Hey guys it's another worthless Ivy crapshoot chance thread! I know you guys must deal with a lot of these stupid threads that make the poster feel good/brag about themselves and have others want to crawl into a hole and die at the mere holy sight of the billions of accomplishments. Jokes aside, I, a rising senior, just wanted to see where I stand for one of my reach choices here. I might be thinking to ED II Tufts if I don't make it into Cornell Engineering. Believe me when I say I really just want some help to see where I stand. It's just that nowadays you see these monsters on CC chance threads with accomplishments (own companies, research publications, cured cancer, 2500, etc) that many people would die for and it's a bit nerve-wracking. I know my scores and accomplishments may not all be up to the school's standards but with all the uncertainty of a holistic selection process, there might be a slight chance. Thanks guys.
WEIGHTED GPA (out of 5): 4.88
CLASS RANK (new rank will be out beginning senior year but I expect this to either stay or move up 1 or 2): 14/363
AP (Soph): APUSH 4
AP (Junior): Chemistry [5], World History [5], English Language and Composition [5]
AP (Senior): Physics C, English Literature, Microeconomics, Spanish, Psychology, BC Calculus
Course load included a variety of all honors classes and is rigorous
SAT (Will be retaking in Oct and ACT this Sept): 2190 (670 CR/780 M/740 W)
SAT II: Math II [780], Chem [800], US History [720 will not send], Biology [730 will not send], Physics [690 will retake with math II (maybe) for dat 800], World History [670 ARGHHKJGJKSDHKJ]
VOLUNTEER ~300 hr
-Peer Tutor in Chemistry, Algebra II, and Geometry
-Chinese School Badminton Teacher Assistant
-NHS/other clubs Service Opportunities
-Assistant Badminton Coach for my local club
-Translator for Asian Senior Citizens
-Raised awareness/some funds for Colony Collapse Disorder (Bees) in school
SUMMERS
-Boston Leadership Institute Green Chemistry Research Program 2015
-Annual Badminton Training Camps/Assistant Coach
-Annual Trips to China to connect with family/culture/visit an orphanage and donate
AWARDS
-AP Scholar with Honor
-Science Olympiad Scrambler Event Second Place
-Multiple Regional Badminton Tournaments 1st 2nd 3rd place (all years)
-Principal’s List (all years)
-National Honors Society
-IBM Master the Mainframe Round 1 Completion
WORK
-Currently work at my local badminton club as the receptionist/desk manager
-Summer/School around 22 hrs/wk
-Clean courts, help coach, offer recommendations, handle transactions, enter data, check up on sign ins and memberships, etc
ECs
-our high school Badminton Club [Founder/Head/Coach]
-Captain of our high school’s Badminton Team (I take the team to an annual regional high school tournament)
-our HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) chapter [Co-President/Social Media Liaison]
-National Honors Society
-Global Learning Initiative (Awareness Club)
-Red Cross
-Gives Back (Volunteer Club)
-Freshman/Varsity Math Team
-Spanish Honors Society
-Science National Honors Society (Lab-focused club)
-Science Olympiad
-Peer Tutoring
-Asian Senior Citizen Translation (Meet once a week to help teach necessary English phrases/concepts)
-Asian Culture Club (Discussion about cultures)
-Learning piano on my own for fun
-C++ and a tiny bit of Python
Outside of School:
-Art Studio (3 years)
-Chinese School (Have been going for 11 years)
-Competitive Badminton (Regularly train under coach and play regional/national tournaments. Went to Lake Placid Olympic Center once for a week training)
-Work
-Going to start into MITx Introduction to Solid State Chemistry course Sept. 8
RECs/Essay
Counselor: Idk have to make an appointment to catch up but probably 7/10 at best
Honors Physics Teacher: 8.5/10 Would usually talk to him about science stuff after class/he is one of SciOly coaches
AP Chemistry Teacher: 9/10 Knows me/admires my character a lot
AP English Teacher: 7.5/10 at best idk but he really liked me as a student in his class
Essay: Writing is good probably ~7.9-8.7/10
OTHER
Gender: Male
Race: Asian
Income Bracket: ~200,000
Intended Major: Engineering (Chemical)
Weaknesses: Being Asian Middle Class male in engineering, SAT could be better, No “research internships” or major awards, no real music, not engineer-heavy stats
Hooks: ayy lmao
