Good scores, decent GPA, help?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I attend a competitive public high school in NJ that ranks consistently in the top 100 for public schools across America. I am a multiracial male, Indian-American and African (Kenyan), however, I am around 75% Indian American, so only slightly African.</p>

<p>I am applying to EA to UChicago and MIT and RD to Cornell, UPenn, Swarthmore, Amherst, Claremont-Mckenna, Yale, Williams, Harvard, Brown, Columbia, Wash U in St Louis and Rutgers.</p>

<p>GPA is a 4.22 weighted on a 4.0 scale</p>

<p>SAT I's CR-620, M-800, W-720 ---I am retaking, and also taking the ACT in September</p>

<p>SAT II's--Math II-800, Chemistry-760</p>

<p>AP's taken---US History, World History, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Chemistry, English Language and Composition</p>

<p>AP's for next year---Government and Politics, Spanish, Statistics, BC Calculus, English Literature</p>

<p>So far I have all 4's and 5's and expect all 4's and 5's on the rest</p>

<p>In addition I have taken 9 honors courses. I have always opted for the hardest class that I could possibly take, and have never dropped out of a class.</p>

<p>EC's
School's track and XC captain--record holder in many events (4 year varsity in track- at a competitive school-sends kids to nationals)
All State first team XC
School's Most Valuable Runner
President of Indian-American club (12 kids)--serious
Staff writer in the school newspaper-not too serious
I work a job at the local running store during the school year
Secretary of school's cycling club. Go on rides with principal of school (30 kids)
Big Brother/Big Sister Leader
Part of afterschool diversity club (GAIA)
Member of Model UN
Interned at an NGO affiliated with the United Nations for 1 month after soph. year. Was the project coordinator and set up and fine tuned a camp bringing needy kids from around New york city to the UN everyday to learn about diversity and tolerance.40 hours/week
-Interned for 6 weeks on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange for a small brokerage firm. Learned a lot about how the trading works, and I studied for the series 7 (stockbroker) examination. Paid internship. I got this job because I was selected from a group of 20 underclassmen who took AP econ this year. Every year a student from my high school gets to work for the firm because of excellence in economics and I got lucky.</p>

<p>Rec's
Very good, but not the best ever
Counselor rec will be stellar</p>

<p>My times for track are 51.4 in the 400m, 1:58.0 in the 800m, 4:25 in the 1600m, and 16:14 in a Cross Country 5K. I am going to stay with members of the track teams during my school year at MIT, Swarthmore, Wash U, Amherst, Williams, and Yale.--Recruited.
twazie is online now</p>

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<p>Hi, I’m from NJ as well, applying to some of the similar schools, and I think you’ve got a pretty good chance. Your resume is great, and you definitely have an ethnic/diversity appeal that not many other students have, as demonstrated by your ECs. You seem like a very well-rounded individual with a stress on both academics and athletics. That internship sounds amazing–wish my school had that. Are you planning on studying econ? I’d say you’re pretty much in at Penn, Cornell, Wash U, Rutgers Honors (with decent $ as well), and most likely Columbia. Harvard, Yale, MIT are always crapshoots but you have a good shot, and then all the others I really don’t know enough about to make a decent judgement. I feel inadequate being read by the same admission counselors as you, best of luck!</p>