Hey everyone, I just thought I’d make this post to get an outside opinion on what my chances are at some schools I’m thinking about.
Bio:
-Citizenship: USA
-State of residence: Wisconsin
-Ethnicity: Caucasian
-Gender: Male
School:
-Type: Private Pre K through 12 school, very small with less than 500 students in total
-Graduates: Have had graduates go to Yale, Cornell, WUStL, Barnard, Columbia, and other similar schools
-APs offered: None, just IB courses
Academic profile:
-Unweighted GPA: 3.86 (worth noting is that my school has a high A boundary: anything 95% and above qualifies as an A)
Weighted GPA: 4.21 (No weighted classes offered until 11th grade)
-AP/IB: I’m a full IB Diploma student. Have not had the option of APs. Obviously have not taken the IB exams yet
-ACT: 35 composite, only took it once
-SAT: Did not take
-SAT subject tests/SAT II: Chemistry: 800. Molecular bio: 800. Japanese: 720 (still debating whether or not to send this one)
-Rank: Not given, but I would probably put myself in the top 4 in my grade, for sure
-Course rigor: As hard as I can make it
-Current courses: IB HL American history, IB HL English LAL, IB HL Biology, IB HL Chemistry, IB SL Japanese, IB SL Mathematics, IB TOK
Extracurriculars: by importance
-1. Youth Leadership Intern at Concordia Language Villages’ Japanese camp: Essentially, took 4 weeks (5 including orientation) in minnesota at a Japanese immersion camp. Spoke ONLY Japanese to the campers for most of the day, roughly 13 hours per day. Then the other 11 hours were for English debriefing and sleep
-2. State+National Japan Bowl: Won 1st place for Wisconsin Japan Bowl and got a sponsorship to attend National Japan Bowl in DC. Got 8th there
-3. School trip to Japan: Spent 3 weeks in Japan visiting high schools and doing free travel
-4. Credit villager at Concordia Language Villages’ Japanese camp: Like the 1st activity, except I was a camper instead of a counselor. This was the year before my counselor experience and the year before that. 4 week immersion program to receive high school credit
-5. Black Belt at Infinity Martial Arts: Have been doing for 7 years
-6. Madison curling club: Have been curling for 8 years
-7. Varsity Cross country: 9th, 10th, 12th grade. Had an injury in 11th grade
-8. Led Amnesty International Elective for one semester
-9. Volunteering at my mom’s hospital in joint replacement therapy
-10. Worked at a fast food restaurant in an entry-level position
Honors:
-Japanese departmental award at my school
-Honor roll and head’s list in all high school years
-WI state Japan bowl 1st place
-National Japan bowl 8th place
Recommendations:
-I have one from a chem teacher and one from a history teacher. Chem teacher loves me and hist. teacher thinks I’m a very good student
-Have an external rec. from an employer at concordia language villages
Schools I’d like to go to (not necessarily applying): Stanford (applied here EA), Harvard, Yale, Brown, Cornell, UPenn, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Emory, Vanderbilt, Rice, WUStL
Strengths: Perhaps strong demonstrated interest in Japanese which is fairly unique, good test scores, national recognition for awards, and IB Diploma programme
Weaknesses: GPA could stand to be a little higher, I guess, but it is an upward trend.
Thank you for reading and any feedback is appreciated. I know that this website isn’t exactly an accurate way to evaluate your chances, but I would like some outside opinions about what my chances are at some of the schools I’m looking at.