This is something I’m very confused about and a few extra inputs would greatly help!
So im a rising senior looking at colleges. My top choice is Brown (already visited) and my second choice is WashU (visiting on Thursday).
I am wondering whether I should apply ED to WashU and thus increase my acceptance rate and make my chances there much much greater or if I should take the risk and just apply normal and have a chance at going to Brown, more specifically PLME (ED to Brown doesnt do much in terms of increasing acceptance rate)
I want to base this on the caliber of my application. I would only take the risk of applying RD if my app was good enough to have a solid chance
Let me know what you think!
Here are my stats:
•Rising senior
•Asian-American - First Gen- Fluent in Hindi and English (if that helps )
•Planned major: Biology/Management double major w/ a pre-med route
Academics:
•35 ACT w/ 10 Essay
•SAT - 2220
•SAT IIs - Bio (700), MathII (720), Lit (720)
•GPA: 4.49 W/3.99 UW (Ranked 4th in a class of 375) Red flag here- I have 2 Bs (AP Calc AB/AP Chem)
Classes: (most rigorous at school with a science focus)
Freshman:
•Hon. English 9, Spanish II, Hon. Alg II, Hon. Biology, World Studies, Orchestra, Public Speaking, Sports Medicine (Alg I and Hon.Geo 7th/8th grade)
Sophomore:
•Hon. English 10, Hon. Chemistry, AP Biology (4), APUSH (4), Hon. Pre Calc, Human Anatomy, Spanish III
Junior: (very few at my school take all AP- extreme rigor)
•AP Lang, AP Chem, AP Calc AB, AP Stats, AP Euro, AP Spanish 4.
Senior: (Planned)
•AP Lit, AP Spanish 5, AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Gov
ECs:
-4 Year Tennis
-Founder and President of JSA club
-Founder and President of Dance club
-Officer of a leadership club at my school (Jaguar Ambassadors)
-Chairperson of Pennies for Patients (raised $5,000 for cancer patients with financial needs)
-400+ Volunteer Hours at Local Hospital, Temple, Library, Nursing Home
-Research Internship at local hospital (did very well at science fairs using the research I did here; currently working on 2 papers for publication in medical journal)
-Raised a couple thousand dollars to help build a school in an Indian village and helped set up curriculum- big project
Shadowing a surgeon here as well as in India (when I visited)
-Teach Sunday school classes at local temple relating to a foreign language and religion
-Tutored a lot with ACT and classes
Awards:
A few minor writing and public speaking awards (worth reporting?)
Hopefully AP Scholar
-Definite National Merit Semifinalist
Other notes:
-The Dr I do my internship likes me a lot and I can probably get a good recommendation
Let me know what you think!