State: Michigan, USA
High School: Public school, 90 students in graduating class
Ethnicity: White, Hispanic
Gender: Female
GPA: 4.0 out of 4.0
SAT: Reading 750, Math 800
ACT: 34
SAT Subject Tests Taken:
Mathematics Level 2- 740
Biology E/M- 760
U.S. History- 680
Income: < 40k
Parental Status: divorced
Extracurriculars: Math Olympiad Club + scholarship founder, President mentoring club, President executive student council, President Rotary Interact club, Captain cross country team, El Salvador Service Trip attendee
Awards: High distinction scorer AMC math test, Harvard Book Award recipient, Chemistry department award, Science Department award, National Hispanic Recognition program for NMSQT, Presidential Citation for Interact Club
Major: Mathematics or Biomedical Engineering
Essay topic: how father suffers mental disorders but instilled a love for math in me & how that inspired me to create a mathematics scholarship program in my county, for kids from all socioeconomic backgrounds
Recommendations: from sophomore math teacher who I still talk to about Bio & gene editing every day (10/10), from science teacher (8/10… Passion for science), Rotary Interact President of my region (my will to lead, serve (8/10).
I should also add that I am all-State in cross country for my fourth year in a row
You certainly rank among the strong candidates I interview, and I’m not talking about your test scores and grades because we don’t see those. You show leadership, consistency/longevity, success, and variety with your activities. You’ve shown you’ve made a positive change in your community. All good things. A lot of applicants don’t achieve all that. You should feel proud. I believe your chances are better than a good percentage of the applicants with whom I meet. Is MIT your first choice?
Good Luck! You deserve all the very best!
Very impressive indeed @bellalindsay . All the best!
Yes, MIT, University of Michigan, or any Ivy are my top choice
Math - is your interest!! Your first and foremost college to consider is Princeton --Plus they give the most money for kids who have financial need!
No other Math program is even close…yes, saw that you mentioned Ivies but Math in Princeton is special!!!
Good Luck!!
Thank you very much for that!!
You lose me when you just mention Ivy’s, and leave out UChicago, Caltech, RIT, Stanford, etc.