Statistics
Standardized Tests
-SAT: 1580 (800 E, 780 M), 1590 Superscore
-PSAT: 1510 (225 Index)
-ACT: 35 (36 E, 35 S, 35 M, 35R, 11W)
-GPA: 4.62/4 UW, 3.97 W
Classes:
-Freshman: AP Human Geo (5)
-Sophomore: AP European (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Chinese (5)
-Junior: APUSH, AP English Lang, Multivariable Calc
-Senior: AP Macro/Mico, AP Physics C, AP English Lit, AP German, AP GoPo (Comp and US), Differential Equations
Personal
Biographical:
-Asian male, large competitive public high school, upper middle class
-Strong political/civic skills as well as math + compsci … kinda stuck in a rut as to which direction to lean, but Economics seems to combine the two the best
-Schools: Ivies (top choice Harvard), Uchicago, Stanford, Backups are BU and Northeastern
Awards:
-Gold medal, National German Exam
-Semifinalist, Coolidge Scholars
-City Council Youth Service Award
-AP Scholar with Honors
EC’s (sorry for being so vague!)
-President, local nonprofit’s junior board: implemented stress prevention curriculum, organized roundtable events, organized career fair, volunteered
-Board Member + Chief Information Officer, Youth Civic Nonprofit (50+ employees): designed website, managed internal affairs, social media, etc; worked with UN Foundation
-Director of Technology, local civic campaign that I helped start (would be more specific but my info would be a Google away), spoke at TEDx event, lobbied city council, managed brand assets
-President, school SkillsUSA chapter: 3rd largest chapter growth in state (300%), 1st in state web design, quiz bowl; 10th nationally quiz bowl
-Vice Chair, state high school political group: organised internship exchange, lobby days, drafted constitution
-Chief of Staff, national high school political group: Managed internal affairs, drafted social media, organzied new website
-Chapter Director of Activism, Junior State of America: Voter registration drives, candidate forum with over 20+ elected officials, Chapter of the Year Award
-Freelance Web Designer: Over 10 projects, mostly nonprofit / political, made a good amount of money
-Business Professionals of America: Winner, state Web Design, competing at Nationals this week
-Swim Team (varsity/club team) for 3 years, probably dropping senior year bc time commitment, top 50 in state
-City Council Student Representative, Specific Board
-Misc. Political stuff: Campaign Fellow, Congressional campaign (we won!), communications volunteer, Presidential campaign affinity group
-Swim Coach in the summer to little kids!
-Vice President, School’s Interact Club: Received Rotary Youth Leadership Award
Recs
-From my Interact sponsor/AP Lang teacher (she loves me), should be a top notch letter.
-From my APUSH teacher (she loves me too), got the highest grade on Semester 1 final, but I heard her rec letters tend to be cut and dry
Questions:
- Is the sheer amount of EC's I have a negative toward my overall application (have I spread myself too thin)?
- How can I effectively demonstrate that my EC's follow basically Tech/Political even though they seem so scattered?
- If I quit swim next year, would it be that big of a hit toward my application (I'd only stay bc of college)?
- What are my chances?