Hey guys so I applied to 26 schools and was wondering if I could get some feedback on whether or not I’ll be accepted or not from the schools.
Here’s The List:
- All 8 Ivy Leagues (I don’t need to list them out)
- MIT
- Stanford
- UChicago
- Carnegie Mellon
- Rice
- Johns Hopkins
- NYU
- UNC Chapel Hill
- UVA
- UMD
- Penn State
- Duke
- Vanderbilt
- Rochester
- UMBC
- Georgetown
- UCLA
- UC Berkeley
My Stats:
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1550/1600 (800 M + 750 R/W + 21/24 Essay)
ACT (breakdown): 35/36 (36M + 36E + 33R + 35S + 9/12 Essay)
SAT II: Math 1 - 790, Physics - 690 (maybe I shouldn’t have taken it without taking E&M)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95/4.0 (B in Pre-Calculus G/T Sophomore Year)
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.64/5.0 (Pretty low, I know)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US Gov’t (4), Physics C: Mechanics (5), World History (5), Calculus AB (5), English Language (4), and Computer Science A (5)
Senior Year Course Load: Spanish IV - Honors, Calculus C - AP, Advanced Object-Oriented Design G/T {basically, an AP-level class without an associated AP exam}, Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism - AP, Chemistry - AP, Macro/Microeconomics - AP, and English 12 - AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended, NSHSS (not really an award)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 Years of It’s Academic/Quizbowl (Webmaster and on Board of Directors), 4 Years of Math Team (4 Time County Champions), 3 Years of Model UN, 2 Years of Red Cross, Played rec-league basketball for 8 years
Job/Work Experience: Worked at Checkers Drive-In (Only 6 hours a week), Interned at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and participated in the Samsung Mobile App Academy
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer Youth Basketball Coach at YMCA, Volunteer at a local hospital, Volunteer through Red Cross Club, NEHS, NSHS, hopefully going to also be in NHS and National Spanish Honor Society
Summer Activities: Volunteering at the YMCA and hospital and interning at the US EPA, as mentioned before
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, My first essay was really bad so I just scratched the whole idea and decided to write about my interest in computer science that suddenly developed in high school after years of wanting to become an engineer/architect. I can’t describe it well enough here, but it’s pretty good according to my English teacher and my own opinion.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9 or 10 (english teacher), she always seemed to love my personality in class and how I brought differing opinions to everyday topics. She also thought I was really creative and unique in my writing and overall ability.
Teacher Rec #2: 8 (calculus teacher), she seemed really nice to me (not that it matters) and enjoyed my effort and success in the class. nothing real special though.
Counselor Rec: 9, I probably see my counselor more often that most people at my school so I’m pretty close with her. I’ve known here since my older sister went to high school, and she always asks me how I’m doing when I see her in the halls. She also always tries to put a lot of effort into helping me succeed (which she’s supposed to do, I guess)
Additional Rec: I might send in a rec from my internship at the EPA but idk yet
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Not yet
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
School Size: ~1500
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$100,000-125,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation born in America, Possibly URM (does being Bengali count?)
I would really appreciate it if you all could help “predict” my acceptances and/or tell me which schools are reach, match, safety, etc.
Thanks in advance!