Hi, I’m a junior who will be applying to several top summer research programs this year- specifically, SSP, Simons, BU RISE, Garcia, and HSHSP. I would appreciate if you guys could estimate my chances/what I could realistically expect.
Demographics
- Asian male
- Mid-atlantic region; competitive state
- Competitive magnet high school
- Upper-middle class
Stats
- 3.98 UW/4.77 W GPA (school doesn’t rank)
- 1590 SAT (800 EBRW, 790M)
- 1490 PSAT (740 EBRW, 750M)
Coursework
- AP Calc BC (5, 5), AP CS A (5), AP Chinese (5), AP Gov (4), APUSH (4)
- Taken Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors Physics, and Honors Earth/Space Science
- Currently STEM courses are Linear Algebra, AP Stat, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Physics C E&M, Analysis in Algorithms, Quantum Physics, and Research/Design
Awards
- 2x USAJMO Qualifier; JMO top 50 scorer
- AMC 10 Perfect score + 12 on AIME last season; scored 144 on AMC 12 this season
- USACO Gold Contestant (hoping to make Plat by January/Feburary)
- USAPhO Semifinalist
Extracurriculars
- Currently doing an internship where I am conducting research on how climate change will impact human migration
- Internship with visiting professor at my state school; developed software that analyzes satellite images for road ice, co-authored a paper presented at a national conference.
- Attended Canada/USA Mathcamp
- Captain of Math Team and Physics Team at my school
- Head Coach of my middle school’s Math Team; 200 volunteer hours
- Play varsity and club volleyball, and competitive chess (USCF ~1750)