I’m in 11th grade and looking at next year and what I still need to do. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Columbia
Harvard
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Princeton
UPenn
UChicago
Stanford
Vanderbilt
Duke
Georgetown
Carnegie Mellon
Tufts
UCs
SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (R770,M780,W800) (1st time 2240)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Bio (780), Math II (720), (took these freshman year, will take more this year)
GPA: 4.34 Weighted (school doesn’t do unweighted. Basically all A’s with a few A-'s)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~5/90
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4). Calculus BC (5). World (5). Will take Stats, Lang, US, and Physics 1
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ. Multivariable Calculus, AP Physics 2, AP Literature, AP Chinese, Band, Journalism
Major Awards:
1st place Moonbots
1st place Health and Nutrition Conrad Awards
Semi-finalist FTC Robotics Worlds
Multiple Scholastics Awards in Writing and Painting
National Merit
AP scholar (still taking more)
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
FTC robotics team (10, 11&12-captain)
School Newspaper (9, 10, 11, 12-will be Editor-in-Chief)
School literary magazine (10&11&12 Editor-in-chief)
Concert and Pep band (9, 10, 11, 12)
Varsity Lacrosse (9, 10, 12)
Student Council (10 - representative)
Service Board (9, 10)
Yearbook (10)
Job/Work Experience: Animatronics company internship
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital (80 hours), Afterschool program, (20) summer program (20)
Summer Activities: Journalism camp at Columbia, Internship at animatronics, Ohio state fair booth for robotics, writing
Essays: Hopefully will be good!
Teacher Recommendation: Should be very good, I have great relationships with my teachers.
Counselor Rec: Our counselors are pretty good, and I think I’ve made myself well known to them
Additional Rec: idk
Interview: Should be good
Other: I’ve got a great portfolio of art, photography, and writing. Completed Nanowrimo. Also have a patent pending related to Conrad Awards.
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Business or finance. Maybe computer science
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): UChicago legacy