Demographics
- US Citizen
- NYC
- VERY competitive/prestigious public HS (Stuyvesant)
- Southeast Asian male
- Skipped a grade in elementary (might mention it in additional information idk)
Intended Major(s)
Physics, Chemistry
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
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Unweighted HS GPA: 3.7
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Class Rank: School doesn’t rank
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ACT/SAT Scores: 1560 SAT (790M 770E)
Coursework
AP Chem, AP Bio, Honors Chem, Honors Physics, Projected 5 on AP Chem, Self-studied AP Physics C: Mechanics (projected 4), Will take 5-6 APs by end of senior year
Awards
- National Merit Commended Scholar
- School Chemistry Excellence award
- Science Olympiad Regional Champions
- Projected AP scholar
Extracurriculars
(Include leadership, summer activities, competitions, volunteering, and work experience)
- Paid Research Internship at MSK lab
- Science Olympiad 2 years
- Trusted volunteer/moderator for Brainly .com, answered over 200 questions, online community of over 300 million people
- Co-president of Chemistry club (50 members)
- Co-leader of Rubik’s Cube club (60 members), Member freshmen year, Officer Sophomore year, Co-leader Junior year
- Puzzle-making: Made cognitive puzzles and posted them to own website, A few hundred people have solved or tried to solve them on Reddit
Essays/LORs/Other
- AP Chem teacher LOR: 8-9/10, Teacher is known to write good recs and I participated and did quite well in the class
- Comp Sci teacher LOR: 5-7/10, Didn’t participate in her class but did very well and they said good things about me during the parent-teacher call
Cost Constraints / Budget
Will be paying full
Schools
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Safety
SUNYBING -
Likely
RPI EA -
Match
UCI
McGill
William&Mary
UCSB
Bates ED2 -
Reach
Middlebury ED1
Colorado College EA
Wake Forest
UCSD
Carleton