<p>Hello, I'm interested in seeing what my chances are for first getting into Wake Forest and then getting a full academic merit scholarship. I'm aware my grades are low and I don't have any spectacular summer activities, but please take my other credentials into account as you post on this thread. </p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Pakistani American </p>
<p>Age: 17</p>
<p>Schools:
Large Public in IN (9)
Small Private in TN (10-11)
Medium Public in TN (12)</p>
<p>Family: Doctor-MD (Dad), Master's (Mom), 2 younger siblings</p>
<p>Recs (Potential): I hope to always be at the top of my class and do much better than my previous record, so I hope they'll be good. </p>
<p>Essays (Potential): One on being a Pakistani American Ahmadi Muslim (a minority group) Democrat in Tennessee, One on how I found a passion for learning purely for itself rather than as a tool to achieve material gains </p>
<p>Intended Major: Physics, Chemistry, or Math</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>Grades (9-11): Semester 1 (9): 7A/1B, Semester 2 (9): 1A/4B/1C, Semester 1 (10): 5A/1B, Semester 2 (10): 5A/1B, Semester 1 (11): 2A/4B, Semester 2 (11): 4B/2C in All Honors Classes and 2 AP Classes: AP Chemistry (Semester 1: B, Semester 2: C+) and AP Calculus BC (Semester 1: A-, Semester 2: B)</p>
<p>Senior Course Load and Grades (Potential): All A's (100%) in AP Biology, AP Statistics, AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics, Honors English 4, Honors US History, Personal Finance, and Choir </p>
<p>GPA and Class Rank (Potential): Will be about 3.5 UW (9) and 3.97 W (10-11) (Top 20%) when I apply b/c I will only send in previous grades but after first semester of senior year, it will hopefully be 3.94 W and about 3.54 UW and I hope to be ranked in about the top 20-30% of 380 students </p>
<p>SAT: 2400 ACT: 36 SAT Chemistry: 800, SAT Math II: 800, SAT Physics: 800, SAT Biology M: 800, SAT US History: 800</p>
<p>AP Exam Scores: AP Calculus BC 4 or 5 </p>
<p>Extra-Cirricular Activities:</p>
<p>Speech and Debate (10-12): State 2nd Place (10), 350 Tournament Points</p>
<p>Piano (9, 11): Gold Star Rating in Region (9), Participate in Recital (9-11)</p>
<p>Mock Trial (11): Lawyer- 2nd Place in Region</p>
<p>Young Democrats (10-11): VP (11)</p>
<p>NHS and Mu Alpha Theta Member (10-12)</p>
<p>Community Service (10-12): 100 Hours in Mosque and Science Center; Local Library (12-Potential)</p>
<p>Employment (12-Potential): Work at Kumon as Math Tutor for 5 months </p>
<p>Math Club (9, 12): President (12-Potential)</p>
<p>Student Newspaper Member (12-Potential)</p>
<p>Research (12-Potential): Independent "Research" done in Science- mainly with a home telescope and in some higher math</p>
<p>Other Awards/Distinctions: Regional Math Test Top 5 (9, 10), National Merit Commended Scholar (12), State Math Problem Solving Test Top 10 (12-Potential)</p>
<p>Awards to be sent after initial submission of application (all potential): </p>
<p>Intel STS Semi-Finalist in Math (Sent in Late January)</p>
<p>USA Physics Olympiad Semi-Finalist and AMC 12 Top 1% (Mid-February)</p>
<p>USA Chemistry Olympiad Top in Region and USA Biology Olympiad Semi-Finalist (Early March)</p>