<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M 800 CR 800 W 780
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Bio (800), Chem (800), Math II(760)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85ish(school doesn't calculate)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn't calculate
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Bio (5), AP Chem (5)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous at school
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presented science research at a national science conference, national merit commended, some school awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Model UN(VP), science research, Varsity Fencing, Varsity Ultimate, Viola(first-chair in orchestra)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community Service: None
Summer Activities: 1 summer abroad in France, 2 summers doing science research
Essays: Excellent, worked extremely hard on them, had many read them
Teacher Recommendations: Both very good
Counselor Rec: Probably good, didn't read
Additional Rec: From my laboratory mentor
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Rigorous Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200,000</p>
<p>These are the schools to which I have applied(in addition to some likelies):
Duke
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Dartmouth
Brown
Upenn
Amherst
Northwestern
Rice
Williams
Wash U- (Just received my acceptance)</p>
<p>Thanks in advance! I'll chance back if requested!</p>
<p>You have excellent test scores and an excellent GPA, but I think you are lacking in ECs and volunteer work. You should definitely put yourself out there and volunteer in the community or your school because all colleges, especially these competitive ones love to see that. With that said, I would say that Wash U, Rice, Duke, Williams, and Northwestern you should be fine with, and that the ivies and the others are very difficult for anyone in the nation, and you may borderline on all these.</p>
<p>You have a very impressive resume with some stellar academic achievements. However, my personal experience tells me that top universities do not look for exceptional students; they look for exceptional, well-rounded people. You tick the box with many of what I feel are “prerequisites” to getting into these universities: GPA, AP scores, SAT, awards, and extracurricular activities. But I think that you are missing achievements that show off your soft skills, namely leadership and compassion. As Jkotek suggested, putting in some community service (especially at a local animal shelter or other nonprofit organization) will really add another dimension to your application. </p>
<p>Well, seeing as I get my decisions in a couple weeks, it might be a bit late for that. I haven’t exactly had a lot of time to do volunteer work because of all of my other activities. Will a lack of volunteer work really hurt my chances?</p>
<p>Duke- high match
Harvard,Princeton,Yale- As good a chance as any
Dartmouth- low reach
Brown- match
Upenn- high match
Amherst- low match
Northwestern- low match
Rice- safety?
Williams- match</p>
<p>Great test scores, above average grades, EC’s are OK (more leadership woulve been nice)
But then again… 2380… Nice job</p>
<p>HYP are unpredictable so who knows…
Northwestern, Brown, Amherst, Rice - accept
not too sure about the others but you have a great chance at all! congrats on washu </p>
<p>Duke-unpredictable (their ED this year was very, very strange)
Harvard-reach
Princeton-low reach
Yale-low reach
Dartmouth-waitlist
Brown-match
Upenn-match
Amherst-accept
Northwestern-accept
Rice-accept
Williams-accept</p>
<p>You are really just too vague on the research portions. If you are a Siemens/Intel winner, you definitely say it out. There are varying degrees of prestige in national science conferences still.</p>
<p>@bodangles, it’s a superscore between one test on which I scored a 2200(800CR, 680M, 720W) and another testing when I scored a 2360(800M, 780W, 780CR). </p>
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