<p>Hey everyone, this is my first post on CC so forgive me for any mistakes :)
I am currently a senior, at a pretty competitive public school in upstate NY.
Male, will be applying for Engineering at the following:</p>
<p>Brandeis
Carnegie Mellon
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rice University
University of Rochester
Tufts
WashUStl
Georgia Tech</p>
<p>SAT I: 2140 (W:760 M:720 R:660) *took again. expect math 800, reading up by at least 20. should get above 2200</p>
<p>SAT II: Chemistry:760 Math II- 710
AP: CalcAB- 5 Chemistry- 4 Statistics- ? Bio- ?
GPA: 95% weighted</p>
<p>Honors: National Honor Society (Junior-Senior)
Chemistry Achievement Award (sophomore)
High Honor Roll (Fresh-Senior)
NY State Scholar Athlete Award (Soph-Senior)</p>
<p>ECs-
-First seed Captain of Varsity Tennis. Have played since age 8--held 4th in State Qualifier
-Music Charity Club Founder, President (Junior-senior year). Sent over 150 hours playing in gigs, charity events, to raise money for third world countries such as Cambodia. Have donated over $1000 to buy school supplies for these students. This is BIG
-Cello, First Chair Principal of section. Symphony Orchestra for 4 years. Played in numerous concerts, pit orchestra
-Tennis instructor in my own time for pay...teach kids and adults the game of tennis! (work exp)
-Biology Lab volunteer/intern for 5 weeks over the summer at University of Rochester. Worked over 40 hours on yeast genetics, lab procedure, DNA electrophoresis techniques
-JV Volleyball(9-10), Varsity Indoor Track
Chess Club (President 10-12)
Chemistry Club
Chinese Culture Club</p>
<p>Essays- Essay that really brought out my character, all of my teachers said it was the most unique they've read. </p>
<p>I would really like to ED to Rice or WashU, which are my top schools. I want to apply for Chemical Engineering. Please list anything I can do to increase my chances!
Thanks everyone.</p>