I reeeaally want to go to Georgetown to major in International Relations and Economics.
I’m also applying to several other schools (see below)
Objective:
-SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (680 CR, 760 Math, 750 Writing; Will be retaking the SAT in October
-SAT II: Math II - 800 (Bio M); 800 (US History); 760 (World History)
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89 UW
-AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on my AP tests: World History, AB Calc, BC Calc, APUSH, Bio, Lang
-IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Government, British Literature, AP Environmental Science, PE, AP Statistics, AP Japanese
-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st place at a huge debate tournament (Berkeley), one or two MUN awards, one Volunteer award, AP Scholar with Distinction
Subjective:
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (Public Relations), Public Forum Debate (Captain), Swimming (no awards or varsity letter. I only did this for one year), Viola (again no awards or anything), Peer Court (which is a youth justice program). served as Ambassador for the World Affairs Council in one of their programs
-Job/Work Experience: I’m applying for a swimming instructor job right now
-Volunteer/Community service: Taught English to children in slums in India for 6 weeks, volunteered for an organization that builds schools in India, Leo Club, currently helping launch a charity to provide free sat to underserved high schoolers
-Summer Activities: Online math (9), Volunteering in India (10), Summer Institute on International Affairs at the World Affairs Council (11)
-Essays (rating 1-10, details): Probably above average but not stellar
-Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): See Below
-Teacher Rec #1: AP Lang teacher 7/10
-Teacher Rec #2: AP Bio teacher 8/10
-Counselor Rec: 7/10, never talked to her hahahaha
-Additional Rec: Program director for my youth justice program, probably 9/10
-Interview: N/A yet
Other
-Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
-Intended Major: International Relations and Economics
-State (if domestic applicant): California
-Country (if international applicant):
-School Type: VERY competative, fairly large (2400 kids)
-Ethnicity: Asian
-Gender: Male
-Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
I’m also applying to UPenn, Tufts, Cornell, Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCD, George Washington, American, NYU, Boston and USC