Chances at Several Hard Colleges

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>Please chance me at the following colleges:</p>

<p>Georgia Tech (with Presidential Scholarship)
Carnegie Mellon
Duke University
Princeton University
MIT
Franklin Olin College of Engineering
Stanford University</p>

<p>Here are my credentials/stats/etc.</p>

<p>Class size: 615 students
Rank: 13 (top 5% easily)
Ethnicity: Indian male</p>

<p>SAT: Math: 800, Critical Reading: 710, Writing: 760 (my critical reading is a bit low, so I'm applying to all but G-Tech after December)</p>

<p>SAT II: Math II: 800, Physics: 800</p>

<p>AP's - AP Scholar with Distinction, and National scholar by the end of the year :</p>

<p>AP World History - 5
AP Statistics - 5
AP Language and Composition - 4
AP Physics B - 5
AP Computer Science A - 5
AP Calculus BC - 5</p>

<p>Current schedule: Calculus II and III (distance learning with Georgia Tech), AP Microeconomics, AP Physics C (Mechanics), AP French, AP Computer Science AB, College English (with Georgia Perimeter College)</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities:</p>

<p>Math Team (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th) – 12: President. Organized and taught at practices. 11: Co-president. AIME qualifier (7). AMC school highest scorer (124.5). Georgia ARML A member – 4th team in nation, placed 2nd within Georgia ARML team. 4th in Georgia Tech High School Math Competition; won $750 scholarship. 1st in State Beta Conference, 2nd in National Beta Conference in math; won $100 in cash. Organized and taught at practices. Worldwide Online Olympiad Training participant. 10: Georgia ARML B participant. Ranked 4th best underclassman in state in mathematics. All: Placed in top ten in over 20 competitions.</p>

<p>Future Business Leaders of America (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th) – 11: Placed 1st in State Conference, 8th in National Conference in Java Programming in Chicago. Placed 6th in State Conference, 1st in Regional Conference in Business Calculations. 10: Placed 2nd in State Conference in Business Math (qualified for nationals, but could not attend due to scheduling conflict with GHP). 9: Placed 3rd in State Conference in Business Math.</p>

<p>Science Olympiad (10th, 11th, and 12th) – 11: Placed 1st in State Meet in Fermi Questions. Placed 3rd in State Meet in Scrambler. 10: Placed 2nd in State Meet in Fermi Questions. Placed 2nd in State Meet in Compute This. Placed 3rd in State Meet in Remote Sensing. Placed 1st in Regional Meet in Practical Problem Solving. Placed 3rd in Regional Meet in Compute This. Placed 3rd in Regional Meet in Remote Sensing. Science Olympiad Outstanding Participant.</p>

<p>Volunteering Opportunities (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th) – 12: Beta Club Treasurer and Webmaster. Freshman Mentor counselor. National Honor Society member. Tutored students in Tutors in Action Club. 11: National Honor Society and Beta Club member. Tutored students in Tutors in Action Club. 10: Beta Club Member 9: Made soup and sandwiches for homeless in downtown Atlanta. 9-12: Played piano for elderly folks at Senior Home. Helped in project activities at non-profit organization.</p>

<p>Piano and Carnatic Violin (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th) - Have been playing the piano for 9 years. Superior rating in Piano Festival throughout high school and won the 80-point cup at the Piano Festival. Played in numerous piano recitals. Won a prize in regional piano competition. Have been playing Indian Carnatic violin for 8 years. Played the violin at multiple cultural festivals.</p>

<p>Summer activities:</p>

<p>Summer Prior to 10th grade: Internship at Merial Limited. Designed and maintained local websites. Designed and developed a computer racing game; sold game at school fair.</p>

<p>Summer Prior to 11th grade: Attended Governors Honors Program for Mathematics. Attended Georgia ARML Training meets and National competition, held in Pennsylvania State University.</p>

<p>Summer Prior to 12th grade: Attended Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference to compete for Java Programming. Attended Georgia ARML Training meets and National competition. Helped make and distribute food as part of non-profit religious organization.</p>

<p>Work experience:</p>

<p>10th grade: Created, designed, and maintained website for Dunwoody Pediatrics.</p>

<p>12th grade: Tutored school student in mathematics.</p>

2

<p>You don't seem very Olin</p>

3

<p>If you don't get in to all of your choices, I'd like to see just who they are admitting. Good luck! You certainly have earned the chance.</p>

4

<p>Why don't you raise the bar a little? I think you could get into an Ivy League like Harvard, Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, etc...but maybe I'm wrong.</p>

5

<p>He IS already applying to Princeton, Stanford, and MIT...</p>

6

<p>Why wouldn't I seem that Olin?</p>

7

<p>Possibly, I am guessing, because you are too well rounded and accomplished?</p>

8

<p>I disagree with the statement that you don't seem very Olin. I'd say that being well-rounded and accomplished are two extremely Olin-y characteristics.</p>

<p>You certainly are extremely accomplished and stand a better chance than most at the schools you are applying too. I personally think that you will do very well admissions wise. That said, competitive admissions are somewhat random. I wish you the best of luck!</p>

9

<p>Do you think improving my rank to top 10 would make a significant difference? Also, I'm shooting for a 2300+ SAT score.</p>