<p>Hello. I am from a very rural public school in the second poorest county in Kentucky. I was just wondering if you guys think I have a chance applying to QB. My dream schools are Carnegie Mellon University and Princeton University, but I would be more than happy with most Ivies. Thanks!</p>
<p>Stats:
ACT: 33 (31E, 33M 34R 34S)
ACT with writing: 33 (33E, 34M, 29 R, 36 S, 10W)
SAT: 1860 (Should I even include this when applying to top tier schools?)
SATII: 790 Math I, 530 Chemistry
AP: 3 World History, 4 US History
Unweighted GPA: 4.0/4
Weighted GPA: 99.2/100
1st in class of 82</p>
<p>ECs:
Marching band for 4 years (section leader all four years)
Concert band for 7 years (section leader for 5 years)
Pep band for 5 years (section leader all 5 years)
Academic Team for 4 years (Co-captain for 2 years, Captain for 2 years)
Chess club for 2 years (Captain for all 2 years)
Tennis team for 5 years (MVP for 3 years)
Beta club for 4 years
STLP club for 4 years
Key club for 2 years</p>
<p>Work/Volunteer:
~20 hours volunteer
My parents own a business and I manage all of the technical aspects of it, including the website. I also help clean the cabin, give tours, accounting, etc. Most of my free time is spend he</p>
<p>lping out the business. </p>
<p>Income: ~26,000 My Dad is 73 years old and officially retired. He teaches college classes part time at a prison. Our business didn't make anything last year. </p>
<p>Senior Courseload: ENG 101+102, BIO 112, College Ecology, MAT 107+108, AP Computer Science, PHI 110, Beginning Ethics, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics, Spanish II (I'll have 49 college hours by the time I graduate high school)</p>
<p>Misc: I am a Kentucky Governor's Scholar (Arguably most prestigious program in Kentucky. High achieveing rising seniors who are accepted spend 5 weeks on a college campus taking classes. I plan to write my second essay on how this program made me want to strive to attend a top tier University.) I am a member of the TEALS program. I am a Caucasian Male.</p>
<p>Also, if I'm selected as a finalist but not matched to to MIT, Stanford, Yale, or Princeton, will the finalist status help me in my application to CMU, Princeton RD, Harvard, etc.? Thanks!</p>