I’m still a junior, but I’d like to hear some opinions before I apply.
Background: Asian male, Income 40k - 60k, Public high school, Brother went to SUNY Buffalo and sister goes to American University
SAT I: 2170 (old), 1570 (new)
ACT: 35 (36 on math and science)
SAT II: Math 2, Physics, World (800); Bio M (780); Chem (770);
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 (Obtained a 4.0 junior year with 5 AP classes)
Rank: School does not rank
AP: US (3); Bio, Physics 1, Lang (4); Calc BC, Physics C Mech & EM, Stat, Chem, Compsci, World (5)
Senior Year Course Load: Calc 3, APES, AP Govpol, AP Lit, College Econ (Plan on taking Macro + Micro APs), Art electives (Opted to not take spanish, already have 4 years)
Awards:
-Earned a scholarship from Xerox to the University of Rochester for $40,000 (Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology)
Extracurriculars:
-Math Team: 3x NYS Math League qualifier (2x A team, team placed 2nd and 3rd); A team for school every year, school was first in county twice, second my junior year; 1x ARML A team; 1x AIME qualifier; Captain for senior year
-Science Olympiad: 2x Regional team winner, individually earned multiple gold medals; 2x State qualifier, State gold medalist with team placing 10th overall my junior year; Captain for senior year
-Two years of outdoor track, one year of indoor (varsity)
-President of Christian Student Union (Member for 3 years)
-Officer of Physics Club, meets every 2 weeks to discuss a physics topic along with a demonstration (Helped create the club this year)
Job/Work Experience:
-Intern at a laser lab over the summer, working as a project assistant doing research with lasers (~300 hours)
-Employed by a professional photographer, I assist with photoshoots and edit pictures afterwards (Since March, 2016)
Volunteer:
-Church Youth Group: 500+ hours of various activities helping the community (Since 7th grade)
-Tutor: Helped students with school math and taught competition math skills (~100 hours, since Sept, 2015)
I would like to know my chances for top schools such as HYPS and CMU SCS to name a few.