<p>Hey everyone, I'm thinking of doing Yale scea next year and I was hoping you all could give me a little insight. Thanks in advance! All input is appreciated. </p>
<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Cumulative weighted: 5.77
SAT: (Composite) 2300
Math: 770 Writing: 800 Reading: 730 (This is honestly what I'm most worried about)
Rank: 3</p>
<p>APs: Biology (5), Chemistry (5), World History (5), Computer Science (4), Calc AB (5), English Lang (5), US History (5), Psychology (5) </p>
<p>Senior Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Econ, AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP European History, Gym [Unfortunately required because I tacked on AP Bio my freshman year)</p>
<p>Intended Major: Either Physics or Biology.
State: Maryland
School type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
<p>ECs:
- 4 Years of Varsity Badminton. Captain for my Junior and Senior years. Led the team to the county championships in 2011.
- 2 Years of Varsity Tennis.
- 3 Years of National Honor society.
- 3 Years of National Science Honor Society.
- 3 Years of National Spanish Honor Society.
- 2 Years National Math Honor Society (Mu Alpha Theta)
- 4 Years of It's Academic (like Quizbowl/trivia team). Team made it to the semi-finals of the multi-state wide televised competition. Also placed highly in various large regional tournaments (I can get the exact placings and details later.)
- 4 year active member of Key Club. Officer positions - Freshman on Board, Board member, Vice President, and Lieutenant Governor for Division 12 Key Club International. Voting delegate sent to International Convention in 2011. Campaign manager for Key Club International Trustee candidate (who won.)
Not all logged but probably around 300+ hours of community service.
- 2 Years Math Club.
- 2 Years Future Business Leaders of America. Officer Position: Parliamentarian
- 2 Years Young Democrats - Founding member
- Lutherville-Timonium Musical Ambassadors - Traveled to Scotland and England to play concerts in 2008.</p>
<p>Summer Activities:
- 2011 #1 seeded tennis player for the Roland Run Country Club Interclub team
- 3 Years Active member of the Loch Raven Badminton Club - Approx. 10 hours practice a week off season.
- 3 Years Self Employed Tutor. Tutored high-school and middle-school students in Science, Math, Spanish, General History and English
- 2010 Interned at the Space Telescope Science Institute on the Johns Hopkins Campus - Not sure how important this is but I worked very closely/directly under Dr. Michael Hauser, a renowned astrophysicist. He led a team that won the Nobel prize in 2006 as well as the Gruber prize. He is the former director of the STScI as well as an Adjunct professor of Physics and Astronomy at the Johns Hopkins University.
- 2011 Johns Hopkins Summer University program - One of two high-school students enrolled in Stars & the Universe, an astrophysics and astronomy course. I am still enrolled in the class so I can't post any final grades, but my average is somewhere around a 96 or 97 at the moment (Just took the midterm.)
- Currently (2011) working on an entirely self motivated and funded project. I am constructing a tunable frequency dye laser in my basement. There is no guarantee that I will be finished before applications are due, but I figured I should at least mention it. </p>
<p>EDIT: (Forgot this one) Co-Founder of a small computer repair business. It has been running for the last two years and coincided with a local cyber-guys going out of business hehehe. (Although probably unrelated I like to tell myself otherwise.)</p>
<p>Awards?:
- 2008 The Halliday Award for outstanding scholarship, dedicated school service and respectful character. One awarded per class.
- 2010 Second place in the Baltimore County Badminton Tournament for Mixed doubles
- 2011 Fourth Place for Men's singles in the Baltimore County Badminton Tournament (Not sure if I should include this one... very hopeful for a Gold medal this year.)
- 2011 First place in Computer Problem Solving at the Regional Future Business Leaders of America convention. </p>
<h2>- Principal's List for 11 of the last 12 quarters. (Principal's List is made by having perfect quarter grades. Aka I have only received one quarter B all of high school.)</h2>
<p>I have a few minor writing contest awards as well as some minor tennis trophy type things that I could dig up as well but I'm really not sure where they are right now. I doubt they would make too much of a difference anyway. </p>
<p>Recs: I can get an absolutely amazing one from my APUSH teacher. He is also my It's Ac coach so I have known him my entire highschool career, I will be taking Euro from him next year as well. Other teacher I haven't decided yet. Probably an good but not amazing one from either my Calc or Physics teacher. Additionally Dr. Hauser has written my a very flattering and professional letter of recommendation with all his credentials listed.
I know that Yale only accepts one additional/non teacher recommendation, but I could get a really bang up rec from my Badminton/Tennis coach (yes, same lady.) Do you think it would be wise to get that rather than Dr. Hauser's? </p>
<p>Well that's all I've got at the moment! Thanks for all your comments and sorry about the wall of text.</p>