Right now I’m planning on applying to:
Brown
Vanderbilt
Pomona
UNC @ Chapel Hill
Northwestern
UChicago
Reed
Northeastern
OSU
CWRU
State: Ohio
White male, potential math/engineering major
GPA: 4.61 (W); 4 (UW)
ACT: 35 (E: 33, M: 36, R: 35, S: 36)
SAT: 2200 (M: 800, W: 720, R: 680
Class rank: 5/165
I’ve gotten an A+, A, or A- every grading period in every class every year of high school, but I might get one B+ this current quarter; not sure yet.
APs: US History [3 (awks)], Calc BC [5], Statistics [5], Government [5], Macroecon [5], Psychology [5], Physics I [5], Physics C: E&M [?], European History [?], Physics C: Mech [?], English Lang [?].
Senior Schedule:
AP European History
Choir (done all four years)
Linear Algebra [through Kent State]
Java Programming [through Kent State]
AP Physics C Mechanics and E&M
Honors English IV
Multivariable Calculus
I also took Number Theory at KSU over the summer and got an A.
Extracurriculars:
School Newspaper (2 years, Vice President last year, Editor-in-Chief this year)
Mock Trial (4 years, Secretary then VP, 4 best attorney awards)
Model UN (3 years, Treasurer, 3 superior delegation awards, conference chair)
Model UN Student Leadership Committee (only ~10 kids in this; we set up the conferences for all of Cleveland)
Independent Contractor for a business, where I do data analysis, product management, and web development
Varsity Track Sophomore through Senior year
Jazz Choir & Honors Choir (separate from school)
In a punk rock band where we play shows at local venues
Waiter at a pizza place
100+ volunteer hours
One rec letter will be amazing; the other will be very good. My personal statement is about an 8.5/10; it’s about how music has affected my life and I play 8 instruments. No interviews as of right now.
Thanks for any feedback!