Before I begin, I would like to stress that I am moving to the United States in under 2 months. I wish to apply to the Class of 2017, but will probably end up applying for the Class of 2018 as results are delayed in Australia.
- High school senior
- Australian/American (born Alaskan, currently living in 'rural' Australia)
- ~GPA 5.0 (Band 5) est, GPA is not used until University.
- Placed in top %15 of NSW
- Class rank indeterminable, school rank ~60/~600
I don't emphasize on sport; I have played basketball for 4 years at a intra-state level.
I am physically fit (I suppose), I work fortnightly on a farm in highland NSW, go out on ~40km walks every weekend, enjoy running around suburbs/parks, go on multiple day/day hikes in the highlands every 3-5 months. However, I do not work out at the gym.
I was a part of the community care and concern committee at school which organized events i.e. charity events in my senior year.
As far as leadership goes; I have led/co-led many construction projects outside of school (non-professional), acted as a logistics coordinator (title translated), and participated in many community service programs.
Academically I have not been doing all so well in relation to student cohort. 'GPA' expectation at my school is incredibly high, with top %10 of cohort receiving SAT equivalents of above 2250. Although, as a result of doing the NSW HSC course I strongly believe I am able to pick up absolutely anything and learn it to a high level within a given time-frame.
My high school courses from Grade 8 onward (date chosen as I moved from Athens, Greece after completing year 8 to Australia) are as follows.
Pre-HSC (Grade 8 through 10)
3 years of English
3 years of Mathematics
3 years of History
3 years of Geography
3 years of General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geology)
3 years of PE
3 years of Chinese
1 year of Design & Technology
1 year of Visual Arts
1 year of East Asian Studies
HSC (Grade 11 & 12)
2 years of English
2 years of Mathematics
1 year of Extension Mathematics
2 years of Physics
2 years of Chemistry
2 years of Software Design & Development**
**Effectively legal studies & Computer science course
As a national who has spent most of time overseas how would you fare the above qualifications to a West Point candidate, I understand that the average West Point candidate will exceed my personal qualifications but do I at least have a chance? As the unofficial school year 12 motto has been of late (yes, silly but true): 'Go hard or go home', I intend to stick to that, suggestions appreciated.
Regards,
PTWEES
- High school senior
- Australian/American (born Alaskan, currently living in 'rural' Australia)
- ~GPA 5.0 (Band 5) est, GPA is not used until University.
- Placed in top %15 of NSW
- Class rank indeterminable, school rank ~60/~600
I don't emphasize on sport; I have played basketball for 4 years at a intra-state level.
I am physically fit (I suppose), I work fortnightly on a farm in highland NSW, go out on ~40km walks every weekend, enjoy running around suburbs/parks, go on multiple day/day hikes in the highlands every 3-5 months. However, I do not work out at the gym.
I was a part of the community care and concern committee at school which organized events i.e. charity events in my senior year.
As far as leadership goes; I have led/co-led many construction projects outside of school (non-professional), acted as a logistics coordinator (title translated), and participated in many community service programs.
Academically I have not been doing all so well in relation to student cohort. 'GPA' expectation at my school is incredibly high, with top %10 of cohort receiving SAT equivalents of above 2250. Although, as a result of doing the NSW HSC course I strongly believe I am able to pick up absolutely anything and learn it to a high level within a given time-frame.
My high school courses from Grade 8 onward (date chosen as I moved from Athens, Greece after completing year 8 to Australia) are as follows.
Pre-HSC (Grade 8 through 10)
3 years of English
3 years of Mathematics
3 years of History
3 years of Geography
3 years of General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geology)
3 years of PE
3 years of Chinese
1 year of Design & Technology
1 year of Visual Arts
1 year of East Asian Studies
HSC (Grade 11 & 12)
2 years of English
2 years of Mathematics
1 year of Extension Mathematics
2 years of Physics
2 years of Chemistry
2 years of Software Design & Development**
**Effectively legal studies & Computer science course
As a national who has spent most of time overseas how would you fare the above qualifications to a West Point candidate, I understand that the average West Point candidate will exceed my personal qualifications but do I at least have a chance? As the unofficial school year 12 motto has been of late (yes, silly but true): 'Go hard or go home', I intend to stick to that, suggestions appreciated.
Regards,
PTWEES
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