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the stentorian | ncssm profiles June 2006 all of Aem.” rd College, Brown University, Randolph-Macon Woman’s :ge but currently thinking about chemistry, political science, ish. Minor in music and/or French. 0 in the Triangle Youth Philharmonic, Eastern Regional s Orchestra as well as summer music programs such as the [’s Music Club, president of the 4-H club at home, various iholarship, Nichols Presidential Scholarship from R-MWC, liege and a leadership award from Mount Holyoke ig to have ‘me’ time. I get so focused on schoolwork and ) give myself time to relax, take care of myself, and just t Holyoke College in Massachusets early on and has chosen issachusetts the summer before ninth grade and my parents isit some colleges while we were there. I do not remember mke], but when I went back during junior year for my first ipressed by the beautiful new music building and the fact :ping.” May Liu First-choice school: none Also applied to: UNC-CH, Duke, Columbia, MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, UPenn Anticipated major: double major in Economics and science or Engineering Extracurricular activities: president of various clubs and orga nizations, played piano for over 10 years, school band throughout high school, played on the tennis team junior year and research both on campus and at UNC-CH last summer. Scholarships: none Hardest part of high school: “I would have to say adjusting to NCSSM. It was a completely new experience. But the skills I’ve gained and lessons I’ve learned from my two years here will really help me continue to succeed in life.” Results: After touring many schools and weighing out pros and cons. May chose Yale to attend next year. “I visited all the schools I applied to except Stanford during the summer before my senior year. Before I even began applying to them, I liked Yale’s campus and environment the best. I love its architecture and the way their freshmen housing is set up. My family helped me find out more information about the final three schools I was considering, Yale, Stanford and UPenn, but let me use that info to make my own decision.” May will be about 800 miles away from home rather than 8 miles” but is still confident in her decision and is anticipating her college experience. “I’m a little scared about going so far from home and having to live almost completely on my own, but I’m really looking forward to my next four years in New Haven. ” Perry Isner First-choice school: Virginia Tech Also applied to: NC State, Clemson, Unity Anticipated major: undecided but look ing into biology Extracurricular activities: baseball, swim team, cross-country. Model United Nations, church youth group, Envirothon, boy scouts. Beta club Scholarships: received reduced tuition to in-state rates Results: Perry will be continuing the family legacy by at tending VT next year. “My parents went there, as well as a lot of other members of my family. I’ve visited the campus and it’s beauti ful and it’s always been sort of a family tradition so it’s kind of been a dream for me to go there for a while.” wanted to go to a school up north because I ^on C-A, Connecticut Col- ;r freshman and sopho- ;ar, involved in town’s 2, involved in 3 theatre le Sustainability Coali- ifom Da'^'dson )stly some of the social In high school people :ause they’re insecure, all trying to figure out Davidson to her, Mary o her list of colleges to )n to attend next year, year, and I fell love ifiil, the students were :s I went to were really cision making process :amed by all ncssm Amee Patel First-choice school: “I really wanted a change of environment.” Also applied to: John Hopkins, UNC Chapel Hill, Duke, Boston University and more Anticipated major: undecided in the field of Biology Extracurricular activities: tennis sophomore and senior year, student council president at my old school for a year, member of Charlotte Indian competition dance Scholarships: none Hardest part of high school: “Moving to NCSSM was a really big change and the adjustment was definitely the hardest part.” Results: After receiving her acceptance letter from Duke University, Amee toured the campus for the first time to help make her decision to attend Duke. “I only recently visited Duke for the first time after I was accepted and I thought the people were really nice and the campus was gorgeous. In the end I realized that Duke is prob ably the best place for me.” After choosing a school in the South for undergraduate work, Amee hopes to travel North to finish working towards her future goal. “Since I’m going to an in-sate school, I really want to go to a medi cal school that is not in the south. I m Amee Patel guess we will see X • Duke what happens.” Brandon Byers First-choice school: year-off studying in Germany with CIEE, a world of opporfimities program Also applied to: UNC-Chapel Hill Anticipated major: undecided Extracurricular activities: co-president of Spectrum, Drum Major, RLA, volunteered with activism organizations outside school, planned two rallies, led a workshop at a conference Scholarships: CIEE scholarship for a year in Germany Hardest part of high school: “At NCSSM I had to get used to . not being the smart kid because I am among a lot of smart kids.” Results: Brandon first heard about CIEE through NCSSM, and due to his love of Germany and his desire to take a year off, has pursued the program. “Next year I’m going on a scholarship to Germany and I’ll be living with a host family going to a German high school. I w^t to Germany for mini term and fell in love with it. I loved everything from the language and obvious culture difference to even the way they treated the enviroiunent.” Br^don believes taking a year off will be beneficial to him and his future. “After coming to Science and Math for two years I need a break and this is a great opportunity to get out and study abroad for free as well as pick up a second language. After spending two semesters in Germany, Brandon intends on returning to America and emolling in UNC-CH. Rachel Shauger First-choice school: none Also applied to: Brown University, Boston University, Columbia University, the University of Peimsylvania, Swarthmore Col lege, Oxford University UNC-CH, Emory University, Edinburgh Anticipated major: Modem European Languages degree program, taking mainly French and Italian Extracurricular activities: Student Ambassador, member of the Drama Board, Co-editor of the Stentorian and Co-president of the French CJub, active in drama, newspaper and language clubs, Odyssey of the Mind sophomore year. Scholarships: none for school attending Hardest part of high school: “The hardest part of high school for me was probably dealing with the stress level at NCSSM. I had to leam how to prioritize and realize what the important things really are.” Results: Ironically, Rachel was turned onto Edinburgh by an NC SSM Profile flyer that featured a recently accepted student. Now she is featured for the same thing. '“[The flyer] got me thinking, and I remembered when visiting the U.K. that Edinburgh was a really neat city, so that prompted me to look further into applying there.” The extreme distance away from home, gave reason for Rachel’s parents to be worried. “My family was pretty reluctant to let me go. My parents had a lot of concerns about safety, and they didn’t like the idea of letting me go so far away. They finally gave in, though, because they realized that I would be much happier following a dream of studying abroad rather than being stuck at a college where everyone else from NCSSM goes.” Lyndsey Steffensen First-choice school: East Carolina University Also applied to: UNC-Chapel Hill Anticipated major: English, with a minor in Great Books. Extracurricular activities: Track and Field as a freshman, sopho more and junior. Varsity Tennis freshman year and Cross-country sophomore and junior year Scholarships: None Hardest part of high school: “The hardest part of high school for me was resisting the thousand and one temptations to lose focus on the future. It always seems so far away that it’s hard to hold onto your dreams all the way through.” Results: While at first Lyndsey looked down upon ECU, she changed her mind while at NCSSM and has decided to attend ECU this fall. “I grew up around [ECU], since I live in Green ville, but at first I always thought it was a bad school- it had too much of a name as a party school for me to be interested in it. Once I got up here though, I started to look at it^ more seriously, and I realized that it offers a fantastic program for honors kids. It’s a great way to kind of get out of the NCSSM bubble and still get a great education.” Lyndsey’s future plans involve a lot of work both in and out of school. “I’m working my way through school which means forty hour weeks during the summers and 20 hour weeks during the school year. Currently, I’m looking at an internship working with a publishing firm in Denmark for the summer between my freshman and sophomore year. As an honors student, I also plan to participate in ECU’s program for pre-law students which consists of mock-trials, special advising, etc.”
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