<p>I will be applying to....</p>
<p>UChicago (EA) - I have contacted the XC coach. My absolute top choice.
Stanford (RD) - My second favorite.
Princeton (RD) -Third.
Johns Hopkins (RD) - Fourth. Also contacted the XC coach.
Yale (RD) - Fifth Favorite. Admittingly, I'm only applying to Yale because my dad wants me to (he got accepted but never attended due to money)
University of Minnesota - Safety School</p>
<p>And I might apply to Harvard (RD), I'm not sure yet.</p>
<p>Chances, anyone? =) Listed are my achievements SO FAR through the end of my Junior year- I hope to nab some more awards and such come senior year. For example, each activity will have an extra year of participation, I anticipate state for XC, some other major awards for my sports, etc. I will retake the SAT I in October to hopefully boost my math to an 800. Thanks in advance! (I will not continue sports into college unless I go to UChicago or Johns Hopkins)</p>
<p>Decision: Waiting 'til Judgement Day</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (740CR, 750M, 760W, 11 Essay)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Only took it once.
[<em>] SAT II: US History (800), Chemistry (740), Math II (800)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.994
[<em>] Weighted GPA: N/A
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/567
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 (US History), 5 (Calculus BC), 5 (English Language), 5 (European History), 5 (Statistics)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, AP Computer Science, AP Physics C, AP Chemistry, AP Lit., CIS Compistion, AP Econ (Macro and Micro), CIS Spanish 5
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Forensic League Degree of Honor, National Forensic League Degree of Excellence, Academic All State, Tri-Athlete Awardx2, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Merit Commended, ExCEL Nominee</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars: [/li]Cross Country (3 years): Varsity Captain, 2 Varsity Letters, 2 time Section Qualifier, Scholar Athlete of the Year, Academic State Silver Award</p>
<p>Swimming and Diving (3 years): Varsity Captain, 3 Varsity Letters, 3 time Section Qualifier, 2 time Academic State Silver Award, 3 time True Team Section Qualifier, True Team State Qualifier, Most Improved</p>
<p>Track and Field (3 years): Varsity Captain, 2 Varsity Letters, 2 time Section Qualifier, Sectional Medalist, Academic All State Award, Honor Roll Time in 3200m, 2 time Sectional Runner Ups, Most Improved x2</p>
<p>Debate (2 years): Novice State Qualifier, Novice State Quarter Finalist, JV State Qualifier, National Forensic League Member, NFL Degree of Excellence, NFL Degree of Honor, letter award winner</p>
<p>Student Council (2 years): Officer, 2 Letter awards</p>
<p>National Honor Society (2 years): Service and Dialogue Committees</p>
<p>Spanish National Honor Society (2 years)</p>
<p>LINC (Leaders Invested in the Community): LINC 101, LINC 301, LINC Leadership</p>
<p>Summers:</p>
<p>--Summer Running Club
--Swimming Club
--Star Wars Collectable Card Game Club
--Space Camp Leader
--Online Classes via Udacity
--Independently Train for and Compete in Triathlons</p>
<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Nothing
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul]Roughly 200+ hours, with NHS and other various things. My most notable service was helping head a Community Ed. Space camp for kids for 6 years. </p>
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[li] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] I have alreay started on all of them. My common app essay is very strange (I made my own topic), but hopefully it pays off! It displays my quirky personality pretty swell!</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Chem teacher/CIS Anatomy Teacher/XC and Track Coach - should be very good! He has known me since I was a wee lad and I have even taken care of his pets at his house before.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Stuck between my AP lang teacher, Econ teacher and student council advisor, or my Euro teacher and NHS advisor. Should be pretty good I think, but not as good the first one.
[li] Counselor Rec: I heard he/she writes great recs. He/he likes me, so that's a plus!</p>[/li]
<p>Other[list]
[<em>] Date Submitted App:
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Midwest (vague for privacy)
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Large, Competitive Public School (567 in my class), one of top schools in State
[<em>] Ethnicity:Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Need financial aid
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] None.</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Rank/GPA, Rigor of Schedule, EC's and leadership
[</em>] Weaknesses: Dearth of major awards
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I CAN'T READ THE FUTURE!!! LOL
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Nothing, this is who I am. I have enjoyed high school so far up to this point, and though I will be dissapointed if I don't get into a school I like (almost an inevitability), I'm sure I will be satisfied with my journey through high school.</p>
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Thanks to all who help a fella out! This took me quite a while to type out =p Something that would be immensely helpful to me is if you could list things I could do to improve, or list my strengths and weaknesses! Thanks again!</p>