Hi everyone. Our school requires us to sit down with our guidance counselors and create a college list spring of junior year. I have a list figured out at the bottom. Can y’all chance me for the colleges?
Nationality: Proud to be an American
Ethnicity: Chinese
State: A state between Nebraska and Illinois
School: Moderately competitive (26 ACT average but we send almost a dozen students to the Ivy League every year)
Intended Major: Economics and/or Math/Statistics, Finance (for undergraduate business schools)
Intended Career: The Street
Stats
ACT: 36
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 US History
GPA: 3.95 UW
Course Load
9th Grade
AP Human Geography
AP Calculus BC
English 9 Honors
Concert Strings
Biology
Chemistry Honors
Spanish II Honors
10th Grade:
Calculus III (MV Calc)*
Linear Algebra*
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C
AP US History
English 10 Honors
Spanish III Honors
11th Grade:
Intro to Mathematical Statistics I & II*
Discrete Structures*
AP Biology
AP US Government
AP Economics
British Literature Honors
Spanish IV
Planned 12th Grade:
AP English
AP Psychology
Mathematical Statistics I & II*
Abstract Algebra*
Computational Statistics*
Differential Equations*
Numerical Analysis*
Foundations of Analysis*
*Courses taken at the local University
Extracurricular Activities (nothing special)
Club Swimming - Year round except during HS swimming season. Besides being a 3-time state qualifier, I don’t have much to boast about here.
HS Swimming - Varsity 3 years, in contention to be team captain next year, not much else.
UNICEF Club - Founder and President. Just started this club over the summer. We’ve already raised over $1,000 for UNICEF, and we’ve done some volunteering at the local orphanage and at some elementary schools.
Stem Club - Subteam Captain. We’ve qualified for nationals the past two years. In 9th grade, We finished in the top 10 at a national STEM competition for our essay portion.
Mu Alpha Theta - Nothing much to boast about here. Just a 3-time state competition qualifier.
Volunteering - I’ve volunteered at the local VA hospital for around 150 hours so far.
Awards (lacking)
Likely National Merit Semifinalist (based on my 10th grade score)
AP Scholar with Distinction (hopefully gonna upgrade that to National after this year)
My current list:
Ole Miss, UIowa, UConn, UVA, Michigan, UT-Austin, Dartmouth College, Williams College, Amherst College, Princeton University, Northwestern University, Duke University, NYU (Stern).
Thanks!!