<p>I guess I have to wait until the last round.. As you can see from my stats...<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/profiles/member_stat_view.html?user_id=225416%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/profiles/member_stat_view.html?user_id=225416</a>
Lack of math..</p>
<p>^ wow your stats are scary, I can't imagine you getting rejected at all.</p>
<p>It all depends on how I present myself in my essays. Hopefully I don't come off as an all-rhetoric-no-substance and completely mental illusionist.</p>
<p>omg @ velleity thats exactly what im afraid of. i was afraid that the way i talked in some parts would make me sound like a philosophical weirdo hahaha.</p>
<p>but those stats are to die over though :O.</p>
<p>How much do SAT scores weigh in when compared to math/science extracurriculars?</p>
<p>I'd assume that the ECs are looked at much more closely, since at least some of the people haven't taken the SAT yet.</p>
<p>umm, stats:</p>
<p>800 math
800 cr
760 writing
238 psat
sat2 math2c: 800
gpa:4(UW)</p>
<p>ap: compsci, physicsb, calcbc, chem</p>
<p>awards,etc: USNCO qualifier, physics olympiad quarterfinalist, AIME qualifier 7, 8, 9, 10thgrade, highest score: 6, student of the year in mathematics, chemistry at school, </p>
<p>captain - science olympiad, math team
placed in lots of random math stuff
ARML team 2 years, regional math circle 2 years
raytheon engineering competition 1st place
1st,2nd,3rd scioly regionals</p>
<p>volunteer stuff
some leadership positions(pres, vp, board member, activities director in different clubs)</p>
<h2>some other stuff that i'm probably forgetting..</h2>
<p>total lack of research though :(
and i'm a soph. so i might get owned there.</p>
<p>Did anyone send them a list of extracurricular activities? Even though they didn't ask for it?</p>
<p>Haha wow bks, you're amazing. Physics Olympiad pwned me.</p>
<p>And no, misterwang, I didn't send a list, though most of mine were in the essays.</p>
<p>thanks, coin. i'm not much though. i've seen lot better stats - hope i can improve on mine!</p>
<p>ssp sounds insanely fun though.
i didn't send in a list either; put them in my responses.</p>
<p>no list here either. </p>
<p>my stats-
2250 SAT
227 PSAT
800 Math IIC
AIME qualifier
rank 1
gpa: 4.0 UW
president of math club, science club,
lotsa volunteering at hospital
math competitions, math league, etc.
science competitions, regional award
taking calc class at local college,
doing math research project with professor</p>
<p>some other volunteering clubs
random math.science competitions
2 varsity sports</p>
<p>ssp DOES sound insanely fun..which is why I want to get in..arghhh can't wait no more</p>
<p>are teacher recs important in ssp admissions? or were the essays/ec's/test scores more important?</p>
<p>I would think they are equally important if not more. Someone has to qualify your assertions.</p>
<p>I can't stop going back to this thread and reading new posts.</p>
<p>Tom jones, i thought that just now also. :P
Oh, that's good. My teacher recs are great.. i hope..</p>
<p>^ lol me too. But this time, I'm really going to focus on bio that's in front of me. Spring break nearly over :( Hopefully riding the train to Chicago tomorrow!</p>
<p>TomJones, If you got deferred with those scores, I don't even know why I bothered applying.</p>
<p>I guess I will be solemnly awaiting my rejection letter.</p>
<p>Oh, Jesus, guys, I go away for three hours and this is what I get!</p>
<p>If I were you, I'd stop posting my stats. Stats don't matter so much as your personality and your passion for learning.</p>
<p>I'll have my fingers crossed for you guys</p>
<p>@coin - That's cool that you're from Texas. Where in Texas?</p>
<p>yea I know stats don't matter so much, just saying ya know?
It's kinda hard to show your personality in 250 word essays.
i hope my essays didn't suck..
alright im going to try to stop thinking about this.</p>
<p>No, I completely understand what you're talking about. It's pretty difficult to show your amazing-ness in 250 word essays. But remember, 70% of the kids who apply don't get in. You think that most of them didn't have brilliant stats? The SSP admissions officers are creating a "class". You show them you're passion, they see if you fit into their vision.</p>