Hi I’m a rising senior looking to finalize my college list. Can some one look at my reach schools and tell me if I’m on the right track? Also, which reach school should I use my early decision on (a reach school that I would have at least a moderate chance of getting into)? Feel free to leave senior year advice, senior course load advice, personal opinion of my schools, constructive criticism, etc.
Reach (will end up applying to only one or two of these): Yale, Princeton, UChicago, Duke, Georgetown
Target: UNC, Wake Forest
Safety: University of Texas at Dallas, Texas A&M
MY HISTORY:
-SAT I (two sittings): 2200/2400
-ACT (single-sitting): Composite: 34
-New SAT I (single-sitting): 1550/1600
-SAT II: Math Level 2: 800, World History: 800, Biology E: TBD
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
-Weighted GPA: 5.03 (freshman and sophomore years only)
-Rank: 1/466
-AP: Human Geography, Environmental Science, Psychology, Physics I, Calculus BC, English Language, World History, US History, European History,
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Chinese, AP English Literature, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Statistics, AP US Government and Politics, AP Comparative Government and Politics
-Major Awards: 5th Place at the Texas Science and Engineering Fair, 3rd Place at the Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, AP Scholar (hopefully National), National Merit Semifinalist (very likely because I got 1510 out of 1520)
-Local Awards: Chief Marshal (valedictorian) of junior class, Academic Team first in district regular season
-Extracurriculars: NHS (3 years, President), Academic Team (2 years, Captain), Debate Club (2 years, Secretary, President), Science Fair Club (2 years, President), Mock Trial (2 years, Secretary), Student Council (2 years, Officer), Whiz Quiz (2 years, President), Table Tennis Club (2 years, Treasurer)
-Job/Work Experience: Paid student intern at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
-Volunteer/Community service: Student intern for Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (constituent services), Volunteer at Seven Loaves Food Bank (2 years)
-Summer Activities: volunteer, work, study
State: North Carolina (western part)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hooks: lmao
No cost restraints. Looking at schools with strong pre-med/political science/international studies. Open to all types of schools.