Hello all, I am a rising senior, and I am really hoping to get into at least 1 Ivy League… Can you guide me into boosting my chances of admission by improving my app?
(yes, I did copy this from a results thread)
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
ACT: 35 (36 35 36 34)
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): taking a few as a senior, so won’t be reported
IB (place score in parenthesis): Math, Bio, ESS, History, English, Spanish, TOK (theory of knowledge)
Senior Year Course Load: IB2 Math, IB2 Bio, IB2 ESS, IB2 History, IB2 English, IB2 Spanish, IB2 TOK, Honors Spanish Culture, Honors Art IV
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
NHS, World Championship FRC Robotics, minor Science Olympiad awards, NM Semifinalist, other minor
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics team (co-captain), Head of Recycling, Environment Club (president), Book Club (president), Horticultural Club (president, founder), GSA (leader), buildON (leader), Science Olympiad (member), UNICEF Club (founder, president), NAHS, Animal Rights club, Key Club, Community Garden Club (founder, president), Butoku Kai (karate), clarinet player
Job/Work Experience: worked at a local nursery
Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours, volunteered at miscellaneous events, tutor, hospital volunteer
Summer Activities: volunteer work, hosted Environmental Leadership camp for youth, environmental summer camp
State: MI
School Type: Competitive Magnet, #1 in State
Race: White
Hispanic (Y/N): N
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Upper middle
Hooks: Is being LGBTQ a hook? veteran dad? endured severe hardships during highschool?
I only have one summer left until I apply for college, and I’m starting to freak out ---- How can I improve this in such a short time period???
:-S
ANY AND ALL ADVICE PLEASE!!!
EDIT: I should also add that I have done extensive scientific research totaling over 150 hours and I have a “business” on Amazon selling tree saplings.