<p>White male
Age: 16
I attend a highly ranked math/science school
3.2 gpa (calculated, gpa and rank not provided), messed up during transition year for new school and tried (unsuccessfully) to bring it up by much.</p>
<p>very rigorous classes (school does not offer real APs, but all honors), calculus freshman year, just finished all the way up to introductory abstract algebra (apparently equivalent of a 3/4th year course in college: previous background includes multivariable calculus, analysis, differential equations, linear algebra, discrete mathematics), chem/phys same year. Always challenge myself (maybe a little too hard)</p>
<p>AP Scores:
Calc BC: 5
Chemistry: 4
Phys. C Mechanics: 5
Phys. C E&M: 4
Computer Science: 5</p>
<p>SATs:
730 V 800 M 740 W
800 Math IIC
720 Biology
690 Chem
Planning to retake chem and take physics, possibly another sat I (the test is way too long and I don't like the idea of studying for such a useless thing!)</p>
<p>Honors and awards:
National French Award at levels 2 and 3
USAMTS gold winner
3-time AIME, score 10 this year
Mandelbrot national winner
Patent for x-ray technology
Research at UChicago in mathematics last summer, Siemens and Intel status, of course, pending.</p>
<p>Work as a math tutor</p>
<p>Volunteered in the school, doing tutoring and helping to grade assignments, also worked in my community park district.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Math Team
Editor-in-chief of the school newspaper
Publication in many high-school math journals
French horn player (admittedly not too great a musician)</p>
<p>People tell me that I'm a decent writer (although my grades certainly don't reflect it) and that I have a strange way of thinking, so I hope to write good essays. I'm not sure about recs yet, but I think I can find some good ones. </p>
<p>My main concern is that my GPA is a little low, but I am not very lazy (I don't know if that will show). I have had many personal issues with my family during my time in high school as well as a very intense courseload. I'm young, having skipped 7th grade, but actually that doesn't matter very much, if at all (I skipped a small grade and I am taller than most boys in my school).</p>
<p>I am probably going to concentrate in mathematics and philosophy. I really like the whole Chicago style, as I said before, I worked there last summer with some very bright undergrads and a brilliant faculty member (B. Farb) in mathematics. Even I thought they were really nerdy in the way they talked about math outside of class, but I liked it! I also like the Hyde Park area, since I grew up in a neighborhood like it (although today I live in a decidedly more affluent community filled with fake people and soccer moms). The University, Field Museum, and other such places also make HP much safer than my old neighborhood.</p>
<p>thanks!
louis</p>