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Colleges and Universities A-Z Claremont McKenna College
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<p>White, jewish, male, junior in hs from Maryland</p>

<p>Possible majors: econometrics, govt/polisci, econ, applied math</p>

<p>Academics: 3.98 (out of 4), 4.69 weighted (out of 5, but not all classes are available for honors)....county doesn't rank classes</p>

<p>Freshman year: all honors, all As
Soph year: all honors and AP Gov(5) (only available AP), all As</p>

<p>Junior yr: full IB and AP BC calc. all As, will take exams in IB Psych, IB Span, AP Psych, AP BC calc, AP Lang</p>

<p>Sr yr: I will take 6 IBs and MVC. I will test in IB English, HL math, History, and Physics. I will take AP exams in Spanish Lang, euro history</p>

<p>Test scores:
SAT: took once, 2310: 800m, 760cr, 750w
Subject tests: took us history and math2, got 720 and 700, but I am going to take Math2, Physics again.
PSAT:221, the NMS hasnt come out yet
Extracurriulars (including next year)
4 yrs varsity baseball, will be captain as senior. club teams in offseason since age 9 or 10
2 yrs varsity swimming
2 yrs varsity wrestling
10 yrs community summer swim team
Member of a club that donates sports equipment to poor children
Worked at several kids summer sports camps
Over 500 hrs of community service. This includes volunteering teaching english in the Dominican republic, singing at a mental hospital, forest conservation in florida, many small events, and a leadership and service program where I attend seminars with local leaders and then design and implement a 200 hr service project; I am going to run a baseball camp attached to a DC Public Schools Summer School</p>

<p>Other parts of app:
my teacher recs will probably be solid. I plan to write about the design-your-own service project, because it is pretty unique</p>

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<p>Everything looks great. Your stats are awesome… and I think as long as you highlight leadership throughout your application (essays, recommendations, extracurriculars) you stand a good chance. I think that you should be able to raise Math II fairly easily with a little bit more practice.</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a pretty good chance of getting in. Make sure to get some leadership positions in the extracurriculars you are in - that should help a lot. You should also think about applying early (not ED but just before Dec. 1st) so you can qualify for merit scholarships. I had similar stats to you and was able to get a full merit scholarship to CMC. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Was that the Seaver scholarship?</p>

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<p>It’s a four-year full tuition merit/leadership scholarship. They will only consider you if you apply by dec 1st and will fly you down for interviews if you are one of the 60 finalists.</p>

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<p>Oops I misread your question. Yeah it was the Seaver.</p>

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<p>Was PMed to provide my details, so here it is for any curious prospective applicants:</p>

<p>CMC Essay was about advising Obama on environmental and security issues. Wasn’t the greatest. Wrote in about an hour and proofread once.</p>

<p>Personal Essay was about rowing and commitment. (Put more effort into this one: proofread, revised, etc.)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 750 CR, 740 Math, 730 Writing - (2220 Overall)
SAT II: Math 2C - 790, Physics - 740, Chemistry 700
AP US: 4
AP Calc BC: 5
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank: School does not rank</p>

<p>Major Awards:

  • National Latin Exam (4x): Summa cum laude (gold), maxima cum laude (silver), magna cum laude, cum laude
  • USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:

  • Varsity Crew (Rowing) 3 years
  • Class secretary/treasurer 3 years
  • Environmental club (President 2 years)
  • Drug awareness club (Leader 2 years)
  • Asian student alliance (President 2 years)
  • Stress Management Committee (Leader 1 year)
    Job/Work Experience: UCSF Stem Cell Lab - Intern 4 Years
    Volunteer/Community service: 125 hrs environmental, 25 hrs homeless shelter</p>

<p>State: CA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 50k</p>

<p>I also got into Pomona, Tufts (full ride), Wesleyan, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and all other UCs. Waitlisted at MIT and Columbia but did not accept my spot on their lists.</p>