I live in Fairfax County (Virginia)
Desired Major = Computer Science
Desired Minor = Finance/Business Administration
GPA (weighted): 4.3, unweighted is around 3.7-3.8.
SAT Score = 1490
SAT Essays score = 7, 6, 7
SAT II Math = 790
I have taken 5 AP Courses before my Senior Year: AP World History, AP BC Calculus, AP Computer Science A, AP Language and Composition, and AP US History.
This year I am taking: Computer Science AB (post-AP), Multivariable Calculus (post- AP), Linear Algebra (Post-AP) AP Literature, AP Macro/Micro Economics, AP US/Comparative Government, and AP Physics C.
I have also taken Orchestra for four years. .
Activities:
Head Treasurer of Model Orchestra Board for two years
Senior Member of Model UN (ever since 7th grade)
Assistant to Lead Programmer/Mentor of Robotics Team
Mentored an FTC team, won awards for outstanding outreach.
Last summer our team attended the National STEM Advocacy Conference in order to lobby for Every Student Succeeds Act, Title IV. We also went to the World Robotics Championships last year.
For our current FRC (First Robotics Challenge) competition, I am an assistant programmer specializing in vision processing and debugging.
Creator of CodeCville (one-day coding-fest in my school).
Creating my own club called CARE (Child Advocacy Research and Education).
Board Member of NHS (Secretary) at my high school
Community Service/Other Achievements:
Volunteer at a retirement every Sunday since the summer of my freshman year (taken on the role as a co-manager)
I created a program called TechTalks, where I explain various technological marvels (such as Amazon or Facebook) to the residents.
Taught English for two weeks at an underfunded school in India
Did Ph.D. level Computer Science Research at the University of Virginia for a month (summer 2017)
Took a college class as well at UVA, got college credit (got an A on my transcript)
Discussed and Written Public Policy with Congressman Gerry Connolly on the state of our Education system
Wrote a bill that was noticed by Virginia Senator George Barker. Just recently I went to Richmond, Virginia to introduce the bill on the Senator floor, and it passed unanimously (very well might become a law).
Side note, the bill above and my story got featured in the Washington Post.
Honors:
Academic Honor Roll
Engineering Inspiration/Chairmans Award/Outreach award/other awards for Robotics
Outstanding Delegation/Best Delegate and other awards in Model UN
Member of 3 honor societies at my school (including Secretary of NHS)
AP Scholar with Distinction
Participated in National Solo and Ensemble Festival for Music twice (got 1’s)
FYI:
I can speak four languages: Bengali (first language), English, Hindi, and Spanish
I can play the violin and have taught myself how to play the piano
I know four programming languages: Java, Python, Javascript, and R
I previously earned my second-degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do
Other factors:
(Of course, these numbers are my best predictions)
Carnegie Mellon Essay: 8.5/10
Common App Essay: 8.5/10
Recommendation from physics teacher: 8.5/10
Recommendation from history teacher: 8/10
Recommendation from a professor at UVA: 9/10
Any thoughts?