Looking to apply to Stanford Early Action next year and am wanting to see how my application looks right now. I am a white male in a Kansas public school
SAT: N/A
ACT Superscore: 34 (34 E, 34 M, 34 R, 35 S) Highest Composite: 32
SAT II: Will take Bio and Math, maybe Chem
GPA: 3.96 UW 4.25 W
Rank: Well into top 10%
AP: Euro (4), Physics 1 (3), both taken Sophomore year
Junior Year Relevant Courses: AP Bio, AP Calc A/B, AP Environmental Science, Honors Chem
Senior Year Relevant Courses: AP Research, AP Chem, AP Calc B/C, AP Physics 2
Intended Major: Bioengineering
Extracurriculars:
•Founder and President of “Science Club” (10,11) at school, we do experiments and feild trips, hoping to do a major experiment over the summer and present research. I put most of my time into this
•Science Olympiad (10,11) we are very competitive and get top 3 at state every year (in Kansas though so not much competition :P)
• Tennis (9, 10, 11) on varsity for sophomore and junior years, won league title sophomore year and expected to win this year
• Swimming (11)
• NHS
• Play guitar in a band and released a few songs, but I don’t know if I will include that in my app
Work/Research/Volunteer Experience:
• Going to do an internship in another city working with a bioengineering firm that engineers plants to be more sustainable, will hopefully get to do hands-on stuff
• Coached little kids tennis over summer, also string rackets at local tennis club
• Worked as a bussboy at restaurant for 2 years
• Interned in Ecology lab at local university after freshman year, will most likely do it again this spring or over summer if the bioengineering firm doesn’t work out.
• About 80 hours of random volunteer work so far, hopefully will get 100 eventually to qualify for award at school
Awards:
None really except for Science Olympiad and tennis, but will be a AP Scholar come next year
Hooks:
None, white male, both parents have grad degrees
Income: >$150,000
Essays:
• I might write my common app essay about something quirky like how I made a bunch of money selling candy at my school, no matter what I am a very good writer and they will be pretty good
Let me know what you guys think, and if there is anything that I could do to improve my chances. Thanks!