Chance me for Rice RD, WashU (WUSTL), Emory RD, and Duke RD (Pratt Engineering), ?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Note: my state and names of local universities, etc have been removed to protect personal information
Class Rank: 2/1497
SAT: 1580 Math: 800 Reading and Writing: 780
SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 800 Biology M: 800
AP Exams: World History: 5 Human Geography: 5 European History: 5 Biology: 5 US History: 5 English Language: 5 Spanish Language: 5 Statistics: 5 Art History: 5
12th Grade: AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science A
AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP MicroEconomics, AP English Literature
National (US) AP Scholar

ACTIVITIES

9th-12th Grade
Research in Chemistry Lab at local university, International Science Fair Competitions
Independent Researcher (10th-12th)
Worked in Chemistry Lab and completed two innovative projects
Project #1 (11th-12th)
Received the 4th Grand Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (1 of ~100 from 7 million from 81 countries)
Helped the lab obtain more grant money/funding due to the success of the supercapacitor project
In review for publication in the international, peer-reviewed journal: Sigma XI’s Chronicle of New Researcher
Won the Best of Category Special Award from the United States Air Force (1 of 22 in the world from 81 countries)
Received 1st place and Grand Prize Runner-Up at State Science Fair, (2nd in state from ~10,000 science fair competitors)
Invited to Research Camp at local university (1 of 44 in state, received a $2000 scholarship)
Presented research at the state Junior Science and Humanities Symposium and state Junior Academy of Science at (one of eight projects selected in state from 1,860
Project #2 (10th)
Created catalyst 4 times cheaper and 56% more efficient than current catalysts to improve the efficiency of the water electrolysis reaction
Utilized hydrogen product as low cost, non-pollutive method to generate electricity for the poor
Received the silver medal at the International Sustainable World (Engineering Energy Environment) Project Olympiad (2017) (1 of ~200 from 61 countries)

12th Grade
Governor’s Science/Technology 5 day research camp, 1/44 in state
Researched in Caruth Institute for Engineering Education with Professor and other high school students
Coded to optimize drone technology for disaster relief applications
Improved wireless propagation of drones for communications applications

Debate/Speech
9, 10, 11, 12
School
7 hr/wk, 36 wk/yr
Continue
Pres. of Debate Club (9-11), Varsity Speech/Debate
Organized weekly practice sessions, won finalist 3X (top 6 of 100+) in Informative and Extemporaneous Speaking, Public Forum Debate
Other Club/Activity
9, 10, 11, 12
Year
4 hr/wk, 40 wk/yr
Continue
United Nation Children’s Fund Club, Vice President
Organized annual Water Walk, walked with 200 students with water buckets to simulate miles women walk for water, raised $2000 for African Wells
Internship
9, 10, 11, 12
Year
4 hr/wk, 45 wk/yr
Continue

Academic
10, 11, 12
School
4 hr/wk, 36 wk/yr
Continue
Health Occupations Students of America, VP
Ran Blood Drive (2 schools/850 students), created 50 gifts for Janitors, competed in Med. Math, purchased gifts for 10 families through Adopt-a-Family
Computer/Technology

4 hr/wk, 36 wk/yr
Continue
Vice-President, Corporation of Business, Law, Tech
Created App to raise $956 for homeless, organized 20 lectures in 2 schools by entrepreneurs to instill business interest in 55 members, taught coding
Community Service (Volunteer)
9, 10, 11, 12
Year
3 hr/wk, 40 wk/yr
Continue
Family Healthcare Associates Hematology Lab
Separated 1000+ patient specimens according to test ordered (blood, urine, stool), operated Sysmex Machine 30+ times to conduct complete blood counts
Community Service (Volunteer)
10
Break
24 hr/wk, 10 wk/yr
Continue
local Hospitals
Brought water/food to 130 patients, facilitated home rehabilitation for 30 patients by working with nursing homes, delivered 45 packages for nurses
Community Service (Volunteer)
9, 10, 11, 12
School
3 hr/wk, 36 wk/yr
Continue
Served as a Teen Attorney by arguing court cases with teen defendants and persuading a teen jury to sentence the defendant community service hours
Student Govt./Politics
9, 10
School
4 hr/wk, 36 wk/yr
Continue
Service/Finance Committee Chair, Student Senate
Organized 20 games and 5 food trucks for Field Day for 1,160 students, raised $850 for homeless, organized Winter Festival for 50 6-8 grade children

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What major for the schools? If Engineering, then you should know that Emory does not have an Engineering school/major in the traditional sense.

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@Hamurtle Engineering to Pratt, Chemistry to all the other schools I listed.

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The grades/numbers are certainly there. Surprised that you don’t have HYPS on your list, especially Stanford for Chemistry given your user name.

Low reaches for the schools except Emory which could be a match.

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@Hamurtle I do have HYPS on my list, but there’s no point doing a chance me for those because they’re reaches for everyone.

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@yaleivyleague
There’s still enough time to apply to Emory and WashU’s scholarship deadline ( it’s sometime in Mid November). You have a good shot at them with your resume.
Duke and Rice are Low Reach
Emory and WashU are High Match

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@emorynavy Yes, I applied to Emory Scholarship Deadline, I submitted it yesterday. For WashU I think you have to write additional essays for a scholarship so I’ll do that if I have time lol.

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Your science awards are impressive, I’d apply to MIT EA as they value that along with Olympiad winners if you’re looking to apply to one of HYPSM early. I think you have a better chance at YPM than H/S and not just because of the lower acceptance rate but you should assume all 100 of the Grand ISEF winners will apply to those two, and they will probably take 30 or so, which is still really good odds but I’m going to guess that YPM will take more. My only concern is Calculus in 12th, your peers for HYPSM will be at Differential Equations or Linear Algebra or maybe M/V Calc. Good luck!

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@theloniusmonk Thanks, and yea I think YP will take more for sure, especially Y, because not many stem talents apply there and they’re looking for strong STEM students. MIT might be the hardest because pretty much all STEM talents (ISEF, IMO, etc) will apply there. And yea, Calc might look bad, for some reason I took AP Stats 11th when I could’ve taken Calc in 11th, but if I had done that I would’ve been taking AP Stats in 12th anyway because they don’t offer MV/Diff Eq at my school. idk, we’ll see what happens, I’m just hoping my research will be published soon as that would counter the Calc issue.

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@theloniusmonk Also the 100 grand award winners are across 9th-12th grade so there’s probably less of them who are applying to college the same time as I am?

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I think you’re in good shape then, my point on MIT was that it was not restrictive so typically students apply to MIT and maybe a public flagship (UM, e.g.) early.