<p>Can people please evaluate my friend's chances?</p>
<p>Background: White female, California
Large competitive public school
GPA: 3.91, 4.28
Rank: 8/512
SAT: 730 Math, 760 Critical Reading, 760 Writing
SAT II: 780 Math IIC, 800 Chemistry, 770 Biology
AP's: 5 Macroeconomics, 5 Microeconomics, 5 Chemistry, 5 Biology, 5 Calculus BC, 4 English Language, 3 Statistics</p>
<p>AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Semifinalist
President of Girls for Math and Science
Founder and President of March of Dimes Club
Social Manager of ASB Student Council
Treasurer of National Honor Society
Varsity Track and Field
Member of FBLA</p>
<p>Her main interest/major is Mathetmatics and Economics. It may seem like she's applying to a lot of schools, but I think she said she wants to narrow her list down later.</p>
<p>Two things: Her ECs are relatively weak unless she really is passionately involved with one of them (and even then, barely any math/science ECs...)</p>
<p>Also, it may not be necessary, but it certainly would not hurt to raise that 730 in Math I.</p>
<p>Edit: Three in Stats doesn't help either, but at least the 5 in Calc BC looks good.</p>
<p>Honestly, she's not good enough. Nothing about her stats is extremely wonderful or unique (and the three in stat is a decent negative- Caltech math is tons harder than that, though the BC 5 helps put it in perspective). Unless her essays and/or teacher reqs are AMAZING, I don't think she'll be accepted. I think that Caltech (and MIT/Ivies) are a moderate-large reach for her.</p>
<p>I'm sorry it sounds mean- and it wasn't supposed to be so harsh- but I figure that anyone asking an honest question deserves to hear the honest answer IMO. Also, it just occurs to me that since you're posting it now, she might be a senior this year? If that's the case, it's a complete new story. Taking something beyond BC at a community college, etc, looks relaly good. If that's the case, ignore my last post.</p>
<p>Hahah, DMRenrel, yes she's going to be a senior this year (meaning that she took AP Calculus BC junior year...)You thought she was applying as a transfer? Anyways, I appreciate the honesty. By the way, the whole thing about the AP Statistics, she never took the AP class. I think she just decided to take it for the hell of it when she was enrolled in honors precalculus. So hopefully that won't actually be a negative since she didn't take the class...</p>
<p>Her chances are indeed decent, and I would also say she seems better than the average applicant. She's about the same as I was, but the 3 will raise eyebrows. If she took statistics when she was a freshman or something, maybe admissions would care less. Anyway, she got a 5 in BC so she should be fine. If she's interested in economics, I'm sure she'll be motivated to make statistics her strong point. She does seem to have a "hook" in that she seems to be a very active member of her community. If she got a lot out of that, she could probably write some excellent essays. Did she take all (or a great deal) of the honors/AP courses available to her in math and science? </p>
<p>DMRenel hasn't applied to Caltech, so his guess is as good as your own.</p>
<p>The impression that I've gotten from Caltech, with reference to making yourself special enough, is that non math science things really aren't much of a plus at all, like track. Now knowing she's going to be a senior...Given great essays drawn from something (especially the math and science girls club), great reqs, etc, I definitly think she has a chance.
So, to reconcile with my op...If she were to, say, crawl under a rock for the next year, I think they wouldn't take her. <em>Hits self for not thinking before posting.</em></p>
<p>Yes, she took all the AP's/Honors available to her...she even tried going above it with Statistics, but it didn't turn out so great (hence the 3). </p>
<p>Her senior schedule looks like this if it matters:
AP Physics C E/M
AP Environmental Science
AP Computer Science
AP French Language
AP English Literature
AP Government
Multivariable Calculus through EPGY</p>
<p>Wow, that's almost the same as my schedule. Swap french for spanish 6, comp sci for AP bio, and throw in orchestra on my lunch. I'm assuming by gov you mean comp gov? I'm doing stat as a sophomore</p>
<p>Sorry to steal this thread, but since you were talking about history...</p>
<p>do I have to send a recommendation letter from my humanities teacher?
Because..well...I don't like either language or history classes...and thus, the teachers don't really like me :(</p>
<p>There is a "what are my chances?" thread taht you could post on.</p>
<p>Not saying that in a mean way at all. I just noticed that you posted this, on, like, 5 different school forums at least, and you could'v ejust posted it in one place, and saved yourself a lot of trouble</p>