Chance me at Emory, Villanova, Clarkson, Clark, Drexel, Lehigh, Northeastern, BC, BU, University of Rochester, Brandeis, Case Western Reserve, Umass Amherst.
- Denied ED1 from Tufts
- Accepted EA to UVM with presidential scholarship
Demographic:
- Massachusetts born and raised
- white male
- financial aid not required
- Concord-Carlisle Regional High School. 2nd most competitive public school in MA
Academics:
- weighted gpa: 3.54 (as of end of junior year)
- almost full honors throughout high school
- Senior year: AP physics, AP bio, AP AB calc, Honors english, meteorology, geology. Straight A’s
- SAT (not superscored): 1470. 750 math, 720 english
- ACT (not superscored): 34
- SAT subject Math 2: 800
- SAT subject Biology E: 770
Awards:
- Stanley Z. Koplik Certificate of Mastery Awards
- Boston Globe Gold Key award for a self-portrait
- Silver presidential award for community service at the young adult level (175+ hours in 12 months)
Sports:
- Varsity volleyball, senior year captain of the team
- Varsity swim and dive
- Freshman and JV soccer
Clubs:
- leader in Weather Club. Representing my high school at the 2018 American Meteorology Society conference in TX
- leader in Outdoors Club
Co-curriculars:
- assisted Brown professor Dan Bisaccio with a biodiversity study in Mexico
- assisted BC professor Ethan Baxter in RoBOT geology collaborative program
- Summer course in bioinformatics at Tufts. Received an A+
- Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts of America
- 210+ hours of community service
Work:
- Soccer youth referee
- summer camp counselor at a NH conservation center for wildlife research
- Sales Associate at Staples (current job)
- worked for Neon Therapeutics
CommonApp Details:
- essay is about an intense hail-superstorm I endured on a hiking trip on the New Mexican plateau. English teacher and college coach believe it is well written.
- applying for biology major at all schools
- used extra info section of writing to describe the month of school I missed due to surgery and how I managed school by FaceTiming into class and having proctored tests at home
- Letters of recommendation from my chemistry teacher and english teacher, both from junior year. 3rd rec from my Tufts summer professor
Family:
- Mother and father attended Umass Amherst
- Father also attended Northeastern
- money is not a clear-cutting factor, but scholarships do help
Thanks for your comments! It’s much appreciated.