<p>Hey guys, I'll keep this brief(or try), now that I have my 'final stats' in I want to post a quick thread one last time seeing how you think things might turn out (you might think this is useless or self-aggrandizing, but I actually am finalizing my list of RD schools, so your input will be appreciated).
Already Applied: Stanford SCEA
Regular Dec: Yale, Brown (choices 2 and 3), Princeton, Rice?, U Mich honors?, UPenn, Pomona?- any thoughts on which?
White male, top private school in AZ</p>
<p>Cool academic stuff:
-SAT: 2300 800v740m760w
-SAT II: 800lit 780ush 770bio-m 670mathII (retaking the last math score for RD-don't ask but lets just say I probably shouldn't have have come to the test center that saturday morning ;)
-ACT Composite: 34 (36 English/Writing 35 Reading 33 Science 33 Math)
argh so close to 35
-GPA: 3.98/4.45 3/320 competitive class
-APs by end of Jr: AP Chem (4) AP Calc AB(3) AP Eng (5) AP USH(5) AP Euro (5) AP Human Geog (lol)(5) AP Enviro(5) AP Psych(5) AP Biology (5)
-Taking Sr: AP PhyB/C APCalcBC/Multivariable AP Eng Lit AP Spanish AP Macro AP Micro AP UsGovt/Compt Govt
-Some Kind of AP scholar and NM semifinalist (225)
-School awards for top leader/scholar in class (this is a big deal @our school)</p>
<p>Nifty EC's:
-Debate: 4 years, AZ State Champion, Team/Debate Captain, NFL (Forensic League) Nationals, Semi-finals of Tourament of Champions (like Nationals) in Extemp, TOC in Debate, elmination rounds Stanford/Berkeley/Yale other tournaments, ASU tournament finals 2 years, 1500 points NFL (Premier distinciton... pretty prestigious)
-Key Club Int'l. 4 years about 200 hours service. Club Bulletin Editor, VP Junior Year. Senior year elected to District Executive board of Kiwanis Int'l as Sect/Treas of Southwest District. I basically oversee 300 school clubs in AZ, NM, west Texas.
-Science research. Fresh-Sophomore school-based research. School-award , 3rd place in state in Molecular Biology.
Junior Summer-Senior year: Research Grant and volunteer at Mayo Clinic Scottsdale. I do about 15 h/wk in cytogenetic labwork and analysis. Assisted in publishing a paper on Hyperdiploid-type Myeloma cancer in an oncology journal (I think it will be in Jan/Feb in Blood hematology). Entering Intel STS, didn't have stuff together in time to enter Siemens
-Science club: Co-founder, 4 years, Treasurer Jr year, VP Senior year. Got to state finals of the National Science Bowl.
-NHS: Executive Board Jr, Sr, 3 year member, President Senior year. About 50 hrs service 100 hrs tutoring
-Other crap: Co-editor of school weekly paper senior year, Contributor since Soph, contributor to school magazine, Spanish Honor Society, Mock trial at State tournament Jr year. 2nd, 5th, 8th place State Spanish Exam, peer counseling and freshman retreat program (again, school specific)</p>
<p>Other:
-Great teacher recs:, person who got me involved in both scientific research (was my AP Bio teacher frosh year) and was moderator of key club. She adores me. Debate coach was also my AP Euro teach/Econ this year, he will rave. Counselor is a good friend
-Essays are relatively good to very good, finalizing them now, they are pretty 'me' and integrate some of my main activities with my pretty quirky personality/humor. But who knows. </p>
<p>Thanks for taking the time to read, probably boring but oh well. While I won't mercilessly bump the thread, I hope I can get a couple good replies-any opinions on genearl chances and RD strategy, i guess. Thanks again and I hope your college apps process goes exxceellently!</p>