Hey guys, I was wondering which top tier schools (ivies, chicago, mit, stanford, etc.) I would have a chance at (if any) if I applied early action/early decision. I know admissions at these schools are unpredictable for everyone, but I’m seriously wondering if it’s even worth applying to these schools with my profile so please I need some substantial advice :((
(I want to major in life sciences or computer science btw)
SAT I: n/a
ACT: 36 Composite
SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.71
Rank: my school doesn’t rank
AP: Chemistry (5), APUSH (5), Lang (5), Euro (5)
IB: n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Language & Comp, AP economics, Anatomy, AP Physics, AP Human Geography, AP Calculus BC (skipped AB)
Awards: National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar w/ Honors, state winner for woman in tech award, state medals in Science Olympiad (team placed 2nd in state), placed first at state tech fair, placed first at Spanish convention, National Spanish Exam Gold (Level 2) and silver (level 3), Quiz bowl state finalist, robotics 2nd place at state competition, National Honor societies (nhs, science, mu alpha theta, spanish, english, history)
Extracurriculars: Student Government Association (1 year), Science olympiad (4 years, varsity team, placed at state multiple times, coach kids from my middle school), Science Bowl (4 years, varsity team), Quiz Bowl (4 years, coach kids from my middle school), school newspaper (4 years, head editor and secretary), HOSA (4 years, founding member, VP, competed at state competition), Math team (competed at regional and state competitions but did mediocre, mentored math team at my middle school, test making committee for charity math tournament), Model UN (4 years, officer), USABO/USNCO club (1 year, founder and president), Junior Civitan (service club, 4 years, Secretary), Community Youth Orchestra (4 years, flute), advisory council member for a few nonprofits, staff member/leadership for several literary and science journals (4 years), World Literacy Foundation youth ambassador, started book club at local library, started a math club for kids in my neighborhood, Ultimate Frisbee (2 years), Bowling (started a league for my neighborhood but its not competitive, just for entertainment), upload webtoons (online comics, just as a hobby-hardly anyone reads it), church youth group leader (lead service, plan activities for saturdays and sundays after service), server at school-held concert/talent show night (4 years), heritage club (2 years)
Job/Work Experience: Instructor at math tutoring business
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at a local hospital, assistant teacher at local Korean School (help teach korean and math to kids every saturday morning), assistant teacher at Common Ground (look after elementary-age kids after school)
School Type: public magnet school (school is ranked high, sends a handful of students to ivies and other top schools each year)
Ethnicity/Race: East asian
Gender: female
Hooks: n/a
As you can see, I’m literally all over the place. I have good numbers, but I don’t have any major awards and never went to national/international competitions either, so I’m not sure of my chances.
