Chances for Rising Senior

<p>Chances at University of Louisville, UK, WashU, Vandy, Penn, and HYP
Thanks!</p>

<p>Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Ethnicity: Indian male
Class Size: About 80 students (competitive)
Major: Most likely Pre-Medicine (Engineering 2nd choice)
Weighted GPA: 4.21
Unweighted GPA: 3.85
PSAT: 213 (predicted National Merit Semifinalist)
SAT: 2040: CR: 720; M: 660; W: 660 (Not too good-retaking in Sept.)
ACT: 35: Eng: 35; M: 34; Rd: 36; Sc: 34
SAT II:
Biology: 790
Chemistry: 760 (Retaking)
-Planning to take Physics, Math I/II, and maybe English Lit.
School: Private College Prep School
Ranking: Top 10 % (no ranking system)
Course load: Most Rigorous (Harder than any of my peers)</p>

<p>AP's:
Sophomore:
AP Government&Politics (4)</p>

<p>Junior year (awaiting scores):
AP Chemistry (4)
AP Biology (5)
AP Calculus AP (4)
AP Latin IV (3) </p>

<p>Projected Senior Year:
AP Physics
AP Calculus BC
AP European History
AP English Literature
AP English Language</p>

<p>EC's:
Baseball: 2 years (Vars.)
Soccer: 1 year (JV)
Tennis: 4 years (Club)
Voice:
-Baritone in High School Select Chorale
-Voice lessons for over 8 years
-Church Choir
Beta Club: 1 year
Desi Student Alliance (DSA): 1 year (Helped start and help lead)
-Club that promotes awareness of India and helps spread diversity through the school community
On Board of Directors (trustee) for the Artemis Fund:
-A school trust fund set up by our vice-principal that is essentially a philanthropic council t hat helps raise money for local non-profit groups in Louisville that aid in helping the youth of the city.
Lead singer/Rhythm guitarist of rock band: 3 years
Piano: 3 years
Guitar: 2 years
Actor:
-Several school plays/musicals including
Oklahoma and A Christmas Story
Community Service: 150+ hours working in Louisville hospital
Research (2 years in summer): 400+ hours working in cancer research at University of Louisville
Quick Recall Team (5 years, 2 in Middle School):
-9th: JV starter
-10th: JV Captain/Vars. alternate
-11th: Vars. starter
-Compete in a league of independent schools
Math Team (3 years):
-2 people from each grade are selected
-Participate in 4 tests through the year and get rankings compared to other regional schools
Governor's Cup (3 years):
-Select group of students selected to compete in Quick Recall and/or Written Assessments from the district to the state level
-Competed in Quick Recall and Science/Social Studies Written Assessment</p>

<p>Honors, Awards, and Recognition:
Programs:
-Duke TIP: 2004-08 (since 7th grade)
-James Graham Brown Cancer Center High School Summer Internship Program: summer 2006, 2007
-Western Kentucky University Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth (VAMPY) camp: summer 2005, 2006
-Kentucky Governor's Scholars Program: summer 2008
-National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine: summer 2007
-Honors Program in high school:
-Select group of students that take extra courses on humanities and social sciences over 2 years and detail an individual research project and 20 page research paper that is set for completion at the end of senior year (with a presentation)
Singing:
-ACDA National Honors Choir 2004, 2006
-KMEA All-State Choir 2008
-KYACDA All-State Choir 2005, 2006
-ACDA Southern Divisional Choir 2008</p>

<p>Governor's Cup:
District, Regional, and State Recognition
School:
-Biology Book Award: 2007
-High Honor Roll (3 years): 2005-08
-University of Louisville Book Award: 2008</p>

<p>Miscellaneous:
-Biology Olympiad Semi-finalist: 2008
National Latin Exam:
-8th (Latin I): Magna Cum Laude (High Honor)
-9th (Latin II): Summa Cum Laude (Highest Honor)
-10th (Latin III): Cum Laude (Honor)
-11th (Latin IV AP): Cum Laude (Honor)</p>

<p>Bring
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Post</p>

<p>Hi Shwincity117, I’ll chance you … but can you chance me too? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/538677-please-chance-me-i-d-really-really-appreciate.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/538677-please-chance-me-i-d-really-really-appreciate.html&lt;/a&gt;. </p>

<p>Your GPA of UW 3.85 isn’t bad … actually it’s pretty good. Your SAT is not too good, especially when it doesn’t match up with your PSAT score. However, don’t worry about retaking the SAT b/c a 35 on the ACT is excellent. Please don’t retake a 760 on an SAT Subject Test … it’s disheartening to read that. As long as you score a 650-700+ on an SAT Subject Test, you don’t need to retake the test even if you’re applying to a top school. SAT Subjects are meant as supplements (let’s say that your ACT and GPA is your main course, so your SAT Subject is just a mere salad). Your courseload is indeed rigorous, and that will play well in college admissions. Your ECs are great – I really like how you’ve played the guitar … summer research won’t hurt either. Your awards are also very good … getting a semi-finalist standing on the USABO will also help with admissions … especially if you’re applying to top schools. </p>

<p>Overall, you’re a pretty good student – you certainly seem like the guy who will succeed more in premed than in engineering, because of your strengths in Chem/Bio … more so here than, say, in math. Latin will also help with your Bio studies … I also take Latin … cool we’re Latin nerds!! (Actually I’m not that great at Latin, partially because my Latin teacher sucksr really badly and can’t teach) </p>

<p>Chances:
-UK: In
-Univ of Louisville: Not familiar
-WUSTL: Slight reach (SAT)
-Vandy: Slight reach (ditto)
-Penn: Reach (ditto)
-HYSP: Reach – they’re top Ivies, need I say more? </p>

<p>Good luck, and remember to chance me too!</p>