Hi, I am a rising junior in high school (selective magnet in NJ) trying to be prepared before applying college. What can I improve in the next two years so that I can have a better chance of being accepted?
Looking to study applied mathematics/mathematics with statistics: MIT ED, Cornell, Brown EA
Others: Duke, UPenn, Cooper Union, Olin, Lehigh, Carnegie Mellon
SAT I (breakdown): December (sophomore): 2360 (760 CR, 800 M, 800 W)
may need to take again since many colleges probably won’t take old SAT
Unweighted GPA: 96.1
Weighted GPA: 101.0
Rank: non-ranking school (probably top 5%)
AP Scores: Physics 1 (5), AP Computer Science (5)
Junior Year classes: AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Language and Composition, AP US History, Biology H, Spanish 4, Business Strategies H, Science Inquiry and Technology H
Senior Year classes: AP Physics C, AP Statistics, AP World History, AP Macroeconomics, AP Literature, Biotechnology H, Technical Writing H
In senior year, I will also be doing a 100-hour internship.
Clubs:
-math club (9th-current)
-part of the Bergen County Academies math team (5th-current)
-Academic Decathlon
-JSA
-Physics Olympiad
-Hope Club – community service (9th, 10th)
-participant in CyberPatriot (National Youth Cyber Education Program)
-Spanish Honor Society
Sports:
Varsity- fencing, baseball (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
Volunteer:
-Bergen County Academies middle school math program
-Hope Club
-National Junior Art Honor Society
Awards:
-Bevan Scholarship (Duke TIP)
-AIME qualifier(8th,9th,10th)
-USAJMO index of 206
-Academic Decathlon mathematics gold medal(10th)
Summer Camps:
-Rutgers Young Scholars Program for Discrete Mathematics
-AwesomeMath Summer Program(Cornell)
Intended Major: Applied Math, Statistical Sciencs
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 150k+