Stats:
SAT I: 2120 (superscore), 2070 (one sitting)
ACT: 34 (English 35, Math 35, Reading 34, Science 31)
GPA: 3.926 out of 4.000 I honestly messed up real bad my junior year…
Freshman year: 4.477, Sophomore year: around a 4.000, Junior year: around a 3.5 (yes I know my GPA plummeted, yes it is completely my fault), Senior year: right now it’s around a 4.200
Rank/percentile: Top 20%
Extracurriculars:
Varsity Golf for 1 year
Varsity Lacrosse for 3 years (captain junior year)
Student volunteer at local hospital for 3 years (orthopedics dept and PACU)
Local youth symphony orchestra for 3 years (first violin)
Chamber quartet for 2 years (1st violin)
Latin club for 3 years
National Latin Exam award winner for 3 years
National Latin Honor Society for 3 years
National Honors Society for 2 years (private one on one math tutor starting senior year)
FBLA Secretary
All-school mass instrumentalist, member of orch pit for school plays and musicals
High honors awards (school)
Internship/work experience
Over the summer, I interned at a a plastic surgeon’s office in another country. Got a very enriching experience about hospitality and the health care profession, in which I hope to have a career (orthodontist).
I also taught english to middle schoolers while I was in another country this summer
Essays: common app is solid, haven’t started supplement
Teacher Rec (2): both pretty good
Counselor Rec: absolutely the best
Currently a senior at a medium sized private catholic school (VERY rigorous)
Transferred to another school in a different state my sophomore year
Fluent in two languages
Lived in 2 countries, 3 states
Minority female (asian), upper middle class
Out of state applicant
Categorized as an international student because I am not a citizen, although I have gone to school in the US since 1st grade. (No green card yet, but soon)
Thanks!
Also: Would CMU care more about GPA or standardized test scores?