<p>ACT: 31
GPA: 3.7 (most rigorous courseload possible in all subjects; huge upward trend after bad frosh year grades)
Senior year courseload: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP French, Yearbook
ECs: Co-Editor in Chief of Yearbook junior & senior years (on staff as sophomore)
Forensics team (broadcaster) 3 years
FIRST Robotics team 2 years
Tennis team 4 years
Big Brother Big Sister (mentoring for freshmen; founder/president) 2 years
Awards: President's Service Award
NHS 2 years (can only join as junior)
National Merit Commended
High Honor Roll (Principal's List) all 4 years
Work: babysitting, tutoring, lifeguarding
Volunteering: camp counselor, Detroit relief work <a href="200+%20hours">leader</a>
Essays: will probably write about my experience living comfortably and how volunteering in Detroit has opened my eyes to the real world for CommonApp; dual interest in science & journalism for NU essay (I'm a good writer)
Teacher Recs: probably Honors/AP Physics teacher, AP Lang teacher, Yearbook advisor (most likely all good)
Counselor Rec: Who knows? She just came to our school my junior year
Intended major: Engineering (will apply to McCormick)
Other: white female, ~$175k income, medium/large public school in suburban Detroit (one of the best in MI)</p>
<p>At this point, do I have a decent chance? And do I make an impression on you? :) Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Female in engineering? On a robotics team, with BC Calc and AP Physics on her transcript? Yea, I’d say you have a strong shot, especially if you do well in your AP math and science classes (i.e. As), and write an excellent set of essays. Also try to ace your SAT IIs.</p>
<p>Thanks, and hey, aren’t you the dad with several prodigy children who like all go to Harvard?</p>
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<p>Well, sort of, I guess. I am a dad and both my sons did officially test, at a young age, with IQs over 150 (does that count as prodigy?). My older son graduated high school at age 14, then went to a state university within walking distance of home. The younger one just wrapped up his acceptances at Northwestern, Brown, Amherst, Williams, and UIUC. Neither ever applied to Harvard.</p>
<p>By the way, engineers who can write extremely well are few and far between; these are the people who become supervisors and report to upper management because they are able to translate techno-geek into real (or at least business quality) English. Don’t forget to try to emphasize both your strengths.</p>
<p>My dad’s IQ’s over 150 too, just sayin’. And yes! That’s it. Where’s he deciding to go?</p>
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<p>I wish mine were higher; I’m the dummy around here, barely managing 140 – not enough to understand them all the time, yet still smart enough to know a snow-job when it hear it. ;)</p>
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<p>He’s not sure yet. NU’s integrated science program (ISP) is appealing, but Brown has a stronger computer science program (his intended major). Brown is paying for his flight to come visit them next week and we’ll look at NU, which is nearby, the following week.</p>
<p>Good for him! He seems like a respectable young man who will undoubtedly make a great impact on society in the future!</p>