshman and sophomore years of high school:
Freshman Year
Academics
- Two Honors Courses (Chemistry Honors and Geometry Honors)
- Two Electives (Multimedia Design and Concert Band)
- Maximum Number of Credits
- Community Service Honors (50+ Community Service Hours)
- GPA - 2.957
- Chemistry Honors (usually taken by strong juniors at my school): C+
- Geometry Honors: C-
- World Civilizations: A-
- English I: B
- Spanish I: B-
- Multimedia Design: A
- Concert Band: A+ (counted as half of a course)
Extracurricular
- Elected Ninth Grade Class Council Officer
- Volunteer at the Children's Section of a local library
- Judge in the Elementary School Science Fair
- Performed in the School Spring Drama Production
- Member of a Church Youth Group
- Host at a School Open House
- Wrote and Acted for two different short plays in the Instant Drama Festival (less than 24 hours to write lines and less than 12 hours to learn lines)
- Member of the Chess Team
- Summer Volunteer at a hospital
Sophomore Year (so far)
Academics
- Two Honors Courses (Biology Honors and Algebra II Honors)
- One AP Course (World History AP)
- Two Electives (Computer Science and Concert Band)
- Maximum Number of Credits
- Community Service Honors (50+ Community Service Hours)
- GPA - ?
- Biology Honors: B+/B
- Algebra II Honors: B/B-
- World History AP: B/B-
- English II: B+
- Spanish II: B-
- Computer Science: A/B+
- Concert Band: A+ (counted as half of a course)
- PSAT - 184 (without prior preparation)
- PLAN - 22 (without prior preparation)
Extracurricular
- Elected Executive Council Secretary (Highest Student Council Position Available to a Sophomore; Planning to run for Executive Council Vice President next year)
- Elected Tenth Grade Class Council Officer (served until elected Executive Council Secretary)
- Member of the Cross Country team
- Member of the Swim team
- Member of the Tennis team
- Weekly Volunteer at the Children's Section of a local library
- Performed in the Fall and Spring Drama Productions
- Member of the Set Construction/Technical Crews for the Fall and Spring Drama Productions
- Member of a Church Youth Group
- Founding Member of a Junior State of America chapter (Appointed to the position of Chapter Secretary & Director of Debate for next year)
- Appointed to lead the chapter at the JSA Spring State Conference
- Model United Nations delegate
- Wrote and Acted for two different short plays in the Instant Drama Festival (less than 24 hours to write lines and less than 12 hours to learn lines)
- Staff Writer for the School Newspaper
- Staff Writer for the School Literary Magazine
- Member of the Community Service Board
- Member of the Future Business Leaders of America chapter
- Founding Officer of the 30 Hour Famine Chapter
- Member of the Chess Club
- Host at School Open Houses and School Orientation
- Vice President of the Sports Writing Club
Summer Plans
- Teen Leadership Summer Volunteer at a hospital
- Mission Trip in Nicaragua for one week during the summer
- (Hopefully) Attending the Junior State of America Northeast Institute on Leadership and National Security at Princeton University in the summer
- (Hopefully) Attending the National Student Leadership Conference in Law & Advocacy or Intelligence & National Security
- Attending the U.S. Naval Academy Swim Camp
My overall goal is to enter the U.S. Air Force as an Officer after graduation, serve for a few years, then transition to the U.S. Air Force Reserve or the Air National Guard and attend a top law school.
Thank you for your time.
Freshman Year
Academics
- Two Honors Courses (Chemistry Honors and Geometry Honors)
- Two Electives (Multimedia Design and Concert Band)
- Maximum Number of Credits
- Community Service Honors (50+ Community Service Hours)
- GPA - 2.957
- Chemistry Honors (usually taken by strong juniors at my school): C+
- Geometry Honors: C-
- World Civilizations: A-
- English I: B
- Spanish I: B-
- Multimedia Design: A
- Concert Band: A+ (counted as half of a course)
Extracurricular
- Elected Ninth Grade Class Council Officer
- Volunteer at the Children's Section of a local library
- Judge in the Elementary School Science Fair
- Performed in the School Spring Drama Production
- Member of a Church Youth Group
- Host at a School Open House
- Wrote and Acted for two different short plays in the Instant Drama Festival (less than 24 hours to write lines and less than 12 hours to learn lines)
- Member of the Chess Team
- Summer Volunteer at a hospital
Sophomore Year (so far)
Academics
- Two Honors Courses (Biology Honors and Algebra II Honors)
- One AP Course (World History AP)
- Two Electives (Computer Science and Concert Band)
- Maximum Number of Credits
- Community Service Honors (50+ Community Service Hours)
- GPA - ?
- Biology Honors: B+/B
- Algebra II Honors: B/B-
- World History AP: B/B-
- English II: B+
- Spanish II: B-
- Computer Science: A/B+
- Concert Band: A+ (counted as half of a course)
- PSAT - 184 (without prior preparation)
- PLAN - 22 (without prior preparation)
Extracurricular
- Elected Executive Council Secretary (Highest Student Council Position Available to a Sophomore; Planning to run for Executive Council Vice President next year)
- Elected Tenth Grade Class Council Officer (served until elected Executive Council Secretary)
- Member of the Cross Country team
- Member of the Swim team
- Member of the Tennis team
- Weekly Volunteer at the Children's Section of a local library
- Performed in the Fall and Spring Drama Productions
- Member of the Set Construction/Technical Crews for the Fall and Spring Drama Productions
- Member of a Church Youth Group
- Founding Member of a Junior State of America chapter (Appointed to the position of Chapter Secretary & Director of Debate for next year)
- Appointed to lead the chapter at the JSA Spring State Conference
- Model United Nations delegate
- Wrote and Acted for two different short plays in the Instant Drama Festival (less than 24 hours to write lines and less than 12 hours to learn lines)
- Staff Writer for the School Newspaper
- Staff Writer for the School Literary Magazine
- Member of the Community Service Board
- Member of the Future Business Leaders of America chapter
- Founding Officer of the 30 Hour Famine Chapter
- Member of the Chess Club
- Host at School Open Houses and School Orientation
- Vice President of the Sports Writing Club
Summer Plans
- Teen Leadership Summer Volunteer at a hospital
- Mission Trip in Nicaragua for one week during the summer
- (Hopefully) Attending the Junior State of America Northeast Institute on Leadership and National Security at Princeton University in the summer
- (Hopefully) Attending the National Student Leadership Conference in Law & Advocacy or Intelligence & National Security
- Attending the U.S. Naval Academy Swim Camp
My overall goal is to enter the U.S. Air Force as an Officer after graduation, serve for a few years, then transition to the U.S. Air Force Reserve or the Air National Guard and attend a top law school.
Thank you for your time.