I applied REA as intended physics major.
Stats:
GPA: 4.0 UW 5.21 W
Class Rank: 3/425
ACT: 35 (35 E, 36 M, 34 R, 36 S)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Physics
AP: 5s- Stat, world, and English lang 4s- APES and Spanish
IB: Math SL-7 Business-5
Senior year course load: IB Physics HL, IB English HL, IB History HL, IB Spanish SL, IB TOK, IB Biology SL, AP Calculus BC, Honors Anatomy
Extracurriculars:
- I’m an avid fisherman/diver and founded a photo contest for marine conservation. I was sponsored by a number of businesses and raised over $300 for a marine conservation association last summer.
- I am heavily involved in student government. I have served on executive cabinet since sophomore year and was student body secretary/treasurer last year.
- I’m on the staff than plans a school retreat focused on boundary breaking every year. I was chosen to be logistics committee chair this year.
- I have played varsity tennis since freshman year
- I play USTA team tennis at my country club
- I swim on my country club’s swim team during the summer. I’m on the relay team that holds two club records, and we have 5 consecutive league championships
- I tutor kids at my old elementary school in math and science.
Awards:
School excellence in mathematics award
National honor society
Spanish honor society
AP Scholar with distinction
Essays:
Common app- Pretty good, about loving nature and acting to conserve marine environments
Why ND- talked about wanting to go to a university that doesn’t back away from God in a world of secular education
What I want people to know about me- I talked about how I come off as quiet but am a very observant, linear thinker. See the world through a scientific lense.
Take a risk- talked about watching meteor showers and photographing Milky Way. Described how inspiring human insignificance in the universe is
Demographics:
White male
Upper class
Other:
I am catholic and my dad attended Notre Dame