<p>Male, Asian, in state, rising senior, applying for fall 2012 term
Weighted GPA: 4.31
Class Rank: 22/1008
High School: Public, very competitive
grades have significantly gotten better since freshman year
rank 35/776 in 9th grade</p>
<p>Testing:
2250 SAT (650 R 800 W 800 M) 1 sitting
32 ACT 1 sitting
780 Math II
770 Chemistry Subject Test
plan on taking bio subj test and retaking ACT one more time</p>
<p>High school rigor: AP chemistry 5, AP gov 5, AP environmental science 5, AP us hist 4, AP world hist 3, AP european history 3, AP calc AB 5, AP english language 5, AP human geography 5, AP psychology 4
Plan to take in senior year: AP econ micro/macro, AP physics B, AP bio, AP comp sci, AP eng lit
All others are honors, and 1 or 2 regulars
2 years of chinese, 1 year of french</p>
<p>EC's
2011 Welch summer scholar at TTU, published findings in Journal of High School Research in the Chemical Sciences
1st place buisness calculations FBLA state competition
3rd place travel and tourism DECA district competition
Vice president of DECA at my school
national honor society member 86 hours for past 3 years
officer of red cross club and key club (secretary)
national AP scholar
commended on psat (202)?
friendship camp volunteer at local rec for past 3 summers (200+ hours)
orchestra for 2 years
job at forever 21 for a few months </p>
<p>Do I have a shot even with my lacking EC's?</p>
<p>Sure you have a shot! I’d write in detail about your published findings in the Chem Sci journal and about your first place on the FBLA state competition. And I’d ponder what you could add to the campus and in classrooms.
Interesting to see a 150 point stretch between your SAT writing and reading scores. I bet you could get your reading score closer to your perfect writing score, with not too much effort. Good luck!</p>
<p>"Do I have a shot even with my lacking EC’s? "</p>
<p>I’m sorry but this question is ****ing ridiculous. If you want to go to this school, apply. If you don’t, don’t. Your “lack of” ECs are academically powerful and show more than the average student. I’d recommend talking about them in your essay only if you enjoyed them or it’ll sound unauthentic, at worst, and not taking full advantage of the opportunities inherent in the essay, at best. </p>
<p>Also, the best advice you can take is to ask advise from those who have a vested interest in you to succeed AND know what this process is like, as opposed to asking advice from strangers on the Internet. So, seek out your college counselor or a professional.</p>
<p>Quote from Kwally3: “I’d recommend talking about them in your essay only if you enjoyed them or it’ll sound unauthentic, at worst, and not taking full advantage of the opportunities inherent in the essay, at best.”</p>
<p>Excellent advice! </p>
<p>I have mixed feelings about contributing to chance me threads. Building hopes or making potentially worthless suggestions can steer an applicant the wrong way. </p>
<p>But I also remember how over-worked and unavailable high school college counselors can be – and have seen how word of mouth, CC, and “A Is For Admissions” provided helpful insights. And I don’t feel like a stranger here after all these years …</p>