Chance me for Ivys (economics/journalism major)

Junior in high school

Objective:
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2300 (770/740/800/8) first and only sitting
SAT II (subject, score): Math 2 (740), Lit (760)
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.9 ish UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): APUSH (4), AP Lang (4). I’m only a junior. By the end of senior year I will have taken 10 AP courses.

Awards:

  • AP Scholar with Distinction*
  • National Merit Semifinalist*
  • High school award in math and science
  • second place in We The People state competition
  • outstanding achievement award in Johns Hopkins talent search
  • school nominee for NCTE
  • High honor roll, NHS, etc.

Extracurriculars:

  • Writer for the Huffington Post: I have written several articles that are published on the website.
  • School newspaper (co-editor in chief)
  • Editor for a national high school literary magazine: I edit, revise and make thorough comments on submissions on a daily basis.
  • Contribute to my town's newspaper: I write articles on teens, college, and advice.
  • Published in town's literary magazine
  • Published author of a novel: 75 page fantasy novel
  • First place in a Yale University essay contest
  • First place in school essay contest
  • Have won and have been published in several online contests/publications
  • Class Treasurer
  • DECA (co-president)
  • President of a public speaking club
  • Black Belt in Karate
  • 2nd and 3rd place in town film festival
  • JV Crew and JV Lacrosse

Work/volunteer/summer experience:

  • manager/editor/reporter at a startup financial literacy website for young adults (5 hours/week)
  • manager/marketer/blogger at a startup educational company (5 hours/week)
  • internship at a local hedgefund or at a congressman's office (haven't decided yet)
  • paid private tutor (5-10 hours/week)
  • waiter at an inn
  • Yale Young Global Scholars program
  • volunteer tutor for struggling students in middle and high school

Other:
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Highly competitive state
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: Part white, part asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: No financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): I wish

*please assume I won these awards. I know they haven’t come out yet.