So I would like to hear some of your thoughts, since the people who know me are biased in my favor and it doesn’t help me set realistic goals. I have been deferred from Princeton ED and Uchicago so beside these schools
I am applying to
UCBerkeley, Caltech, Harvard, Yale, UPenn, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Colgate, Colgate and some safeties
What are some of your thoughts
Intended Major: Bio or mol bio depending on the school
Act: 34 c, 33 E, 32 M, 36 R, 36 S
Sat 2: 800 mol bio, 790 chem, 750 world history
GPA: 93.4uw 98.7 w
Classes: Have taken hardest courses offered at my school including 4 aps 2 of which were 5s, two were 4. This year I am taking two more in ap physics and bc calc
I am applying to CALS and AAS as a bio major
My extra curricula’s include
Key club board member, trivia team captain, science olympiad president, NHS, Science honor society president,
I also am highly involved in both math and science research. I also started a student debate forum to discuss issues in our town
Awards: Local science competition awards, Gold at a large regional math fair for 5 years, won that same fair in 2014, school science awards
Work. I work at a laboratory year round conducting molecular biology research, will have research published but after decisions are out,
During the summer I work for Cornell at one of their camps. I teach biology and ecology there.
I am a upper middle class white male
My recommendations should be great, The only one I read was from my mentor which was probably the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me.
All of my essays have been related to my research in one way or another. So my application is focused on my research potential and dream of being a scientist
I think you have a great chance at most of those colleges and as good a chance as anyone at the reaches. You have the grades and test scores, but you also seem to have some outstanding and unique activities. You’re in a good position.
Thanks for the chance!
My friend got into Berkeley engineering. So you can compare with his stats. 2200 sat 800math 2c 800 Chem 4.0 gpa. 4.2 uc gpa.
My friend got rejected to Cornell. His stats were 2160 sat. 780 math 2c. 5’s on 5 ap exams. 3.8 Gpa
Good luck!
Likely for Colgate, match for UCB, low reach for JHU, reach for the rest.
Are you in-state for California and can you afford the OOS fees? There is no financial aid for OOS students in California.
Out of state for Berkeley