<p>Chances for EA. I've asked before but this is more updated and specific. Please respond. :)</p>
<p>Rank: 1 of 683
GPA: 4.0 (unweighted)</p>
<p>1550 SAT I May Soph year (800M 750V)
2290 SaT I March Jr year (800M 770CR 720W)
SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 800 Writing, 800 Chem, 800 Physics
APs: 5 Calc BC, 5 AP USH, 5 AP Chem, 5 AP Phys C (on both parts)</p>
<p>Major Awards/Important things
[First of all, my main thing and passion is research, which I do sometimes around 15-20 hours a week for a month or so, then it goes back down to just 5-10 on the "off-season"]
Siemens Westinghouse Regional Finalist (2004)
ISEF Finalist (2005)
Top 10 Presentations at Research Science Institute
National Merit Semi (not too big of a deal though, right?)
USAMTS Silver Award
123 AMC 12B (highest in state)
6 AIME
Taken Mathematical Structures, Number Theory, and Linear Algebra at University (all with A or A+)
Attended HOBY leadership seminar, and another similiar local leadership program
Random School awards like student of the year in calc 1-2,3-4
3 major internships (2 of which will almost certainly produce published papers maybe not by the time EA decisions get out but definitely by Early Winter/Spring)
Accepted to conference with one of above projects</p>
<p>ECs and stuff</p>
<p>100 volunteer hours at local hospital (soph and part of jr year only though, got busy with research)
30 or so hours at library
Karate black belt (9 years of it)
Founded Science Research Club
President of Spanish Honors Society (3 years in club)
VP of NHS (2 years in club)
VP of Speech and Debate (2 years in club)
Random other positions in less prominent clubs (done 2 other clubs for 4 years now)
[I have had other positions, such as VP in all the clubs I'm Pres. in now, etc. but those are jr and soph year]</p>
<p>4 recs: One amazing one from Chemistry teacher, one from RSI, one from Harvard professor that I worked under (actually, I worked under his postdoc, who I actually worked with, but both will probably sign the letter) very closely and just submitted a paper for publication, and one from either Physics teacher or English teacher (don't know yet), but phyics says I'll seem "like a god" and English is enthusiastic but less so.</p>
<p>Essays: probably pretty good, but I haven't written them yet...</p>
<p>One major issue though: Another kid from my school has a 2400, also is siemens regional finalist, and also ISEF Finalist (and even won 4th place there). I have a higher AIME score, RSI, and probably better recs, but his SAT score is much better and his essays will be better. He is also EAing Harvard.</p>
<p>Ok so how do I measure up?</p>