Race: Asian/Male
Parents Legacy: No
High School Type: Small Competitive (Top 50 in the nation/ best in state)
Rank: 1/180
GPA: 3.92 UW/ 4.18 W
Awards:
NLE- Silver Medalist
National Merit Semi-Finalist
small school awards
Test Scores:
SAT- 2300 (800 M/ 730 CR/ 770 WR)
ACT- N/A
SAT Subject Tests- Math II SAT2- 760; Taking USH and Latin
AP Exams- AP Calculus BC (5), AP Chemistry (3)
Current Classes: AP Latin, AP Statistics, AP USH, Spanish 3, English 11 Honors, Physics Honors
Senior Course Load: AP Psychology, Multivariate Calculus Honors/ Differential Equations, AP Gov’t/ Econ, AP Literature, Spanish IV, Photo I/II
Activities:
Mock Trial (founding member, 4th place in state)
Swimming (Varsity 3 years, State qualifier 3 years, First-Team All Conference, First-Team All State)
Student Senate (3 years treasurer, Student Body President)
Middle School Mentoring (Group Leader)
Mu Alpha Theta
Volunteer- Have done little volunteer work other than a few school sponsored volunteer activities
Work/Experience- Lifeguarded last summer and during the school year; Intern for Habitat for Humanity through Bank of America Student Leaders
As good chance as any… Which is low
Contact swimming coaches, get recruited. Easiest way.
No gaps but also no hooks. Your essays and interviews will matter. Why should they admit you and not other similarly qualified applicants?
@Yappoy
The schools you apply to should have an equal amount where Asian males are underrepresented rather than saturated.
You should also assume that your chances are lower than average, which they may be.
You should fill out the swimming recruiting questionnaires and expand your list to NESCAC and Patriot League schools and the top Catholic schools. In virtually all these schools Asians are underrepresented. Vanderbilt is a good addition, relatively small Asian population.
Keep your original list but keep in mind you are swimming upstream, with the exception of Dartmouth.
How did you come to decide on these schools?
I would make inquiries (if you have the inclination to swim in college) on being a recruited athlete–it would certainly distinguish you, and moreover create a hook, from the already crowded field of other Asian male applicants. That said, here are my thoughts: Penn n Dartmouth IN; UofC and waitlist; and, Y and P rejected.
Very strong candidate, but has been said, if you get recruited to swim, it’s a slam dunk. The Ivy League school are Division I, but U Chicago is Division III. Only you know what is reasonable there.
I like the lowkey racist sentiments in the posts of @BatesParents2019 and @boolaHI. Must be unfortunate to be “saturated.”
But real talk: U Penn isn’t the school for you. I’d say it’s a faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar reach
You are an excellent student! By now, you should have heard from most of these schools. I am sure you had some amazing acceptances. Best of luck!