<p>This is my first post... so here i go. what are my chances to get into these schools:
Johns Hopkins (top choice), Brown, UNC CH, Northwestern, UCLA, UC Berkley, Emory, Harvard & Princeton (huge stretch, wouldn't mind going if accepted), Rice, Duke, Washington U, (Rejected from Stanford for EA)</p>
<p>applying to engineering schools where applicable. Pre-med major with concentration on biomed engineering.</p>
<p>Stats:--
SAT: 2080 (760 Math, 650 Verbal, 670 Writing)
SAT II: 750 Math IIC, 670 Chem, 660 Lit
GPA: 4.333 W, 3.778 UW (Mostly A's got a C+ in IB Chem and a couple of B's last year, I hope that didn't kill all my chances.)
Rank: 16/553 (top 3%)(Ubercompetitive, the top percent deviate by .000001 GPAs)</p>
<p>Background:
State Residency: MO
Ethinicity: Indian (from India)
Middle Class</p>
<p>Course Load:
IB Diploma Candidate
All higher level IB courses except in math (school doesn't offer HL math)
AP Exams to take: AP Calc BC and AP Physics: Mechanics
Need to take all exams this year except
IB Info Tech in Global Society: 4/7 (I know, horrible score)</p>
<p>EC's:
National Honor Society:11, 12 Chair of Blood Drive
Debate: 10,11,12 Secretary (11-12) , National Qualifier 2005
Harmony Council (diversity promotion):11,12 Co-founder and chair
Math Team: 9-12 President (12) lots of awards, letter
Quiz Bowl Team: 11, 12 Vice-President (12), Senior Historian (11), Varsity Team, Letter
Student Senate:12 Senior Representative, Organized Plastics Recycling Program
Amnesty International 10-12 Secretary (12)
Spanish National Honor Society 10-12 , Tutored Migrant Workers and Children
Science Knowledge Bowl 10-12, Varsity Team (12)</p>
<p>Awards/Honors:
Honor Roll, Academic Letter, Top Ten Percent
National Honor Society
National Spanish Honor Society
Debate: Best Novice Cross-examination Debater and Most Dedicated Novice Debater given to one student per year by the school
Various awards at individual tournaments (10, 11, 12), 2005 National Qualifier (11)
Jets Team Award: 2nd in state
Math Team 11, 12 Numerous awards at individual tournaments
Community Service Award
Art Dept. Award 9 </p>
<p>Volunteer Experience
9,10 Tutor Elementary School Children in Mathematics and Reading 150+ hrs.
11,12 volunteer at Hospital, Alzheimers unit and Emergency Department 50+ hrs.
9, 10, 11, 12 Total hours including other smaller tasks 250+ hrs.</p>
<p>Work Experience
"Calculator Programming and Distribution Specialist for School District"; my friends say its not a job but here's what I do: I make and edit math calculator programs for the district that kids can use on their ACT and SAT where you plug in values and it gives you answers.</p>
<p>Summer Exp:
2004: Toured India, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates
2005:<br>
Job shadowed: Aortic Valve Transplant (Amazing Experience!)
Human anatomy courses at local community college.
Nationals Debate in Philadelphia, PA.
University of Missouri Sciences of Life Academy in Columbia, MO
Volunteer work at hospital (see community service activities) </p>
<p>Essays: Good</p>
<p>Recs:
Teachers: Amazing
Counselor: Should be good, it's her first year.</p>
<p>I realize there are a lot of colleges but most of them are on comm app or some collective app. I think i have to fill out a total of seven different apps. Am I being practical in my choices?</p>