<p>General Info:
I go to a public school that's known for churning out really smart kids.
My school was founded 8 years ago and has since only gotten two kids into Harvard (not sure if relevent).
Family Income 90-100k
I live in north eastern murica.
Awards:
Bank of America Student Leader
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Semi Finalist
List (in order of interest):
Harvard (Early Action)
UPenn
Yale
Columbia
Dartmouth
This isnt an exhaustive list, its just the schools Im wondering about my chances for.
Listed Major: Chemistry
GPA:
Unweighted 4.0
Weighted 4.73
o It should be 4.76, but the county made a mistake theyre not willing to rectify. One of my teacher recommendations addresses this.
Rank: 12th out of 300
SAT I:
800CR, 760M, 660W = 2220 first go around (7 essay)
800CR, 750M, 740W = 2290 second time (8 essay)
(2300 super)
PSAT 230
Advanced Placement:
Sophomore
o US Government and Politics (5)
Junior
o Biology (5)
o Chemistry (5)
o Calculus AB (5)
o English Language (5)
Subject Tests:
Math 2 (800)
Chemistry (750)
Just took Physics on 10/6 (~800)
Just took Bio on 10/6 (~780)
Senior Year Course load:
World History AP
Calc BC AP
Physics Mechanics AP
English Lit AP
Theatre 1
Spanish 4
Outside internship at a laboratory
ExtraCurric and Comm. Serv.:
Founder, President and CEO of a 501(c)3 community service oriented nonprofit (12)
F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Founder and Team Leader (team leader 9,10,11,12)
President of Science National Honor Society (member 11, president 12)
Math Team (member 10,11,12)
Competitive Swim Team, not affiliated with school (10,12)
National Honor Society (member 11,12)
Intern at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (12)
Intern at Hospital (11)
Community Service 3hrs/wk with two different organizations (been doing it since I was 12)
Mentor Middle School robotics teams
Work Experience
Intern at Teach For America (12)
o 35hrs/wk, 9 wks
Essays: lets assume theyre decent
Recommendations:
1 great teacher rec
1 decent teacher rec
1 great counselor rec
1 good rec from Harvard alum (wrote two copies of rec, one for Harvard and one generic)
1 good rec from manager @ teach for america</p>