<p>First thing, I submitted an application for Questbridge NCM, so whether or not I would get that scholarship would also have to be considered. I am planning on ranking colleges for the match. But first, here are my stats:</p>
<p>ACT -
Composite : 34
English: 34
Math: 33
Reading: 33
Science: 34
Writing: my last ACT doesn't have the writing scored yet, however, I previously scored a 9</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Swimming - I have swam competitively for 10 years, and in my high school career have gotten 11 Reserve Conference Championships, have been elected team captain twice, and have two school records. I am not planning on being an athletic recruit, I want to focus on academics in college. </p>
<p>Equestrian - I have been showing horses for 6 years, and have gotten multiple state high point awards, and this year attended the World Championships where I got a reserve world championship, and 3rd place all-around at the show. In the association, I have also been a National Director for my state. </p>
<p>Research - I have completed graduate-level research in Chemical Engineering at Notre Dame - I worked about 3 hours a day, 3 days a week, for about a half a year in the lab. </p>
<p>I am a member of National Honors Society and HOSA as well. </p>
<p>Volunteering / Working:</p>
<p>Swim Coach - I am a volunteer coach for the middle school swim team, and have spent about 400+ hours over the past 3 years attending practices, helping the head coaches, entering swimmers in the meet system, and assisting at practices. </p>
<p>Lifeguarding - I have amassed about 100 hours of volunteer lifeguarding at school and city-sponsored events. I also have a summer job of lifeguarding at public pools in the city, and work 6 hours a day, 6 days a week. </p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>GPA - 3.905 unweighted, school doesn't weigh GPA
Rank - 15 / 255
AP's - 1x5, 2x4, 2x3 - passed AP Chem exam without taking the class - is this a thing?
College credit from 6 dual credited classes. </p>
<p>Sex: Male
School: Rural mid-sized
State: Indiana
Income: Low
Ethnicity: White</p>
<p>In terms of Questbridge, I plan on ranking colleges for the NCM in this order:</p>
<ol>
<li>Notre Dame (legacy, and several relatives work here)</li>
<li>Stanford</li>
<li>MIT</li>
<li>Princeton</li>
<li>Penn</li>
<li>Columbia</li>
<li>Caltech</li>
<li>Yale</li>
</ol>
<p>If I don't make finalist, or don't get matched, I still will apply to those schools through RD. Also, if I don't get anything through the QB NCM, I will plan on applying to Harvard just to see what happens. </p>
<p>If you guys have made it to the end of this, thanks for reading! I know that I'm kinda just another grain of sand on the beach, but if there are any opinions out there, I would like to hear them! </p>
<p>Thanks! :)</p>