<p>Indian male applying from Princeton, NJ area
GPA - 3.55 unweighted
4.1 weighted
no rank</p>
<p>SAT - 790 math 680 reading 670 writing
SAT II - 780 Math II 770 Physics</p>
<p>Senior Year Courseload - multivariable calculus, modern physics, AP stat, AP lang, AP Am. Gov, Orchestra</p>
<p>Applying for applied physics major</p>
<p>ECs: Varsity tennis player (9-12), several all-county, all-state awards, captain, could possibly play for CU varsity team
Community Service - over 400 hours of volunteering
Academic Decathlon - Gold Medal - Mathematics - Regional Competition
National Honor Society - Inducted Junior year
Orchestra - Violin 9-12
Employment - The UPS Store</p>
<p>short answers - very good
essay - decent
interview - good
recs - very good</p>
<p>Give us context for that 3.55 unweighted GPA. What courseload, what AP exam results, where does that put you relative to the class... how about a HS profile, i.e. how many people go to top schools, etc.</p>
<p>My school doesnt rank, but it is very competitive</p>
<p>A lot of kids from our school get into the top schools (last year from what I remember, 6 went to Princeton, 2 to Cornell, 2 to Duke, 2 to Stanford, 3 to NYU Stern, 1 to UPENN Wharton, 1 to Yale, 1 to MIT, 3 to UChicago, 0 to Columbia but a few students were accepted...I cant remember anything more than that but a lot of other kids went to schools like UMICH and CMU)</p>
<p>11th Grade courseload:
AP Calculus BC
AP US History
Physics Honors
English 11 Honors
Spanish 4 Honors</p>
<p>Sophomore Courseload:
Precalculus Honors and Accelerated
Chemistry Honors
English 10 Honors
American Studies Honors
Spanish 3 Honors</p>
<p>Freshman courseload:
Geometry Honors and Accelerated
Biology Honors
English 9 Honors
World History
Spanish 2</p>
<p>Scores and ECs look like SEAS material, but I really hope you nailed that essay. Either you are really unsure of it, or you are just being humble. That's the part of the application that makes applicants look like humans, and it's very important.</p>