Alright, thanks for the feedback @renaissancedad
I’d like to echo a previous post. “Any time someone claims accomplishments that are far outside of the norm, it raises suspicions; even more so if multiple unusually high accomplishments are claimed, as in your case.”
@Darknezzerat You didn’t understand the gist of my point. If you’ve done all of these accomplishments, great. Congratulations on a very successful high school career! But…you need to be careful on how you present yourself. That’s all I’m saying.
Another way to put it: When the initial reaction to your high school career and stats is “this is BS” and “no way he’s done all of this,” I think that’s cause for concern. I would much rather have people say, “Wow, looks like a motivated student with strong academics and extracurricular activities.”
If you replicate your results on the PSAT on the actual SAT I say that you have a pretty good shot (35-40%)
at all of those schools. Your Hispanic heritage will definitely boost your chances!
For the people who are questioning an Eagle Scout by age 15 or so, it is difficult but definitely not unheard of. The reason it takes most people until 17 is because they procrastinate it or the administrative parts (Board of Review, etc.) take a long time. Yes, it is impressive, but not beyond credibility.
For perspective here are the stats for brown (Columbia, Wharton, Princeton more selective):
https://www.brown.edu/admission/undergraduate/explore/admission-facts
Your stats look great, but keep in mind that all of these schools are very competitive and unpredictable. Also, Columbia and Princeton both only have EA, no ED.
@sscb205 I meant ED or the equivalent. EA is still a binding agreement.
^ EA is not binding; ED is. Restrictive (or Single Choice) EA restricts you from applying early to most other schools, but acceptance is not binding.
Princeton is restrictive EA.
^ Yes, it is. All that means is that if you apply EA to Princeton then you should not be applying ED anywhere, or EA to any other private school. So you can’t apply SCEA to Princeton and ED to Penn, or REA to Stanford (REA and SCEA are the same thing; Harvard and Stanford use the term REA, Yale and Princeton use the term SCEA; it’s confusing). You are allowed to apply non-binding early admissions to state schools, to apply early to schools with rolling admissions, and to apply early to international universities. Acceptance to an SCEA/REA school (Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford) is non-binding, unlike ED acceptance.
ED to Penn will give you a big leg-up on admissions, but it’s binding. As @renaissancedad pointed out, you’re going to have to pick one for Single Choice/Restrictive EA or ED, but can’t do both EA and ED.
^ You can apply ED to Penn and EA to a non-single choice/restrictive EA school, such as MIT or UChicago. But you can’t combine ED with single choice/restrictive EA.
A suggestion would be to do do research into the level of EC’s most students admitted to Ivy League colleges have. You are already very involved in a lot of activities and your internships are very unusual at your age. Some of the ECs may be time consuming but not terribly helpful getting into top schools (FBLA). Keep doing what you are doing and figure out what ECs you are really, really interested in and dive deeper into this shorter list of ECs. Win something at the state or national level. No question you have the intellect and academic credentials, focus in and cut out the extraneous
Assuming all the information given is accurate, then your definitely on the road to any of those schools you have listed. Be sure to maintain that GPA and a challenging course-load in the later years of high school. Your SAT II Subject Tests scores are impressive, but it must be complemented by an equally great SAT I or ACT score. Finally, do not underestimate the power of teacher recommendations and EC! Good luck!