<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 760 Math, 760 CR, 790 Writing (Took it only once)
ACT: 35 Comp; 36 Math; 36 Reading; 36 Writing; 36 Science
SAT II: 800 Math II; 770 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.67
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top Decile
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 5; AP Calc BC 5; AP Spanish 5; AP Euro 5; AP Physics B 5.
Senior Year Course Load:
-Semester 1: College Philosophy course (A), AP French (A-), AP Eng. Lit. (A-), AP Chem (A-), AP Macro (A-), College Calc 3 Class (B+).
-Semester 2: Political Thought, AP French, AP Eng. Lit., AP Chem., AP Gov, College Linear Algebra Class.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, John Steinbeck Writing Award, NHS Bronze/Silver Service Awards, Outstanding Social Studies Scholar, Illinois State Scholar, AP Scholar w/ Honors, Gold Honor Roll for all 8 Semesters.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): </p>
<p>-JV Volleyball: Sophomore Year.
-Varsity Volleyball: Junior and Senior Year Starting Right-Side hitter (Captain), All-Conference, All-Academic, Regional and Sectional Champions.
Club Volleyball (Captain): 4 years and we came in 12th at nationals twice.
Self-Taught Languages: French and Italian Fluently, German, Russian, and Hebrew conversationally.
-Jazz Drummer: 4 years in school jazz band and multiple other musical shows.
-Foreign Exchange: I hosted 2 Peruvian students for a month and spent two weeks with a family in France.
-French Club (Treasurer): Organized loads of events, 3 years.
-Peer Tutor in French and Math: 2 years.
-Hunger Awareness Club: Member for 3 years.</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:- I started a small tutoring business and created a Spanish course for middle schoolers over the summer of 2011.
-I worked at a Mexican bakery over the summer of 2010.</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community service:
-Hispanic Youth Services (Founder and President): I founded this organization which mentors, tutors, and fundraises for over 200 underprivileged Hispanic children at the beginning of my senior year.
-Volunteer Counselor for poor Mexican kids for the summer of 2011.
-NHS Member
-I have volunteered at a facility that helps special needs kids ride horses as part of a hippotherapy regiment the past two summers.
-Over 200 hours of community service.
Summer Activities:- *several of the volunteer activities articulated above
-I taught myself French fluently in 3 months this past summer and was able to pass into AP French without ever having taken a French class before.
-I taught myself all about car mechanics over the summer of 2010
Essays:
Common App Main: I wrote a fantastic essay about volunteering with underprivileged Hispanic kids this past summer inspired me to start the Hispanic Youth Services organization
EC Short Answer: I wrote a very solid few paragraphs about my passion for volleyball and how it has contributed to the relationships with both my family and my teammates.
"Profile" questions: I very carefully wrote each of these.
Intellectual Vitality Essay: I wrote a very strong essay about how the novel Atlas Shrugged has affected me both philosophically and ethically.
Letter to Roommate Essay: I wrote a fairly good essay about the importance music plays in my life as a source of both detachment and empathy.
What matters to you and why? Essay: I wrote a great essay about how the little moments of life shape have shaped who I am and included 3 very powerful anecdotes.
Teacher Recommendation: One from my Sophomore Euro teacher who said I was one of the best students he ever had, and one from my Junior English Accel. Teacher who really liked me.
Counselor Rec: My schools 2ndary education counselor, a nationally renowned lecturer about college, wrote a personalized recommendation, including my special relationship with her.
Additional Rec: A detailed, professional-looking, well organized resume
Interview: Yes, it went for 2 hours and at the end the Harvard alumn told me that she wished the interview counted for more than it done so she could help me some more.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Material Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant): United States
School Type: Public. VVVEERRRYYY Competitive
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Foreign Languages, Essays, and Recommendations.
Weaknesses: Awards, EC Depth, and maybe Junior Year course load (I only took 3 APs and two accel. Classes)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I wont find out til March.</p>