<p>White male from New Jersey, neither of my parents went to college</p>
<p>Class Rank: 3 of 217 at a competitive private school; Our grading system is very different from most the 100 or 4.0 scale so I'll spare you that, but my class rank should give an idea</p>
<p>Scores:
SAT: 2340 single sitting
Subject Tests: Math II-800; Biology M-800; US History-780; Spanish-740
PSAT: 230 so most likely National Merit Semifinalist and/or Finalist
AP's: All 5's on Human Geography, World History, Calc AB, Environmental Science, Spanish Language, English Language, Biology, and US History, so I've had very rigorous course load throughout high school</p>
<p>Senior Schedule:
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics B
AP Spanish Literature
AP English Literature
AP Statistics
Peer Leadership Seminar
Jazz Band
Brass and Wind Ensemble
Also taking a chemistry class at a local university since my school cut AP Chem</p>
<p>Activities:
Theater and Drama- Leading roles in 8 productions during high school</p>
<p>Community Service- Founded my own service organization and started up service education in my school community. I started something called the "Great Buzz-Off" where students payed to shave their heads in support of those with cancer and raised $15,000. I started the September 11th Pledge to Serve in my school, where our student body collectively performed 10,000 hours of community service. I have personally performed 300+ hours of community service while in high school. Those are just my two major accomplishments, of course we've done much more with our work.</p>
<p>Music- Instrumental and Vocal
I play Alto and Baritone Saxophone in Jazz Band and Brass/Wind Ensemble as well as my school's concert band. I've performed as a featured member of the Diocesan Honors Band.</p>
<p>I sing baritone in my school's A Cappella Chorus and am a featured singer in the North Jersey Young Men's Ensemble.</p>
<p>Antioch Team Leader</p>
<p>Peer Leader and run a Freshman homeroom in my school</p>
<p>National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society Tutor: This takes place during the school day so I still have time for everything else</p>
<p>Employment:
Summer after Freshman and Sophomore year I waited and bussed tables at a local diner.</p>
<p>This summer I had a research internship up at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory for six weeks</p>
<p>Summer Programs:
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth 2 Sessions
New Jersey Governor's School in the Sciences at Drew University- very selective</p>
<p>Honors:
AP Scholar with Distinction
National AP Scholar
Honorable Mention Toshiba ExploraVision
New Jersey Region One Chorus
National Merit Semifinalist
I was deemed a Knight of Setonia for my great dedication to service in my community
I was the lead in a Shakespeare my Junior Year that was nominated for Outstanding Production of a Classic for a University's Theater Night Awards</p>
<p>Supplementary Materials:
A research paper I published titled "Computational Modeling of Varying Nucleophile Activity on the RNA Cleavage Transition State" - Should I submit just the abstract or the whole thing?</p>
<p>Schools of Interest: Harvard, Penn, Columbia, Georgetown, Duke, Tufts, Boston College, Boston University, Rutgers, Drew, NYU</p>
<p>I'll probably be applying to Harvard EA</p>
<p>Any other good schools that I'd have a decent chance at but still be fairly good schools that you could suggest? Also good safeties? I'm looking to go pre-med, but not at a specialized school like Johns Hopkins or MIT. I want to go somewhere where there will be people of varied academic interests and passions, so I'm probably looking more at places with a College of Arts and Sciences or maybe a specific pre-med program because I want flexibility in case I change my mind.</p>
<p>Please be kind with your responses please. Thanks a bunch!!</p>