Applying as a freshman for Chemical Engineering… are there any other high-tier schools I’d have a shot at?
ACT: 34 composite (33 ENGL, 34 MATH, 33 READ, 35 SCI)
SAT Subject Tests: Chemistry(760), Math 2 (720), Biology E (710)
GPA (4.3 scale where 4.3=A+; 4.0=A; 3.7=A-; 3.3=B; Honors courses receive +.5 weight; AP courses receive +1.0 weight): 4.62 weighted & 3.94 unweighted
AP Scores(from sophomore/junior years): 5’s (Chemistry), 4’s (Calculus AB and Macroeconomics), 3’s (Biology, Physics 1, and US History)
All classes I’ll have taken upon graduation are either honors or AP, if a class doesn’t say “AP,” it’s an honors class:
-five English (English I - IV and Speech),
-six maths (Advanced Geometry, Advanced Precalc, AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science A),
-seven sciences (Advanced Bio, AP Bio, Advanced Chemistry, AP Chemistry, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, Anatomy & Physiology),
-five social sciences (Ancient World History, Modern World History, AP US History, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology),
-three languages (Advanced French II - IV).
Activities, Leadership, Awards:
-Astronomical Society: 1 year
-Science Fair: 1 year, participated in school and regional competitions
-Chemistry Olympiad: 2 years. Participated in national competition, 1 of 10 chosen from my state to do so.
-Science Olympiad: 3 years. Current leadership position is Engineering Activities Coordinator; I help students in the five engineering activities with ordering parts, designing and building projects, etc. In regional competitions I placed within top 3 in each of my engineering projects every year. Have participated in state competition, never won.
-Robotics Club: 3 years
-French Academic Team: 1 year
-Model United Nations: 1 year. I participated in one conference, won an outstanding delegate award from it, and then quit the club because it was boring.
-Coding Club: 2 years
-Math club: 6 years (since middle school). Previous leadership position junior year was Competition Organizer, I would select local math competitions for my school to participate in and also organize in-house competitions.
•High Honor Roll 4 years
•John Hopkins Book Award
•National Honor Society 3 years
•Science National Honor Society 2 years
•National English Honor Society 2 years