Hey y’all, since its almost time to apply to college, I wanted to know what my chances were in getting into some of the schools that I have in mind for next year. Currently, I am planning on applying SCEA to Harvard (as well as the other Ivies), Stanford, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Georgetown, University of Chicago, and Washington University in St. Louis. Any feedback is appreciated!
Objective:
SAT I: 2280 (800M, 680CR, 800W, 11 Essay)
ACT: 35 Composite (35 E, 36 M, 33 R, 35 S, 33 W, 10 Essay)
SAT II: Math II (800) US History (780) Chem (770)
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.86 UW/4.86 W
Rank: Top 8% out of a class of around 650
AP: Chem (5) Euro (5) Spanish (5) Physics 1 (5) Calc AB (5) US History (5) Environmental Science (5)
Senior Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Art History, AP Economics, AP Government, AP English Literature
Major Awards: AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Honor, AP Scholar with Distinction, Gettysburg College Book Award, Boys State Alternate, Numerous Awards from national debate tournaments. 2nd place in Southern California and 8th Place in California for TSA Teams. National Merit Commended (209 PSAT).
Extracurriculars: Club Ice Hockey (9-12), JV Ice Hockey (10, Captain), Varsity Ice Hockey (11-12, Captain), TSA TEAMS (10-12, Co-Captain, Nationwide Engineering competition.), Speech and Debate (9-12, Nationally Ranked- Top 100 in the nation, Captain of Debate), Quizbowl (10-12, Semifinalist and Quarterfinalist in school tournament), Musical Theater (9, Had a lead role in a local production), Tennis (9-10, Frosh-Soph, Most Inspirational Player), National English Honor Society )11-12), Science National Honor Society (11-12), National History Honor Society (11-12, Vice President), National Spanish Honor Society (10-12), California Scholarship Foundation (9-12)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community Service: 70+ Hours at a Local Hospital in the Radiology Department, 40+ Hours teaching grade school kids how to skate and play ice hockey, 40+ Hours tutoring students in Math
Summer Activities: Debate Camp, College Horizons (Program dedicated to helping Native American/Alaskan/Hawaiian students apply to college. I got to work with admissions officers from various schools on my application and essays)
Applying for Financial Aid: Yes
Intended Major: Chemistry and History/ Economics
State: CA
School Type: Public (Around 2,500+ Students)
Ethnicity: Native Hawaiian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$100,000
Hooks: URM
Subjective:
Counselor Rec: Should be good. I am very close with my counselor and she seems to really like me. She wrote me a letter of rec for a summer program and she said that it was great.
Teacher Recs: APUSH and English teacher. Both really like me. I’ve had my English Teacher for 2 years and when I asked her, she said that she was going to offer to write me one. My US History teacher already wrote me a letter of rec for a summer program and apparently, it was great (I got in despite applying a week late). I also got an award for achievement in US History so I know she likes me.
Essays: I have a few essays completed and I think that they are pretty good. I had admissions officers from Swarthmore and Hopkins read them and they said that my essays were really good.