LONG COPY-POST INCOMING 
I’m applying to be a senior.
Hi All!
I live in Texas and I am an Indian Male.
I am a current junior, looking at my chances of getting into the above prep schools (mostly Exeter). Long Post incoming:
Rank:
1/666
GPA:
on a 100 point scale i have a 104.4 to 104.8 (5 points for every Pre-AP/Honors, and 8 points for AP)
Is this 4.0?
Classes—(My school restricts classes to what you can take, we got new counslers my junior year, so I was able to bypass that)
Freshman:
Bio Pre-AP
GT Leadership Pre-AP
English 1 Pre-AP
World Geo Pre-AP
Orchestra 1
Alg II Pre-AP
Latin 1
Compsci AP (5)
Sophomore: (I got 4s, I got f’ed.)
AP Enviromental Science (5)
AP Phyiscs 1 (4)
AP Biology (4)
AP Wold History (4)
Chem Pre-AP
English 2 Pre-AP
PreCal Pre-AP
Latin II Pre-AP
Junior:
AP Stats
AP Calc BC
AP Phyiscs C
AP Chem
AP English 3
AP US History
Advanced Data Structures (CS2)
Extra Circ:
Science Bowl Captain (since Freshman Year)
-Went to Nationals my freshman year
-(also went 8th, but idk if that matters)
Quiz Bowl Captain (since Freshman Year)
-started team, got to national ranking my sophomore year
-Went to nationals my Sophomore year
-Ranked top 6 Sophomores in the country (out of around 300-400 at nationals) Rising Star Award (This is supposed to
be a big part of my resume)
History Bowl Captain (Since Freshman year)
-State Champions JV division
-Best JV player in State (History Bee)
Eagle Scout
-working to get 3 palms
Member of local community teen leadership council (meets every week)
-tutoring service embedded
UIL STEM subjects (since freshman year)
-multiple top chem, bio, and physics titles
What I’m doing this year to catch up:
Applying to be a Texas HAS aerospace scholar
Running for Mu Alpha Theta President
Running for NHS president
Joined the School Robotics Team
They have made worlds the last 4 out of 5 years for FRC
They may or May not make it this year, its possible
Doing research on Gravitational Waves with local head of physics department at university
Phyiscs and Algoritihim based project- will enter into local fair to qualify for ISEF
-local fair takes 8/500 (with about 200 of them being dumb projects), so 8/300.
Its iffy, but I think my project is very solid, as long as I finish it, I’m very far behind, but it may or may not fall through- idk
yet.
Creating an Ocean Bowl team (captain) , going to the regional competition to qualify for nationals.
-if we win regs, we go directly to nationals. its possible, but i have to find time to study for it.
Going to History Bowl Nationals
- This is quite easy to qualify for, so its almost positive ill qualify.
Joining History Fair, they made it to nationals freshman year (without me), and state last year. Most likely state this year, nationals is TBD.
Trying to get National Merit
I was 201 Sophmore year- I know its low, Working really really hard to get it up
Trying to hit >2300 SAT
I haven’t taken it yet, going to take it 6 times I think between now and application time. Thoughts? Extra practice?
ACT 35 to 36?
Also haven’t taken it yet. Thoughts? I’m doing my best to get on that.
Self Studying for Physics, Biology, and Chemistry Olympiad.
Trying to get top 20 camp in at least one. Its ALOT of work, but I think that if I don’t waste any time at all, I can do it.
Haven’t taken any SAT subject tests, should I take all 10 except languages? If I have the time, I can do it I think?
Thoughts? How many would you recommend?
Founding a Non-Profit with 2 other friends. I am leading the effort. We are still planning what we are doing, but we plan to hit state wide, and hopefully semi-national/ in other countries by this time next year. We have a calender, and we are trying to stick to it.
Attempting to qualify for UIL state science.
Summary for New things:
Ocean Bowl- iffy if going to nationals
History Bowl- I am going to nationals
Science Bowl- Good chance of going, flukes could happen
Quiz Bowl- For sure going to nationals
History Fair-For sure state, not sure about nationals
Robotics-For Sure SuperRegionals, not sure about Nationals
ISEF- This could happen, but I have to be good
HAS Aerospace scholar- no idea on chances
MuAlphaTheta President- This could happen
NHS president - This could happen
National Merit- Jesus I hope so
SAT- 2300 to 2400 ? Lets hope
ACT- 35 to 36 Maybe?
NonProfit- This will happen with brute force, I’m really pushing it
Chem/Physic/Bio Oly- This is unrealistic, but maybe?
UIL state science- I can do this.
- all the other things from the other years
I know Java, and am teaching myself C++ for Robotics, should I learn something else as well?
Sleep is not considered
Now you know this, What are my chances assuming I hit most of the things on my list? (ISEF, and OLY are low at best) Can I get into those schoools ( specifically exeter)? I know its a list, but I think I want to shoot it from the angle of a “thirst for knowledge”? I actually do like competing, and I have a passion in competing in “bowls” they area alot of fun, and I like the rush. Plus academic competitions have always been my strong point.
I think I want to go into STEM, no idea what.
I know it looks I’m trying too hard, do I have to change things? I love math science, but I also really like history and stuff. I really just like knowledge, but I feel like my resume will look like I am boosting my resume. I like STEM more however though.
On a related note:
I know I have basically no chance of getting into RSI, but should I apply? Eh, all my things are in the future, my current resume is meager at best. What about TASP? Also MITES?
Also, what are your recommendations of things I can do to help my resume? Summer Programs(UPENn,EPGY, stanford thingy, Harvard program), Competitions, etc. I just want to get into exeter and the others, and I’m willing to sacrifice alot.
I also cannot pay for the tution. I’m looking into getting financial aid, we make about 86k per year. only on my dad’s income + debt.
This post was copied for my chance me to HYPSM post, it seems that the exeter applications are due in janurary. This doesnt give me alot of time to add to my resume, what do you guys think?