<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>Any advice, comments, or criticisms are appreciated!</p>
<p>OBJECTIVE</p>
<p>[li] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (760 M&Cr, 690 W) - I know, the writing score was a fail, but I'll retake the SAT again</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II: Latin = 770, Math II = 770, and I will take either Bio M or E later in the year</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.21 unweighted (A- = 3.67, A+ = 4.33)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn't rank, but I'm in Cum Laude (within 10%)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language and Writing (5)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Latin, AP BC Calculus, AP English Language, Auditioned Jazz/Rock Band, AP Bio, AP US History</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Latin Awards (Silver and Golds), Cum Laude; various local, state, national debate trophies, various school awards</p>[/li]
<p>SUBJECTIVE:</p>
<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Auditioned Jazz/Rock Band (3 years); Rocket Club (Vice President); Astronomy club (2 years, founder/president), pit band in musicals (2); Auditioned, nationally recognized a cappella group (1); non-auditioned a cappella group (2); Varsity Science Olympiad (2); JV and Varsity debate (2); Advisory leader in community service (only offered 1 year); liaison to national charity in junior year</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: Howard Hughes Pre-college program = 7 weeks in top university biology lab, Mars Outreach Research Program (published in two major astronomical journals)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service: raised about $20k for school in Nicaragua, WISER, Diversity, Stop Hunger Now Club, organized service project for the junior class</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Summer Activities (fresh, soph, jun): Debate camp, HH Precollege Program at Duke U, Mars research program</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays: VERY PERSONAL: wrote about illness and how it motivated me to get interested in science; wrote about experiences with Astronomy Club</p>[/li]
<p>OTHER:
[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes, will apply</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Intended major?: biology/chem</p>[/li]
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant): VA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: independent</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: white</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: M</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: 100k</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): leukemia patient from 8-14 years old, missed 2 1/2 grades of school, still at top of my class!</p>[/li]
<p>Thanks so much for your time! I'm really nervous about this process!</p>