Hi, so I will be a junior in the Fall of 2021 and RSI has been one of my biggest dreams since 8th grade. I just wanted to know if my stats and EC’s look good enough for the application and if there’s anything I can do (in the very short time that I have) to amp up my application.
Texas, pretty big public school
Asian Male
Stats:
GPA: 5.8/6 // 4.0/4.0 // Top 2% of my class (class size is about 1000 so within top 20)
PSAT: 1440 (sophomore year; didn’t try or study at all), hoping for a high 1400 when I take it this October
SAT: haven’t taken it yet, but based on practice tests (so far) should be in the 1510-1560 range
Freshman Year APs: AP Human Geo (5)
Sophomore Year APs: AP Computer Science (hoping for a 5), AP Seminar (probably a 4)
Junior Year APs: AP Physics, AP English, AP Research, AP Calc BC, AP Environmental Science
ECs:
Outside of School:
→ Research Assistant (data science/computer science) with a local professor (3 months): The Internship has been amazing (it’s still currently going on), I’ve increased my knowledge within JS as well as JSON, and the mathematical aspect of it has also been challenging yet really accomplishing. It isn’t at a very prestigious college, but I feel that I’m growing a lot… would you recommend doing a research paper or something of that sort on the data and project I’m working on?
→ Software Engineering Internship at a non-profit (3 months): honestly very challenging; I definitely bit off more than I can chew (this one’s also current), BUT I’m learning a lot and applying my knowledge within Java into my project. The problem [or maybe it’s a good thing] is that majority of the interns are college students wanting in on the workforce, so I do feel “behind”, but I’m definitely improving in terms of coding and application]
→ Business Internship (held two major leadership positions as well) (5 months): wasn’t challenging, but I was juggling school while also attending meetings daily (took advantage of the virtual school year lol)
→ Interned for a start-up technology company (centered around app development) (10 months): helped with product development as well as business outreach - wasn’t a very intensive internship, but I met really cool people (through zoom haha)
In School:
→ VP of Math Honor Society
→ Part of the school’s Math Team (I’ve done the AMC and got the second-highest score at our school, but didn’t qualify for AIME so I think the participation is pretty insignificant)
→ Co-founder and Co-president of a chapter of a STEM organization (~150 members)
→ Varsity Orchestra [we’ll play at Carnegie this year; don’t know if it has any significance on the application though]
→ DECA
→ Student Council
Awards:
→ DECA State Finalist, ICDC Qualifier
→ PVSA Gold Award
I know this wasn’t too specific, but it’s clear that my awards or stats don’t have much to show, but if you have any feedback (can be as harsh as you’d like it to be) or advice, it would be so so appreciated! Thank you!