Hey guys it's another worthless Ivy crapshoot chance thread! Jokes aside, I, a rising senior, just want to see where I stand for one of my reach choices here. I might be thinking to ED II Tufts if I don't make it into Cornell Engineering. I know my scores and accomplishments may not all be up to the school's standards but with all the uncertainty of a holistic selection process, there might be a slight chance. Thanks guys.
WEIGHTED GPA (out of 5): 4.88
CLASS RANK (new rank will be out beginning senior year but I expect this to either stay or move up 1 or 2): 14/363
AP (Soph): APUSH 4
AP (Junior): Chemistry [5], World History [5], English Language and Composition [5]
AP (Senior): Physics C, English Literature, Microeconomics, Spanish, Psychology, BC Calculus
Course load included a variety of all honors classes and is rigorous
SAT (Will be retaking in Oct and ACT this Sept): 2190 (670 CR/780 M/740 W)
SAT II: Math II [780], Chem [800], US History [720 will not send], Biology [730 will not send], Physics [690 will retake with math II (maybe) for dat 800], World History [670 ARGHHKJGJKSDHKJ]
VOLUNTEER ~300 hr
-Peer Tutor in Chemistry, Algebra II, and Geometry
-Chinese School Badminton Teacher Assistant
-NHS/other clubs Service Opportunities
-Assistant Badminton Coach for my local club
-Translator for Asian Senior Citizens
-Raised awareness/some funds for Colony Collapse Disorder (Bees) in school
SUMMERS
-Boston Leadership Institute Green Chemistry Research Program 2015
-Annual Badminton Training Camps/Assistant Coach
-Annual Trips to China to connect with family/culture/visit an orphanage and donate
AWARDS
-AP Scholar with Honor
-Science Olympiad Scrambler Event Second Place
-Multiple Regional Badminton Tournaments 1st 2nd 3rd place (all years)
-Principal’s List (all years)
-National Honors Society
-IBM Master the Mainframe Round 1 Completion
WORK
-Currently work at my local badminton club as the receptionist/desk manager
-Summer/School around 22 hrs/wk
-Clean courts, help coach, offer recommendations, handle transactions, enter data, check up on sign ins and memberships, etc
ECs
-our high school Badminton Club [Founder/Head/Coach]
-Captain of our high school’s Badminton Team (I take the team to an annual regional high school tournament)
-our HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) chapter [Co-President/Social Media Liaison]
-National Honors Society
-Global Learning Initiative (Awareness Club)
-Red Cross
-Gives Back (Volunteer Club)
-Freshman/Varsity Math Team
-Spanish Honors Society
-Science National Honors Society (Lab-focused club)
-Science Olympiad
-Peer Tutoring
-Asian Senior Citizen Translation (Meet once a week to help teach necessary English phrases/concepts)
-Asian Culture Club (Discussion about cultures)
-C++ and a tiny bit of Python
Outside of School:
-Art Studio (3 years)
-Chinese School (Have been going for 11 years)
-Competitive Badminton (Regularly train under coach and play regional/national tournaments. Went to Lake Placid Olympic Center once for a week training)
-Work
-Going to start into MITx Introduction to Solid State Chemistry course Sept. 8
RECs/Essay
Counselor: Idk have to make an appointment to catch up but probably 7/10 at best
Honors Physics Teacher: 8.5/10 Would usually talk to him about science stuff after class/he is one of SciOly coaches
AP Chemistry Teacher: 9/10 Knows me/admires my character a lot
AP English Teacher: 7.5/10 at best idk but he really liked me as a student in his class
Essay: Writing is good probably ~7.9-8.7/10
OTHER
Gender: Male
Race: Asian
Income Bracket: ~200,000
Intended Major: Engineering (Chemical)
Weaknesses: Being Asian Middle Class male in engineering, SAT could be better, No “research internships” or major awards, no real music, not engineer-heavy stats
Hooks: sorry
College list includes:
Boston University
CMU
Georgia Institute of Technology
Johns Hopkins University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Rice University
Tufts University
UMass Amherst
University of Michigan
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
Washington University in St. Louis
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
UC Berkeley/UCLA
UIUC
Any thoughts on my schools?