<p>I caved in and decided to post stats, so have at it lol. I'm not as concerned about admission to top tier schools as i am about merit scholarships which I desperately need if I want to go anywhere...</p>
<p>I'm looking at Rice, WashU, Emory, UMich (any chance of a full or half ride from any?)
Others: Brown, UPenn, Cornell, NYU, USC and Stanford (just for fun hehe)
Safeties: Notre Dame (my parents both work there), IU and Purdue (in state)</p>
<p>I'm Indian and live in Indiana and go to a big public school.
TRANSCRIPT:
RANK: 1/~765
GPA: 4.0 UW 4.14 W
definitely the most challenging courseload at my school, the hardest i could have taken. So far, AP Bio: 4; APUSH: 5; APCALC AB: 5; AP Stats: 4
Next year, AP Lang, BC Calc, AP Spanish, AP chem, AP Gov and Physics II (sort of like AP Physics)</p>
<p>old SAT: 690 V, 710 M = 1400
new: 760 V, 730 M, 730 W (9 essay) = 2220 (retaking in oct, I KNOW I can get an 800 on math and do better on essay)
SAT IIs: Writing 760, Bio 730. Taking math II and maybe ush or lit in nov
PSAT: 219 (most probably National Merit)</p>
<p>ECs: (my weak point)
Spell Bowl (9-12): Captain next year, so far, 3 Regional champions and 3 state champions, most probably win again next year. Perfect Speller Award (9 , 11), Varsity Letter
Mock Trial (9-12): Varsity letter, Regional and State champions for a couple years
Tennis (9-12) JV
Student council (10,11)
Postponing Sexual Involvement (got $260 for telling middle schoolers not to have sex)
Freshmen Mentoring Program
NHS, tutoring
Speech Team (10-12) won some minor awards
Newspaper Staff (10, 11) hopefully next year if I dont have schedule conflicts I'll take it again and be editor</p>
<p>VOLUNTEERING:
Big Brothers/Big Sisters (11, 12)
Hospital Volunteer (10)
Tutoring during homeroom</p>
<p>JOBS:
I worked in a biochemistry lab at Notre Dame last summer and this summer I'm interning in the physics departmnet at Notre Dame, which actually counts for one college credit. </p>
<p>assume excellent teacher recs (my apush teacher is also my spell bowl coach and he loves me) and good essays. </p>
<p>I dont know what i want to go into...premed, law...haha the only thing I've done is rule out engineering. </p>
<p>tell me if there's anything else.</p>