Chance me for PROMYS 2022

Hi… looking to apply for a couple of summer science research programs and promys 2022. is it possible given my resume without USAMO qualification or very high AMC scores? i know that promys is very selective but i am very interested in the program!

Demographics

  • US citizen
  • public HS
  • female
    *current junior

**Intended Major(s):

  • applied mathematics
  • special interest in computational biology/mathematical biology
    **

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: 4.0
  • Weighted HS GPA (incl. weighting system): 4.88
  • Class Rank: 10-15 or so (top 5%)
  • ACT/SAT Scores: 1570 sat (800 math, 770 reading), SAT Chem = 800, PSAT 1500

Coursework
taken: AP Bio (5), Ap chem (5), Ap enviro (5), Ap world (5), ap macro/micro (5s), ap stat (5), ap comp sci a (5)
taking: AP phys c mech, ap phys electricity, ap lang and comp, ap calc bc, ap spanish, ap calc bc, ap music theory

Awards

  • finalist for conrad challenge
  • 2nd/3rd place individual awards in state + national math competitions
    -AIME qualifier (amc 114, aime 7) → math prize for girls
    -usaco silver
    -1st place science olympiad state
    -honorable mention comap himcm
  • invited oral speaker for several conferences (research is in bio and CS tho)
  • a couple of publications

Extracurriculars

  • officership in largest statewide math organization
  • coordinator of countywide mathematics education outreach program
  • coordinator of countywide mathematics competition for 1000+ elem/middle school students
  • write tests for statewide math competitions
  • officership in coding club at school - java, python, r, mathematica, latex
  • attended awesomemath for two years, Honors summer math camp (HSMC) at Texas for one
  • officership in national bioinformatics organization

You can get in without high performance in those competitions - I think it is much more about your performance on the entrance exam. Have you started that yet to get an idea if you can tackle those problems?

Hey! I won a couple of honors after submitting the PROMYS application. Should I send a mail informing them about this?

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Your profile looks very strong. Did you get in?