Bio:
-Citizenship: US
-State of residence: New York
-Class: Upper-Middle
-Race: White
-Gender: Male
School:
-Type (Public/private & size): Public, 400 per class
-Graduates (How many go to Ivy’s/top 20): 20% of each class
-AP’s Offered: A fair amount
Academic Profile:
-Unweighted GPA: 4.0
-Weighted GPA: 4.3
-AP’s: World history(4), Comp. Politics(5), Bio(4)
-ACT: N/A
-SAT: 1540
-SAT II: Chem(750) World History(760)
-Rank: School doesn’t release but at least top 25%
-Course Rigor: Very rigorous
EC (In order of importance/commitment):
11 years of karate, 3rd degree black belt, practice 4 times a week plus running 4 times a week
7 years of Viola, in schools audition only symphony orchestra, gone to all county 4 years in a row, 3 years in a row of area all state and 1 year of all state
3ish years of varsity rowing, competed in state and national competitions
MUN, help run one of the biggest conferences in NY, also chaired at it
Other Notables (College courses you’ve taken, papers published, created own website, TAing a class, ect):
SUPA Personal Finace, SUPA Economics
I run my own stock portfolio that has had a 47% increase over the past two years
Honors:
All previously mentioned All county and Area All state and All State orchestras
Best delegate at MUN
Work:
9 weeks of my summer are spend working 24hrs a day 6 days a week at a over night kids camp on a lake, teaches me leadership with lots of kids aged 7 to 14
Schools I’m looking at:
Notre Dame (I would be a 3rd generation legacy)
UPenn
Duke
U of Chicago
Northwestern
Harvard (why not??)
Yale
Vllinova
Cornell
Case Western Reserve
***The list is more or less in order of preference
Intended Major: Fiance/Economics
Intended Minor: something with International Politics
No leaderships won’t necessary mean the difference of accept/reject, but you seem fine. I’d nail ND hard on the hammer with EA/ED (whatever they do) since you have Legacy status. Their UG Biz program’s fantastic. I like how your ECs are very focused, rather than a bunch of fluff and BS clubs. Good luck!
Vllinova (Never heard of it…probably match/safety)
Cornell (Low Reach)
Case Western Reserve (Safety)
It would be helpful to have your rank…or at least your best guess as to where you are…top 25% is vague. Are you right at the 25%? Or are you top of your class. My above assessments are assuming you are in the top of your class. Of course, if you are right at that 25% mark, a lot of these would change for the worse.
Regardless whether or not your rank is sent, your college counselor does tell the schools whether you are a good, great, excellent, or one of the best students, so they will still have something to compare you with.
I mean, you should be fine at most colleges but as far as the Ivies, Duke, competitive colleges…its a toss up. It certainly will not help you that you do not have any leadership but it should not stop you from applying, either. Particularly because academically, you did very well.
Unfortunately you’re screwed.
Red flags:
-White
-Male
-Upper class
I’d say apply to Notre Dame and your safety schools.
If you get a 1600 on the SAT you might have better luck.
^ I would take college advice from people who have currently completed half of high school with a grain of salt. It’s hard to be really familiar with the process when you won’t go through it for at least another year.
The two comments above this one are forgetting how major a role affirmative action plays in the college admissions process for top schools. It’s not a meritocracy.
@ryanroos Are you aware of the Huntsman program at Penn? It is a very prestigious dual degree program that combines a business degree from wharton and an international relations/politics degree from CAS. Super tough to get in, but a unique opportunity for someone interested in these two fields. http://huntsman.upenn.edu/