<p>I know it's ridiculously hard but here goes!
GPA- 3.8-3.9 unweighted
School does not rank</p>
<p>SAT - 2200 - Cr: 710 M:730 W:760
SATII's - English Literature - 730 and Bio - 750
AP's my school offers very very few AP's, maybe 10 maximum -
AP Spanish Language - 4
I took the AP US history exam (not the class) and received a 5 as well as the AP English Language exam (not the class) and also received a 5
Current AP's - AP art and AP Biology, also taking organic chem which is notorious at my school</p>
<p>EC's -
Track - senior year
Tae Kwon Do - through sophomore year (black belt)
Guitar - Played since I was 8
Art - Submitted a portfolio, currently in AP Art
Volunteer at a hospital - over 200 hours at least (since middle of Sophomore year)
GoPink - a breast cancer charity
Jobs - 2 summer jobs - a hostess and a file clerk this summer </p>
<p>I think my essays are very very strong </p>
<p>Be brutal please</p>
<p>I don’t know, SATs are above average, grades seem good. But maybe a little weak on the ECs, although the community service is impressive. Do you know how your recs/essays were?</p>
<p>My recs were written by fantastic, articulate teacher who know me very well
I believe my essays are strong but I wrote them so of course… haha</p>
<p>I’ve been examining the Cornell thread, and I saw some people with similar stats who got in there, so I’d say your chances aren’t bad. But I’m no expert.</p>
<p>chance me:</p>
<p>SAT I: 780 CR, 760 M, 700 W
[ *] ACT: didn’t take
[ *] SAT II: US History 780, Math IIC 750, Chemistry 800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65, weighted is a 4.0, but quarter grades were not so hot
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): we don’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish 4AP lang (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), AP English lit (planned), AP macroeconomics (planned), AP Biology (planned) AB Calc (planned)
Senior Year Course Load: All but one class is an AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Boy scouts (Senior patrol leader, eagle scout)
-Mock trial (leader and closing attorney)
-Student advisory board for member of the house of representatives
-Opinion editor of my school’s online publication
Job/Work Experience: Paid lab internship
Volunteer/Community service: Some with boy scouts, but not president’s award
Summer Activities: Paid internship with chair of biochemistry at Stanford. While there I co-authored a paper being reviewed for publication.
Essays: pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: pretty good from AP chem teacher, ok from the other one
Counselor Rec: I think he likes me, so I’d say it’s probably ok
Additional Rec: Glowing 1.5 page rec from chair of biochemistry at stanford
Interview: went well, although I’m not sure if it’s evaluative.</p>
<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major: Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 250k +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>
<p>don’t worry about chancing me, I got rejected :(</p>
<p>jesus…thats unbelievable…i have a few friends who got deferred and rejected…very tough year</p>
<p>hi, im sure you’ll get it haha
Ajax, sorry you didnt, you seemed like a competitive candidate- i got deferred, kinda sad</p>