<p>Hey guys, I'm a rising high school junior and I am looking to for some guidance on what to do to improve my application over the next year, specifically for Stanford. I'm looking to go into either computer science or engineering, especially robotics. Please note that I am not looking for a chance. All I want to know is what I can improve on and whatnot. Below is my resume. Please comment with any comments, suggestions, or tips! </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I: Have not taken and don't plan to because I usually score higher on the ACT.
ACT Score: 34 with no prep whatsoever ever (I was busy working on a robot for a competition the next day). 36 Math, 35 English, 34 Science, 31 Reading. I plan on taking it again, and improving it up to a 35 or 36.
Sophomore PSAT score: 220
SAT II: Math 1: 800, Bio: 740
Weighted GPA: 4.2 (as of end of Freshman year, still have to wait for finals for this year's)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None is given but definately top 10%
Freshman Year Course Load: Economics, Photo Editing and Web Design, Biology Honours, Media communications 1, Computer Repair, World History, Spanish 1 (I took Latin in middle school), Algebra 2 Honours, English 1 Honours, Geometry Honors
Sophomore Year Course Load: Spanish 2 Honours, chemistry Honours, advanced photo editing, media communications 2, precalc and trig Honours, AP us history 1 (my school splits it into two years) English 2 Honours, AP comp sci
Junior Year Course Load: Spanish 3 Honours, AP Physics C, Honours Engineering Tech, Ap English language, Ap Macroeconomics, Ap calc BC
Predicted Senior Year Course Load: Spanish 4 Honours, AP US history 2, AP chemistry, Calc 3, Ap literature, AP microeconomics</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Boy Scouts (Soon to be Eagle Scout, Patrol Leader, Scribe, Assistant Patrol Leader, Assist Senior Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader), Order of the arrow, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 303 (Subteam leader and member of student leadership council), FIRST Technical Challenge Team 756 (Captain), Forensics Team, BRHS RoboSoccer Club (Founder and President), Yearbook Club, Geography Club (VP), Advanced Open Water Diver, Storming Robots an outside of school robotics club, FBLA (webmaster), Web design club (co-founder and president), atheist club (co-founder and president), politics club, play golf for fun but may try out for school team next year </p>
<p>Awards: Third Place at International Robotics competition RoboCup Jr. in 2012 with outside of school robotics club, Second place Nationally in same competition in 2013 but with club I started myself in school, semi finalist in zero robotics competition (we program satellites on the ISS!), FRC 2013 Newton Division Champions and third in the world along with engineering excellence award and robot design award, FBLA State Entrepreneurship 1st place (going to national competition this summer), FTC 2nd place at bridgewater showdown competition, WorldQuest NYC Regional 4th place</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: created my own company called PocketApps which creates mobile apps. Currently have one in the app store approval process. Working with the FBLA National Committee to create official Android app, working on 2 other games also. I'm also trying to get a job at the Microsoft store
Volunteer/Community service: 65 Hours at local temple, about 20 hours at Boy Scouts events, About 50 hours at Newark hospital, eagle project will be a big one</p>
<p>State: NJ
Race: Indian
School Type: Large Competitive Public (750 students per grade)
Gender: Potato
Income Range: Well off</p>
<p>Some thing I'd like to point out, I have a rare and relatively unknown medical condition called PANDAS. It basically gives me movement and vocal tics kinda like tourettes, but unlike Tourettes, it also gives me really painful headaches. While the symptoms are present all year round, I have noticed that they follow a sinosodial pattern every six months. And as my health fluctuates, so do my grades... In quarters 1&3 , my grades are significantly lower than those in quarters 2&4. Doctors say that the disorder usually wanes away but due to the rare and unknown nature of the disorder, they don't know how long it will take(keeping my fingers crossed!). But yeah I thought that it was kinda important in understanding my grades and my relatively low GPA... Also does any one know if colleges take this kinda stuff into consideration?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!!!</p>
<p>--Sunny Aggarwal </p>
<p>Sent from my Nexus 7</p>