<p>I am currently a high school Junior and I was wondering what are my chances of getting into Amherst are.
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Academics-Sophomore Year: Honors Algebra2/Trig., Honors English, Honors Chemistry, AP European History, and Spanish level three
GPA: 4.0 unweighted.
Athletics: Member of Varsity Tennis Team(One Year) and Varsity Swimming teams(Two years).
Extra-Curricular Activities: Member of school orchestra where I play the violin. I have been studying privately for six years. In addition, I also played the piano for ten years. And I competed in music festivals such as, NYSSMA, Area All State, and BCMEA. Member of National Honor Society(NHS), Spanish Club, and Student Government.
Working Experience: Research assistant at the Department of Economics at SUNY Binghamton(Fall 2011),Intern at Merrill Lynch (Spring 2012), Research Assistant at Cornell University Department of Economics(Spring 2012), and Intern at either the IRS or the Federal Reserve(Summer 2012)
Summer Camps: Harvard Summer School( Summer 2011 took Econ and Political Science courses for a total of 8 undergraduate credits) and Summer Institute for the Gifted(Summer 2010).
Future plans for next year:
Courses for Junior Year: Honors Pre-Calculus, IB English HL-1, IB Physics, IB Spanish 4, AP US History, and Principles of Microeconomics(Fall Semester-4credits undergraduate)/Principles of Macroeconomics (Spring Semester- 4 credits undergraduate) at Suny Binghamton.
Planning on taking Eight AP exams in Junior Year( English Literature and Composition, Comparative Government and Politics, U.S. Government and Politics, U.S.History, World History, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Calculus AB). In addition, to the SAT, SAT Subject Tests ( U.S. History and World History), and PSAT.
I would really appreciate your feedback!
I am planning on transferring to either Phillips Andover or Phillips Exeter Academy for Senior Year and I plan on taking the following AP exams senior year: English language/composition, Human Geography, Psychology, Calculus BC, Statistics. So throughout my high school career I will have taken a total of 14 AP exams.</p>
<p>What are your ACT/SAT scores?</p>
<p>I haven’t taken them yet!</p>
<p>If SATs are good, and essay is awesome, you have a good chance, if you fill a slot that needs to be filled. No guarantees.</p>
<p>Do you happen to know which LAC have good Econ programs?</p>
<p>Can’t go wrong with Amherst. Also think Midd, Williams,Dartmouth etc(of course) Connecticut college could be a safety. Or Brandeis.</p>
<p>Do you think applying to more than 10 colleges is too much?</p>
<p>Ten applications is not too many in this era of the Common Application.</p>
<p>You look good. Make sure to kill the essay (they really read that carefully) and all the standardized tests.</p>
<p>What are the other good Econ lac?</p>
<p>Bowdoin has one of the best economics programs in the country (number one according to the London School of Economics)</p>
<p>how the **** do you intern at merril lynch and federal reserve as a high school student… are you serious</p>