Hey Guys,
With college season coming up, I am nervous but excited to see where I will end up. My main fear though is my educational background. The first two years of high school (freshman and sophomore years) I was in a public school, where I got a 4.0 UW and took 3 AP’s sophomore year (school doesn’t allow us to take AP’s as freshmen). However, for many reasons, I decided to homeschool the last two years, partly for me to focus on research and other time-consuming EC’s. This year (junior) I took 4 community college courses and took 5 AP classes online (UC Scout). All my courses were outsourced - I did not have my parents give me any grades. Still, I am extremely worried that colleges will not see my education as “legitimate” and I will be rejected from everywhere I apply.
Here are the schools I am thinking of applying to:
Princeton (I am legacy here)
Harvard
Yale
Stanford
Columbia
Dartmouth
Brown
Penn
Williams
USC
Tufts
NYU
Keep in mind these are the top schools I am applying to, I am not including safeties
Stats
Race: Indian Male, High Income (RIP)
Intended Major: Neuroscience/Neurobiology
GPA: ~4.5 Weighted 4.0 UW
SAT: 1580, Math II: 800, Biology: 800, Chem: 800, World History: 800
AP Classes Taken: Computer Science A, Physics 1, Calc BC, Biology, World History, US History, Statistics, Language and Composition
I plan on taking ~5 more in senior year
Dual Enrollment: 4 courses (I forgot how many credits)
EC’s:
2x ISEF Grand Award Winner (qualified from a very competitive regional)
3x ISEF Special Award Winner
Patent Pending
Internships at two universities that are ranked Top 3 in my intended major (can’t say too much about the second one but the first is UCSF)
Internship at hospital designing better monitoring software for patient rehabilitation
2x Presidential Volunteer Service Award (Gold) Recipient (100’s of hours of community service)
Co-founder and CEO of a Medical-related startup
Started a student ambassadorship program at a local nonprofit and lead students internationally in working with and raising money for special needs children (Likely to receive recognition from local congressmen/state senator for this)
Founder and President of Model United Nations Club at my old school (2 years president)
4 Best Delegate Gavels at competitive collegiate conferences
Founder and President of a city-wide Science Research Program (4 years)
Attorney at County youth court (3 years)
Intern for Local Congressmen during campaign (1.5 year)
JV Golf (1 year)
Thank you - please let me know where I can improve!