ACT (breakdown): 34 (35 E, 33 M, 35 R, 34 S)
SAT II: took Math I and Literature, scores are not out yet
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: school doesn’t do weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school releases rank in Feb, but most likely Val
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (5), World (3), Chem (3), Stats (3), USH (4) (I know they’re very weak)
Senior Year Course-load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Latin, APES,
Major Awards:
nothing much, couple Latin national and state awards
Extracurriculars:
-national officer for a student organization (50,000+ members)
-state president for a student organization
-assistant concertmaster at a nearby college orchestra (this is my 7th year in this orchestra)
-founded 2 clubs at school
-peer tutor in history and english
Volunteer/Community service
-college orchestra (300+ hours)
-nursing home (100 hours)
Summer Activites:
Gov School for International Studies, latin study sessions
Additional Info:
first gen
I’m planning on applying Vandy ED1, EA for Tulane, Purdue, UTK, and regular decision for NYU, Emory, WashU. What are my chances, and how can I make my application stronger?
Your stats are great For all of those schools, so your chances will be determined by other factors. Your ECs look excellent as well, provided you can give a good, detailed account of the two organizations that you founded as well as your involvement at the state and national level with the tiger two organizations. I’m knowledgeable only about Tulane so I will leave it to others to comment on the other universities you mention. For Tulane, you really want to connect the dots for the admissions committee as to how the particular academic offerings will help you reach your career goals. I would look over the faculty in the area that you’re interested in and see with whom you might be able to conduct research, the subject matter of that research, and work that into your application. You’ll definitely want to talk about community service and the needs that you perceive New Orleans to have and the role that you might play in addressing those needs. Any interest in international affairs or other cultures is very helpful. Finally, the more you can emphasize an interdisciplinary approach to your undergraduate studies, the more it will fit in with the advantages Tulane provides academically to its undergraduates. Congratulations on your excellent record and good luck!