<p>Just submitted my Princeton app last night, will submit my others later this month. I know I've posted this last summer but I just want one final round of opinions to let it sink into my subconscious.</p>
<p>Schools:</p>
<p>-Princeton (#1)
-Columbia (#2)
-Yale (#3)
-Northwestern (#4)
-Cornell
-Dartmouth
-Brown
-UW-Madison
-U of I
-Marquette</p>
<p>App:
-White
-Public high school in Chicago suburbs, 316 kids in my class, friendly-but-competitive within each year, one of better public high schools in state
-Unweighted GPA = above 3.9, probably 3.94 I believe, weighted = 4.596 (only got 2 B's, one an 89 in calc ab 1st sem, one a B in physics this semester [and a B in gym because i was absent a lot, but that doesn't count])
-Currently #2 in class, I'll be within top 3 people for sure, thus top 1%</p>
<p>-Commended for National Merit Scholarship
-AP Scholar with Distinction
-2nd place VFW essay in school
-34 on ACT, 9 on writing (took it twice, first time was 35 on English, 34 on Math, 34 on Science, 34 on Reading, with 8 on Writing, whereas second time got a 36 on English, 35 on Math, 34 on Reading, but 32 on Science, with 9 on writing, and composite both times was 34 --superscored I'd have a 35)
-SAT II: US History 780, Lit 680 (77th percentile), Physics 690 (55th percenntile but higher score so i submitted both)</p>
<p>-AP:
Euro: 5
Calc AB: 5
USH: 5
Eng Lang: 5
Phys B: 4
Taking:
AP Lit (and getting a B both semesters probably)
AP Phys C
AP Psych
AP Gov/Comp Gov
AP Econ</p>
<p>Rec letters: Really strong (lot about intelligence/leadership/creativity, from both ap eng teacher and apush teacher/student council sponsor)</p>
<p>Essays: Really (I think REALLY) good, Common app one is eclectic and poem-like but i've been told it's very much my voice and is the smart kind of funny; only other essay i've done is Princeton one which is also bold but very genuine is both funny & serious; other essays will be just as carefully crafted (writing is my specialty)</p>
<p>Intended areas of study: government/policymaking (I put down woodrow wilson school for Princeton), history/american studies, english/creative writing, maybe economics a bit too</p>
<p>ECs: [my school only allows you to be an officer in one club at a time, but i didn't put that in common app]</p>
<p>-NHS (President)
-Key Club (2 years, historian 2nd year)
-Academic team (4 years, co-captain varsity)
-FBLA (7th/10th places at state in impromptu speaking and talent show)
-Science Olympiad (2nd place at invitationals in It's About Time last year
-Student Council (2 years, led giant homecoming decorations projects and chaired food drive committee, one rec letter came from head sponsor)
-President's Council (senior year, meet with principal to discuss issues on behalf of student body)
-Literary magazine (4 years, submitted over 2 dozen works)
-Started progressive rock band, write/record/produce our songs
-Wrote novel freshman year & self-published it</p>
<p>Also (in rec letters), won a satirical beauty pageant at the school, was on homecoming court this year, taught class on "how to be awesome" to 44 sophomores in october.</p>
<p>Arts supplement: Sent selection of 6 really really good poems I've written, only to Princeton/Yale though.</p>
<p>Additional info: wrote about how my mom has been disabled since before I was born and how this left us in debt for most of my life and has required us to take care of her a lot of the time; my dad had associate's degree from community college and mom never graduated college; my bro and sis graduated with bachelors from uw-madison and columbia chicago respectively</p>
<p>So, what do you guys think?</p>
<p>Thanks,
-Rocky</p>