<p>[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81 (4.25 weighted)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): human geography(4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP physics C, Calc 3/Linear Algebra, AP stats, AP chemistry, AP English literature, AP macroeconomics/government, AP Spanish literature
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Math Team State qualifier and competitor, debate team national competitor.
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): science bowl (3 years) debate (4 years), math team (4 years) NHS, WYSE(3 years), Future Doctors of America (3 years)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 128 hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: going to John Hopkins for a med program, may go to stanford for another med program, going to the museum of science and industry for another med program, going to upenn my last med program, and then various research internships with various neurosurgeons
[<em>] Essays (rating 1-10, details):
[</em>] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
[ul]
[<em>] Teacher Rec #1: will be very good
[</em>] Teacher Rec #2: will be very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: will be very good
[</em>] Additional Rec:
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[li] Interview:[/li][/list]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $80,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
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[<em>] Strengths: internships and recommendations
[</em>] Weaknesses: gpa and standardized test scores. </p>
<p>General Comments:
I was thinking I can get into John Hopkins, duke, vanderbilt, claremont McKenna, or washu.</p>
<p>1) this post is a bit premature. it’s hard to say much now.
2) you don’t have SAT/ACT scores
3) it’s hard to just assume your recommendations will be very good or that you’ll get internships or honestly to assume anything
4) it’s very early in your high school career. a lot will change between now and when you apply for college.</p>
<p>Your unweighted GPA is fine now, but don’t let it get any lower (unless you go to a challenging school where a “lower” GPA still results in a high class rank). </p>
<p>In general, college applications don’t ask how many volunteer hours you have. Community service can be part of your ECs, but it doesn’t have to be. </p>
<p>How many advanced (AP and similar) courses does your school offer and how many will you be taking?</p>
<p>Do you have any leadership?</p>
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<p>Anyone can. These are “reach for everyone” schools. The most you can ever hope to be is competitive.</p>
<p>My junior year course load is AP calc bc, AP language and comp, AP US history, AP biology, AP physics 1, AP Spanish language.
My senior year course load is AP stats, Calc 3/Linear Algebra, AP physics C, AP English literature, AP Spanish literature and culture, AP chemistry, AP Macroeconomics/AP US government.
I am doing a freshman mentorship for leadership
I am also a give-a-Thon leader
I am also a leader for PE.
I am not on the executive board of any clubs yet because I’m only a sophomore. I will get executive board positions my junior or senior year.</p>
<p>A 3.8 unweighted GPA is fine as it is…colleges aren’t really going to bother with hairsplitting over whether it was a 3.8 or a 3.9 or a 4.0. It just shouldn’t get much lower. I sometimes hear 3.7+ and other times I hear 3.8+.</p>