<p>Hi want to make sure I am on the right track to the ivies. Sorry I this is a little long.
4 unweighted
4.6 weighted
200 on the PSAT without studying
27 or 29 on the act in eighth grade. Classes for next year: Ap bio, Ap chemistry, Ap English 3, Ap caculus ab, Ap calculus bc. My school has a semester block schedule so this is the absolute max number I can take.
Ecs
Speech and debate. Captain of debate. Won 6th place at the Asheville tournament of champions and 3rd place at the state tournament for varsity public forum in my first year.
Science Olympiad. Won first and fourth place in remote sensing and Chem lab at the regional varsity tournament and was a state finalist for remote sensing at the state varsity tournament.
Two years of student council representative.
Starting a club next year called future investors for America.
Sports
Varsity wrestling as freshman Jv lacrosse as freshman
Varsity lacrosse as sophomore Community service
I don't do much by every year I plan a fundraiser for a foundation called childrens art for childrens cancer. I also am in beta club.
Internships and others
The summer after my freshman yer I had an internship at a science lab at the childrens hospital of Boston which is affiliated with harvard. I did data analysis and research as well as designed and performe my own knockout of a gene. I presented my findings at the lab meeting. This year I taught myself how to computer program using perl and a little of c++. this summer I have an internship at the same place and another lab where I will be Doing more data analysis and research and created computer programs to help. I am also currently creating a financial algorithm program to rate a stock on it's growth potential using perl. Oh yeah and my research is going to be published in the nature journal. Thank you so much for reading his and chancing me</p>
<p>First of all. I knockout genes all of the time. It’s not that radical or unique. Second, for someone who did biology research over the summer, what kind of perl computer programming would you need to do? Taking inventory? Third: the journal Nature is the most prestigious scientific journal followed by Cell. I highly doubt you published in that journal. Were you first author? Also a computer program for Stock growth would be patented and goldman sachs would be at your door. If this was legit and you were doing this on your own you’d be accepted anywhere. </p>
<p>Your chances are good and tour ECs are varied. Depth not breadth. Make sure your essays are good and you’ll get in. </p>
<p>Chance me!
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1155428-chance-me-hypsm.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1155428-chance-me-hypsm.html</a></p>
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<p>The point is that there are thousands of kids applying to the ivies. Many with a scientific background and you’re competing against all of them. The ones who get in research ALL YEAR (not just a summer thing. Shows a clear lack of commitment), intel, ISEF, siemens, etc. You’re up against a tough crowd, myself included, of kids who are published and went beyond the lab meeting presentation and were successful in competitions and Olympiads, etc. </p>
<p>You need to do what no one else can claim in this field and that will be your hook. I have mine already but its different for everybody if they actually try and differentiate themselves from everybody else. At this point you appear standard for the group. Your further involvement and computer programming could change that if you how it helped the lab. Write great essays and good luck!</p>
<p>Hey thanks man.
Just to answer your questions perk has become the most popular language for bioinformatics lately and become of it’s easy patten recognition subroutines and text manipulation you could do almost anything with it. I am nit entirely sure what I am going to be using it for but I know it’s not for inventory I believe it’s going to deal with locating gene expression in transcription on early stage asthmatic cells.
As far as the journal I am not the first author.
With the algorithm I have no idea I it is patented by Goldman sacks all I know is I am creating one on my own using my own formula and criteria</p>
<p>This probably doesn’t really do anything but im a sophomore and I’ve played piano for 10 years and compose and improv songs.</p>
<p>Yeah but is it the journal Nature? Or some other one?</p>
<p>Because that could actually be a huge difference in your college app</p>
<p>I’m sorry again I just keep on thinking of stuf to say.
At the end of the summer after my research and internship I an going to continue throughout the school year by keep on analyzing the labs data and by performing my own experiment for the lab. In which then I will write my own paper and submit it and hopefully enter intel or seimens. Also idk I I could do this but with the algorithm if I could enter that into siemens or intel. Not sure</p>
<p>Oh it’s nature to answer your question</p>
<p>That is very BIG. You’re only a sophomore too. One thing which is very important is that adcoms one way or another want to know how much you actually contributed to the paper. If all you did was fill tips or clean their lab jackets, theyll know and it won’t matter as much. But Congrats! Keep it up!</p>
<p>Chance me!</p>
<p>Thanks yeah I’m not exactly sure how much they used me in it I know that they put me in it and put my name on it. I believe they used my data analysis in it that I performed as well as my observations from my research and my presentation and I will chance u def</p>
<p>You are on the right track. Problem: lots of kids will have this profile. Forget the arguments on this thread. Diversify a bit, but more than adding solitary activities such as learning the programming. Many strong STEM kids only pursue their STEM-related interests or similar, high pursuits (eg, finance or the usual clubs.) While these are critical, let your CA reflect additional interests and commitments that make you real. </p>
<p>If you are smart and accomplished, mentor kids or provide academic support. Publishing in a great journal, btw, can go straight over an adcom or reader’s head. What can matter is how you show you knocked yourself out to pursue various interests or share your talents with others. Share your energy with the community, more than for an annual fundraiser.<br>
Somehow, you have to distinguish yourself from the other thousands of qualified kids. Take a chance. Get depth in the most important activities, but add some breadth (even unexpected things.) Keep at the sports. Good luck.</p>
<p>I agree. Diversify. I only know of this journal because I’m in the same field but the adcoms are different.</p>
<p>My point is, many kids look at getting admitted as if there were a narrow ladder to climb- I have to do this; that will impress them; or, X will impress them more than Y. But, Ivies aren’t just looking for the right resume of past experiences; they want evidence you can fit and thrive, academically and socially, master the academic as well as interpersonal challenges, contribute to the campus community and grow into a successful adult. That’s more than preparing for a major or for a profession.</p>
<p>Thanks man. I totally agree with you. I actually don’t do anything to get into the ivies, I just do all that stuff because I am thoroughly interested and passionate about each one of those things. I’m just wondering if based on my passion and the things my passion has lead me o is it possible to go to the ivies</p>
<p>Anything is possible if you make a compelling case. And don’t count out any of the other highly selective colleges. On the subject of community, I started a club called the Plateau Club which brought scientists and researchers and professionals from companies such as genentech and novozymes from the area to present to the students their work. We also provide math and science tutoring and help each other with research since a lot of us have internecine. It’s s community thing and we have kids of all ages who just want to hear what the professionals have to say. Something like this could thrive anywhere and often is pretty inspirational.</p>
<p>That’s pretty cool man, I was thinking of doing something of that order with my investing club.</p>
<p>It is possible. But, right now, the ECs don’t stand out, as a whole. If the internship is selective (as opposed to something you got through connections,) good. It means adults take note of you. I don’t care if you clean test tubes. The annual fundraiser, though, isn’t enough for community service. A lot of kids misunderstand that a once-in-a-while thing (cancer walk, charity event, etc) just isn’t showing you’ve made a committment there. Plus, successful fundraisers managed by kids are often successful only because parents and their adult friends make it so. See the diff between that and rolling up your sleeves once a month for a charity or mentoring/tutoring weekly? Best is to add work where you interact, on any level, with the people you benefit. </p>
<p>The financial thing isn’t unusual, but I wonder of you could make a good short answer out of it (or?) since you’re tinkering with a program. Debate is good, as are sports and SGA. But, these are school-sponsored. You show up, you hone your skills or increase your role. What else?</p>
<p>Butters, that’s great- very innovative and valid on many levels. Moab, investing is about profit- see the diff? Think about whom you would invite, what they would speak about and how it would impact the students’ knowledge, creativity and their possible future impact on society. </p>
<p>We don’t have as much info about Butters’s background as yours, but what he just wrote gave me the wow moment readers look for. To be blunt, at that point, I’d just silently pray he has the rest of the package to qualify, doesn’t screw up any short answer or essay- and gets good LoRs- so I could write him/her a glowing review.
Good luck to you both.</p>
<p>Ok I hear yah. You gave me slot to think about. Thanks.
Do you know if it’s possible for someone who is in high school to become certified for financial analysis or brokerage</p>