<p>I apologize for this but I hover between Joy and despair
I'm applying for Sophomore admission as a Physics Major to</p>
<p>Chicago
Cornell CAS
Reed
Rice
Swarthmore
Carnegie Mellon</p>
<p>HS GPA ~3.75 (little higher) Top 15% at excellent HS
10 APs (Nine 5's, one 4), many honors classes
SATs 1st time CR 800, M 690, W 720
2nd time CR 800, M 770, W 700
SAT IIs: Literature 790
Physic:s 780
Math I 760</p>
<p>College GPA 3.93 Top 50 LAC
18 Credits
Adv Gen Physics A
Calc III A
Core (Great Books) A
Chinese I A-
Intercollegiate Debate A</p>
<p>This Semester 21 Credits
Adv Gen Phyiscs
Linear Algebra
Core
Chinese I
Intercollegiate Debate
Programming in C++</p>
<p>EC's
HS: Debate Team Captian/Champion
Speech Team Captian/Champoin
Boy Scouts: Eagle
Philosophy Club: CoFounder/VP</p>
<p>College: Debate
Mathematical Society
Tae-Kwon-Do Team
Fencing Team
Renaissance Fair</p>
<p>I Should have 1 great rec, and 1 good one.
Good essays, but who really knows...
Further Suggestions also appreciated, I want schools strong in all areas, but with very strong reputation/undergrad research in Physics</p>
<p>your hard stats sat's are...intimidating...your hs and college gpa are definantly in the ballpark for the schools that you listed</p>
<p>that being said, the one flaw in your app. is that your ec's don't reflect a burning desire for physics...anything vaguely science related can't be found in your app</p>
<p>regardless, you will be a very competitive applicant to all the schools that you listed</p>
<p>Extracurriculars may be my biggest problem. There isn't even a society for physics students located at my college. I participated in some stuff in high school, but nothing special. Didn't really think of myself as a science guy until this year...</p>
<p>LACs like Swarthmore and Reed typically have very few slots for transfers, but you have a good chance of acceptance at one or more of the universities. You could add WUSTL if you want to add another top uni that is relatively transfer-friendly.</p>
<p>I'd be surprised if you didn't get into at least 2 or 3 of those schools. Your stats are obviously top-notch and you're already coming from a good school.</p>
<p>As someone applying to many of the same schools (also as a physics major)... I think you have a fantastic shot. Have you applied to these schools before?</p>
<p>I've only applied to Reed before. Didn't know I wanted to major in physics, and applied to small liberal arts. Message me if you want to talk about the process Duper, I'd like to hear from the competition =P</p>