Chance me MIT/Caltech/Others

<p>Chance me please!</p>

<p>INFO:
Fairly competitive public school, mid-sized, pretty competitive state (not CA/NY/NJ though)
Junior, applying next year, Asian female, unhooked
Interested in engineering (bioengineering) and/or applied math</p>

<p>STATS:
GPA: 4.0 uw, 4.7 w
Rank: don't know, but it can't be that bad, (definitely not valedictorian though)
SAT I: 2310 combined (740CR, 800M, 770W)
SAT II: 800 Math lvl 2, will take Physics, World History
AP: AP Comp Govt - 5, AP Physics C: Mech - 5, AP Calc AB - 5, will take AP Calc BC, Physics C: E/M, Eng Lang, European Hist, Chem (I'm expecting all 5's since our school prepares everyone well)
Senior courseload: Linear Algebra + Multivariable Calc at community college, AP Compsci, AP Bio, AP Eng Lit, AP Spanish, Choir, Teacher aide</p>

<p>ECs:<a href="if%20it%20says%20%2212%22,%20that%20means%20I%20plan%20on%20continuing%20those%20activities%20senior%20year">/u</a>
PRIMARY:
-Science Olympiad (9-12) - many awards, ~25ish total medals from invitationals/regional/state competitions, ~8 gold
-Debate (9-12) - varsity, attend many tournaments per year, reached double-octafinals/octafinals of 2-3 mid-level national tournaments, several local awards/speaker awards
-Quizbowl (9-12) - no awards, but I take on leadership roles/do the a lot of club work (i.e. quizbowl's not my thing, but I'm a committed member)
-Cross-country (9, 10, 12) - nowhere near good enough to be recruited, so that's totally out of the question</p>

<p>SECONDARY:
-Key Club (10-12) - 35ish hours of service, nothing significant
-Tutoring (10-12) - 50ish hours, tutor little kids :)
-Physics Team (10) - several awards at the state competition
-Piano (9-12) - passed advanced examinations</p>

<p>AWARDS:<a href="in%20addition%20to%20ones%20listed%20above">/u</a>
3x AIME qualifier, 3x Math Prize for Girls qualifier
2x state piano competition honorable mention
USAMTS Honorable mention
Local county science fair Chemistry division winner + several smaller additional cash awards
Probably National Merit Semifinalist (my PSAT score is >5 pts ahead last years' cutoff, so I think I'm good)
Probably National AP Scholar by end of this year</p>

<p>OTHER:
-Research internship in a lab related neuroscience type stuff (did it the summer after my 9th and 10th grade years)
-Will be doing more physics-y related internship this summer</p>

<p>THE END
My perceived weaknesses: no major math/science awards, a little too spread out in terms of ECs (not "pointy" enough?)
Essays should show my math/science interests well I think, I'm a better-than-average-but-not-amazing writer</p>

<p>I'm applying to:
MIT/Caltech EA
Stanford/Princeton/Harvey Mudd/Berkeley/Cornell RD
All are out-of-state for me. I'm also applying to safety schools, obviously.</p>

<p>...
Thanks!</p>

<p>bump…</p>

<p>You’re quite a competitive applicant. You have great shots at Harvey Mudd and Berkeley, decent shots at Cornell, and I’d bet you’re in for at least one of MIT/Caltech/Stanford/Princeton.</p>

<p>You are a girl and interested in science and math. That is huge. Especially at CalTech and Harvey Mudd that are actively looking to increase the number of female attendees. You also have solid scores, solid courses, and solid ecs. You have a much better than average chance at CalTech and MIT.</p>