<p>Stats:</p>
<p>SAT: 650 (M), 630 (V), 660(W) 11 Essay
ACT: 27 (91st percentile) did 95 percentile and higher in math and English, however I was massacred in science
SAT II: 720 US History, 670 World History
GPA: 4.19 (W), 3.677 (UW)----(Freshman years grades are not weighted at our school)
Rank: Top 3.8%
IB Diploma Candidate
Toughest course load available in the school district
AP- 4 US, 4 EURO</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: A
Teacher Recs: A
Counselor Rec: A</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Southern California
School Type: Competitive High School Suburban 2500 students
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Not applying for financial aid.</p>
<p>Other Factors:
Major: Cognitive Psychology
4 years- JV and V Tennis Team
4 years- Extensive research at local university
Research going to be published in scientific journal in the late spring. Sent copy of it to all colleges.
3 years- State Science Fair in Los Angeles (USC)----All projects directly related to major
3 years- Country Science Fair gold medal every year
3 years- District Science Fair Blue Best Ribbon every year</p>
<p>Research applied toward project entered into the Intel Talent Science Competition
2 years- Volunteered at Hospital
11th and 12th- Vice president and secretary of French Honor Society
10th-11th- President of School site council, got lots of recs from advisor who is vice principal of my school
4 years- Tons of local awards for volunteering and excellent patient contact in hospital
Community service: around 250 hours</p>
<p>all look soild for vandy except for test scores. Get ur act above 30 asap because a 27 is abit low compared to vandy standards</p>
<p>Your ECs are very admirable! But, unfortunately, your SAT/ACT scores and UW GPA are too low. I know a friend who applied Early Decision with test scores in the high 1300's and a 3.7 GPA who did not get in. He was a URM too. Good luck!</p>
<p>You sound just like me only male! And my SAT scores were a little higher. (770M, 770V, 710W) and my ACT was killed by my science, (31 total, 25 science) BUT I GOT IN!!!!!! So you probably will too!</p>
<p>I really hope you get in because you sound like me (only male, like janey) and great ECs, btw!! Anyway, just wanted to say I sympathize b/c I got a 31 ACT....killed by science (25 subscore!!)</p>
<p>just out of curiosity, what makes your high school competitive?</p>
<p>I wonder because any time someone posts their stats they they make sure to say they are at a "competitive/highly competitive high school," but what exactly qualifies a high school as competitive? My senior class has 31 students with an average SAT of at least 1326 (M+V)...the top third (top ten basically) have scores that average over 2100. We have 2 National Merit Finalists (plus 2 that missed by one point and 2 more that missed by 3 pts) and over 25% of the class received at least 'commended' status. Additionally, I have about 3-4 hours of homework a night after a 7.5 hour school day. The highest gpa's are as follows: 4.2, 4.2, 4.0, 3.8, 3.75ish, 3.7, 3.65, 3....and these are the same kids whose standardized scores I just mentioned. AP scores follow the same pattern as SATs by the way.</p>
<p>This is what I would consider reasonably competitive, so...whenever people say their suburban public school is "highly competitive" is this the kind of 2000+ student school they're coming from?</p>
<p>It's just a hunch, but I think people are a little too quick to slap that "competitive" label on their schools to make themselves look more qualified than they are.</p>
<p>By the way, this is just a general observation; I am not trying to attack the original poster in any way...just looking for opinions.</p>