Chances (I really appreciate it)

<p>Ethnicity: White Male</p>

<p>Location: Bay Area, California</p>

<p>Class Rank: Top 10% (That's all the rank.)</p>

<p>SAT: 2360 (superscore)</p>

<p>APs:
Computer Science A (5)
Biology (5)
Calculus AB (5)
English Language & Composition (5)
Statistics (5)
(These next two were not classes I took, I studied on my own to test out of graduation requirement classes.)
US Government (5)
Macroeconomics (4)</p>

<p>GPA: Unweighted 4.0
Weighted 4.5
(a 90% is a 4.0 at my school)</p>

<p>Classes: One AP and an Honors class sophomore year, 4 AP classes last year.
This year I have 3 AP classes and 2 honors classes</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculurs:</p>

<p>Volunteering:
Mentored a group of boys for the past seven years (started when I was in 6th grade) ever week
Been camp counselor at weekend camps & summer camps
Mission trips w/ church to: Los Angelas, Mexico (twice), Guatemala, Honduras
Volunteer tutoring</p>

<p>Work:
Self employed tutor 2 hours a week on average
Worked this past summer as QA Intern at a local software company (covering this one in my app)</p>

<p>Athletics:
Cross Country 4 years, team captain senior year
Track 3 years, Varsity, league finalist</p>

<p>Clubs:
Church world outreach Club (11)
National Honor Society <a href="11-12">Secretary</a>
Anti-Human Trafficking Club <a href="11-12">Officer</a>
Global Issues Club [Debate/Discussion] <a href="12">Co-President</a></p>

<p>Other/Awards:
Principal's Distinction
California Scholarship Federation (trivial)
National Merit Semi-Finalist
AP Scholar with Distinction
Williams College Book Award (given by school's English teachers)
Worked with an author on creative writing as a personal interest (referenced in an essay)</p>

<p>Recommendations: Extremely good.
Essays: Strong (I believe, with some themes throughout the app)
Guidance counselor recommended me for Danforth Scholarship
Visited campus this summer w/ an interview</p>

<p>I plan to apply regular decision and will not ask for financial assistance.</p>

<p>Thank you all in advance for your thoughts.</p>

<p>Very strong candidate. Make sure to express your interest (ex. applying for scholarships such as Danforth) and you will have an excellent chance of acceptance.</p>

<p>Excellent chances. I’d bet they exceed 80%.
Good luck.</p>

<p>Definitely apply for scholarships. But great candidate for sure.</p>