Chance me for SCEA?

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Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1560 (19 essay)
ACT (breakdown): 35 composite
SAT II: 800 Chem, 780 Math 2, 750 USH, 750 Bio (not sure if I’ll report the last two, took them sophomore year)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.77
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (4), Art History (5), Biology (5), U.S. History (5), Psychology (5), Computer Science (4), Microeconomics (5), English Lang. & Comp. (5), Chemistry (5), Government & Politics (5), Calc BC (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: APES, AP Lit, AP Physics, AP Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Society of Women Engineers Merit Award, National Merit Commended, National AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, other minor city/school/NHS awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
NHS (president)
Community nonprofit organization (president/founder)- 3 yrs, fundraised $10,000 for scholarships for underprivileged students
GirlUp United Nations (Vice president)
Medical Academy (president-2 yrs)
CSF

Job/Work Experience:
Interned for MCDB lab at a UC school
Interned for youth foreign policy think tank
Intern for my congresswoman’s office

Volunteer/Community service:
Started my own nonprofit company- fundraised $10,000 for scholarships for underprivileged high school youth, tutoring, normal community service stuff

Summer Activities:
Traveled to South America and volunteered as part of an educational initiative
GirlUp United Nations Leadership Summit in the Capitol
Traveled to Iceland to study/research climate change with NYTimes
Harvard Pre-college Program (course: History of Racial Politics in America)

Essays: Writing CA personal statement about how domestic violence shaped my commitment to justice and equality
Supplement: Describing nature on trip to Iceland, tying in my love for photography, a dn the future with climate change (it’s quite artsy, philosophical)

Teacher Recommendation #1: Part of writing process, AP Chem teacher (10/10)
Teacher Recommendation #2: English Honors teacher (8/10)
Additional Teacher Recommendation #3: AP Bio teacher- loves me but idk her writing skills (8.5/10)
Counselor Rec: I have no clue, barely know her, but she likes me (8/10)
Additional Info/Rec: 7.5/10 Harvard Professor at Pre-college Program (described me as best in the course, level of a college junior)

Intended Major: undecided- Environmental Science and Public Policy
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public, large
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

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The only thing that stands out as a possible negative is:

See https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jd-rothman/ivy-league-admissions_b_1398145.html

FWIW: Harry Bauld has been saying the same thing for twenty-five years in his classic book on College Application Essays: https://www.amazon.com/Writing-College-Application-Essay-Anniversary/dp/0062123998

Other than that, you certainly have the stats to be admitted. Whether you will or not, or what your chances are, I have no idea. Best of luck to you!

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You mention this: Volunteer/Community service:
Started my own nonprofit company- fundraised $10,000 for scholarships for underprivileged high school youth

Did you actually go through the legal process to establish a 501c3? What was the organization for?

What do you mean by interning- how long, what did you do? You have done so many, it is hard to see depth but you certainly have breadth.

I would not hazard even a guess at your chances without more information. Good luck in any case!

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Yes, it is an official 501©(3)— the mission is to improve educational opportunity for underprivileged and disadvantaged high school youth, globally (through our proprietary scholarships, community service, book/school supply drives, and other fundraisers). We are giving out 7 scholarships this year to students in my country and in the Dominican republic.

Interning: For one entire year (12 hours a week) in the MCDB lab, For 5 months for the think tank, and currently (since September) for the Congresswoman; should last well until after the apps process

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Did you have a lawyer to do the paperwork for the 501c3? It is onerous I believe…How do you raise the funds? Do you have a staff? Sorry I am just wondering how you can accomplish such a thing while doing all those other things and doing well in school and…and…how do you get any sleep?!