Questbridge Applicant

<p>Hello all,</p>

<p>I've posted several chance threads before but I never said that I was URM or first-gen because I didn't think it was very relevant. However, I realize that colleges look at that stuff. My family makes under $41,000 a year.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW ... 4.6-4.7 W
SAT: 2310 (740Cr/780M/790Wr)
SAT II: 780 BioM/800 WH/800 Math II
Rank: Unranked :)</p>

<p>I go to a public (semi-competitibe highschool...3 of 35 went to MIT last year) math/science residential high school on the grounds of a state university.</p>

<p>This semester I'm taking 19 credits (6 classes) including:
Number Theory Math 518 (highest math class offered at the Uni this semester I believe)
Differential Equations Math 361
Genetics Bio 350
^^I'm also taking government, Spanish, physics lab, programming</p>

<p>Next semester I'm taking 20 credits (6 classes):
Physics II calc based
Complex Analysis 521
Intermediate Analysis 421 (not related to complex...it's proof based calculus basically)
^^As well as more Spanish, programming, and oral communication</p>

<p>Notable Class Related Things:
Taught myself Calc II over winter break (and tested out) to take Multi-variable last year
Taught myself Calc based Physics over summer (and tested out) to take Number Theory
Taking probably the hardest course schedule in my school. Only 68 college credits are required to graduate, I'll have 90.</p>

<p>ECs:
President Founder Bio Club
President Founder Diversity Club (I wrote about this in my QuestBridge application)
Vice-President of Science Olympiad (I coach first year students in selected events)
Clarinet for 6 years -- State Solo Contest Top Rating/District and State Honor Bands
Conducting research with a faculty member, I'm taking a lead role</p>

<p>Summers:
Last summer I conducted research through the STARS program in St. Louis University. My paper was entitled "The Development of an Assay to Detect Pico- and Femtomolar Concentrations of Target Oligonucleotide" (I wrote my essay on this)</p>

<p>QB essays:
In my opinion, 2 of them are the best pieces of writing I've ever produced. The third is ok.</p>

<p>Recommendations:
One will be spectacular. I took Western Civilization with a professor and I got the 3rd perfect score he had ever given within his 28 years of teaching. This should give me some balance, along with my 800 WH, so I don't look completely like a math and science nerd.</p>

<p>The other will be above average; he's the prof I'm doing research with.</p>

<p>I'm interesting in majoring in bio and mathematics.</p>

<p>Weaknesses:
I'm taking the only foreign language I've ever taken this semester. I'll also be taking it next semester. I know that it looks bad for some schools but I tried to address this in my additional info.</p>

<p>I'm applying to:
MIT
Princeton
Stanford
Yale
Notre Dame
^^through Questbridge</p>

<p>I don't expect any of those schools to be a problem for you. You have the GPA, SAT, and holy wow you have a great transcript. I've never seen so many advanced college courses taken by a high schooler. Of course it's up to MIT, etc. to decide whether they'll give you college credit for them, but still... Plus, the fact you're a URM, a first-gen, AND low-income student should get you shoved in to wherever you want to go. Thank goodness for lack of opportunity, right? Haha. Just kidding - you've really done a lot with your life. Great job.</p>

<p>Could you chance me too? Thank you.</p>

<p>Thanks vaniificat.</p>

<p>Shameless bump!</p>

<p>Whoa! Good luck! I think you'll get in!</p>