Background - White male
Residence - Rhode Island
School - Small Catholic school, one of only IB schools in state
Finances - (Parents divorced) Mother - upper middle class, Father - lower middle class
Hooks - Yale double legacy (both parents)
Stats - #1 in class of 106
SAT (only taken once) - 1580 (780 EBRW/800 M)
SAT II - No stats yet, registered for US History, Spanish, Math II
IBs: English A, Spanish B, Physics, World History HL; Math (only offered as SL when I took it last year, now offered in both SL and HL), World Religion SL
APs - US History (5), Calculus AB, Spanish Literature and Culture, Microeconomics (this year, * = self study) (Average # of APs taken by high-achieving students over 4 years - 2)
GPA - 4.0 UW / 4.59 UW
Intended Fields of Study - Econ, History/PoliSci
ECs:
State Model Legislature
9, 10, 11
6 hr/wk, 25 wk/yr
Continue
Senator (9), Senate Party Whip (10, 11)
Awards for Distinguished Participation (10,11)
Student government
9, 10, 11
1.5 hr/wk, 35 wk/yr
Continue
Class Secretary (9, 10, 11)
JV Cross Country
9, 10, 11
12 hr/wk, 20 wk/yr (summer training and fall season)
Hope to continue, but unlikely to do so due to capabilities
Have already been named captain for my senior year
Varsity Outdoor Track
11
15 hr/wk, 12 wk/yr
Distance Captain (likely 12, as I will be the only senior on the team)
Work - Family Farm
9, 10, 11
30 hr/week, 12 wk/yr (Summer)
6 hr/week, 16 wk/yr (School Year)
Cannot continue in college (at least not during academic year
Volunteering - Local Bicycle Advocacy Group
9, 10, 11
8 hr/week, 10 wk/yr
Continue in similar work
Volunteering - Local Nonprofit Summer Collegiate Baseball Team
11
24 hr/week, 8 wk/yr
Continue
Official Scorer - position held by college students for every other team in the league
NHS
Will join after end of semester 1, unless by some freakish turn of fate my GPA drops an entire point (3.6 is the minimum)
Honors:
Highest Honor Roll (95+ average, all As) - 9, 10, 11
Model Legislature Statewide Award - 10, 11
USSYP Finalist - 11
National Spanish Exam Gold Medal - Levels 1, 2, 3
All-Class Indoor Track (11)
All-Division Indoor Track (11)
Rec Letters:
Too early to tell, as I’m almost four months from asking, but I’m planning to ask my IB World History teacher, who is also my Model Legislature advisor and knows me well, and my IB Spanish teacher/AP Spanish Literature independent study mentor (I check in with her once a week), who also knows me well and is a big fan of mine.
Agree with the above, adding for Dickinson you must demonstrate interest, or risk a denial due to yield protection.
Also, talk with both parents about the budget…as at all of the schools above both parents income and assets will be part of the financial aid equation.
As they’re pointing out, with certain colleges, good enough isn’t good enough. You have model legislature and student govt, but anything independent, not a school program? Eg, vol’ing for a state or local rep, or something related to elections, and/or for some advocacy (activism) group? And similarly, community service for the needy?
This sort of thing, in line with your possible major, would show you get out of the usual hs activities, have that sort of vision and follow through, etc. Easy to add.
I agree with what someone said above though; some of your ECs are the generic school-related stuff and not individual pursuits into what you are passionate about.
But legacy? And with BOTH your parents? Rare, and with those ECs and stats REA to Yale is a no brainer if I were you.
Apply REA to Yale and you’ll have a 50% chance if you’re pessimistic.
As for Princeton (I didn’t apply to any other school on your list), you should start polishing your essays ASAP. By the end of this year, have the bare bones outlines of your common app essays and all your supplementals. You’ll have the summer to get them exactly right, and trust me when I say it’ll pay off.
Ask your GC whether your high school subscribed to Naviance, and search your school’s website. It is a colleges readiness and search website, and it also track applications from your school to different colleges, and the outcomes
This is where you get to demonstrate your resourcefulness. There’s a lot that’s good in your record. Don’t blow it by being the sort who leans on strangers as the first step.
Yes, ask your GC. You can even google for a broader understanding. But key is being the sort of applicant they want to accept. Do you have sufficient understanding of what that is? They don’t just take x% of applicants. They take the ones who meet their wants.
You sound like a really great young man. I would assume that you’re in the top 5 in your class at TPS?
I agree with everyone above. @MWolf has given you a great breakdown. I would think BU is straight match for you.
I would add PC as a safety. Also if you have any interest in continuing in agriculture UMass Amherst has an incredible program in their Stockbridge school and it can be combined with the isenberg school of business. Brandeis and Wake too. Both super schools with an academic focus and similar hard working, extremely bright students like you for really good matches.