Hey all!
I’ve got a list of top tier colleges I’m applying to which include MIT, Rice, Northwestern, Williams (if I decide to do Physics), and Dartmouth, obviously these are reach schools for anyone but who knows, anything can happen. Other schools I’m applying to are UVA, had 3 Sisters go there so not a true legacy, Virginia Tech, George Mason, UMich Ann Arbor, and Ga Tech
I’m interested in what my chances would be at UVA, Ga Tech, UMich, MIT (HARD REACH, FATTEST ONE), Rice, and Northwestern for engineering.
Stats:
From Virginia at a public school that doesn’t do student rankings or percentiles
Intended major: Physics or Engineering in the sciences
Ethnicity: Asian, Pakistani
Gender: Male
GPA:3.8 UW 4.3 W, B- freshman year due to depression from my cat dying (RIP buddy)
SAT: 1520 first time (780 Math, 740 Reading) aiming for 1560+ second time in June
ACT: 34 first time hopefully I can get a 36 in June
Taking again in June with the Essay along with the SAT
SAT Subject Tests:
Math II: 800
Chemistry: 800
Physics: 800
Extracurriculars:
Marching Band 9-12 (section leader, leadership position, 11-12)
Jazz Band 10-12
District Symphonic Band 10-12 (hopefully)
Robotics 9-10 (got shut down sadly after no teacher would sponsor it)
Science Olympiad 10-12
VP and President of Astronomy club since Freshman year 9-12
NHS 11-12
Science Honor Society 11-12
Math Honor Society 11-12
Frost Math Partnership (tutor kids in math) 11-12
Dungeons and Dragons Club 11-12 (My friend and I founded it to relax and chill with our squad)
I frequently volunteer at a Science Center who’s entire purpose is to inspire kids to pursue STEM (100+ hours, will get more during the summer, I am very passionate about this and I feel people shouldn’t be afraid of STEM cuz the difficulty. Trudge on past that, learn, and have a blast!)
Occasionally visit animal shelter to walk dogs and socialize with cats (20+ hours)
I got an internship at the science center I wolunteer at where I teach the kids fundamental rules about physics and chemistry (Super stoked bout it)
I tutor kids in my area, not in school, in math from Algebra 1-Precalculus.
And on a side note I’ve been practicing cardistry and magic in my free time (idk if this matters but just wanted to put it in every little detail)
Varsity Math Team 10-12
Junior Year Courses:
AP Language: A-
AP Statistics: A
AP Calculus BC: A
AP Chemistry: A
US History Honors: A
Physics 1 Honors: A
Symphonic Band: A (Heighest Band, Jazz Band boosts this course by .5, counts as an honors now )
AP’s:
AP World History: 4
AP Calculus BC: Projected score: 5
AP Chemistry: Projected score: 5
AP Lang: projected score: 4
AP Statistics: Projected score: 5
(I know these are not definite but I’m going off of my grades in these classes, A’s for all but A- in Lang)
Senior Year Courses:
AP Computer Science
AP Physics M/EM (2 credit class)
Symphonic Band (been in since sophomore year)
English 12 Honors
Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra (will most likely transfer credits)
STEM Adv Engineering (Tested and managed to skip STEM Engineering regular)
AP Government
Total AP’s by end of senior year: 9, (10 if you count AP Physics as 2 and 11 if you count Multivar and Linear Algebra as 1)
For Recs: I got my Physics teacher who knows me well and runs the Science Olympiad club and my calc teacher who knows my wortk ethic and that I always keep up with work (Was absent for 14 days straight got hella sick) on board to write ones for me and my counselor who knows me really well, we chat in the halls. She knows me well and knows that I’m always helping others (I also don’t know if colleges care about this)
Essays: I will write them the best I can
Side note: I’ve only taken honors classes at my school and scored A’s in mostly all of them (a few A-‘s and got B- in Spanish and a B in Spanish, not very good at Spanish as I co speak another language at home). English and Urdu
No FA needed