I’m a homeschooled senior near Cleveland, OH
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
ACT: 35 (M:34 W:35 R:36 S:34)
PSAT: 1480 (M: 750 R:730), SI: 221
SAT II: Math level 2- 690(Took with a fever, retaking in two weeks) Literature- 790, US History-800, World History 790
AP Scores : Lit/Comp(5), Stats(4)
All A’s freshman year, most classes taken through online “umbrella” school, did a bunch of community college classes(stats, physics, spanish 3 and 4, calc I and II, and gen. psych) sophomore and junior year with a few independent study and umbrella school classes, got all A’s. Took AP Lit online(got an A+) junior year. I’ve been taking challenging classes all through HS and have doubled up, such as Chemistry and College Physics in 10th and Calc I and II junior year.
Senior year courseload: AP Physics: MEM, Multivariable Calc (dual-enrollment at Case Western Reserve University), Elementary Differential Equations(dual-enrollment at CWRU), Advanced Spanish Conversation(dual-enrollment at CWRU), Gen. Chem (dual-enrollment at CWRU), Literature/Drama(dual-enrollment at community college), and Gov/Politics(self-study)
Extra Curriculars:
Competitive Irish dance : 9, 10, 11, 12(10 years total), performed in over 200 shows
Choir/women’s ensemble: 10,11,12 - Compete twice a year, perform 2-4 times a year
Girl Scouts (9,10,11,12) (13 years total, got silver award, working on gold)
Quiz Bowl and Academic Challenge(9,10,11,12)- National qualifiers, JV captain in 10th grade, varsity player 11th and 12th
Jazz band/orchestra: (9,10,11,12)-compete twice a year, perform 2-4 times a year, play flute and keys depending on need
Epee fencing: (9, part of 10)- non-competitive, left due to injuries, hoping to fence again in college
Theatre(community and homeschool club)- In charge of props, in between 1 and 3 shows a year(acting since 5th grade)
Speech Competition(9,10,12)- compete once a year, perform once a year, usually poetry and reader’s theatre
Work/Volunteering
180ish hours at Cleveland Museum of Natural History, lead tours, help with camps/events/classes, etc (9, 10,11,12)
150ish hours at local hospital, work at front desk, answer phones, transport patients in hospital, etc. (10,11,12)
Miscellaneous volunteer opportunities through girl scouts
Research:
Summer before senior year: 40 hours a week at pharmacology/cancer research lab at Case Western School of Medicine. Worked with a post-doc on telomere-protective protein mutation research, wrote an abstract and created a poster for a final presentation.
Awards:
National merit semifinalist(hopefully finalist )
A bunch of ACSI Distinguished Christian student awards (can’t remember off the top of my head)
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering/Math/Neuroscience
Income: 80,000ish
Hooks: Female in STEM?
Race: Caucasian
Chance me for URochester, Carleton, Caltech, Bowdoin, Williams, Vandy, UVA, Northwestern, RPI, CMU, Dartmouth, Harvey Mudd, Duke, and UChicago please! (My list is super long, there are even more than these on it!)
Thanks