<p>I know this is ridiculously late, and everybody must be panicking now, but i'd be much obliged if somebody would give me some feedback on my chances for yale early action, or if that doesn't work, at any ivy or highly ranked LAC (swarthmore, etc.) regular decision. Stats below (looks long, but i managed to get most of it in my application, or in various supplementary applications without making it look this long):</p>
<p>Race: Indian American (citizen of US, parents born in india)
Outside of philly, PA</p>
<p>Academics:
gpa: 3.81 uw
classes: all AP, except for honors string ensemble (there isn't an AP string ensemble...)(my emphasis is on science courses (i double scienced last year and this year), but i take all other courses ap as well, since i'm interested in entirely too many things)
recs: brilliant. or so my guidance counselor tells me - i haven't seen them, of course...</p>
<p>SATs:
old: taken only in jan '05, got 750V/790M = 1540
new: taken only in mar '05, got 800V/740W/740M = 2280
(ah...but best combined M/V score is 1590)</p>
<p>SAT II Bio: 760
SAT II Chem: 790
SAT II Math (2C): 800</p>
<p>EC's:
Robotics team: 9-12: currently head programmer
Debate team: 9-12: treasurer last year
Spanish Club: 11-12 (I started it in 11th grade): president for 2 yrs
Spanish NHS: 12 (again, I started it this yr): president
NHS: 11-12 (we're only allowed to be in it 11-12): member
Junior State of America: 11-12 (one of 4 founding members): state representative
Full Orchestra: 9-12: President (2yrs), principal cellist
String Ensemble: 9,10,12: principal cellist
Pit Orchestra for High School Musical: 10, 12: principal cellist
Montgomery County Honors Orchestra: 10, 12: member (i don't remember what chair i am, lol)
Competing for District orchestra this year
Tae Kwon Do: 6-12: 1st degree black belt</p>
<p>Volunteer experience:
Interact club: 10-12: member of computer tutoring for senior citizens group
Youth Group: 10-12 (1 of 6 founding members): chairman of community service activities
Teaching at Indian Sunday School: 11-12: I teach one language and one culture class every Sunday (not paid (that's obviously why it's in the volunteer section....but i thought i'd make that clear))
I MC at various philly-based Indian functions throughout the year</p>
<p>Awards:
Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee: 8th grade, but it kinda stands out, i think: 26/250...but that's after several competitions in order to get to nationals
JETS Physics competition: 9: divisional 2nd place
PJAS science research competition: 1st at regionals and states all years (9-11) except last year (got second at states) (working on a project for this year)
MCSRC research poster competition: 11: 3rd place, and special award from the judges to advance to DVSF
Delaware Valley Science Fair (DVSF) research poster competition: 11: 3rd place
Whos Who Among American High School Students Award</p>
<p>Research Experience:
Shadowed in a lab @ Temple University during summer after 9th grade, worked a paid job in same lab as an "independent researcher" summer after 10th grade (I was given a portion of a grad student's project and told to run with it, it was real research, not just a learning exercise - they had no idea what would happen)
Got a second authorship on the paper published from second summer's work (published in journal)
Performed a team research project over 5weeks at the Pennsylvania governor's school for the sciences (summer after 11th grade), published paper in the PGSS yearly journal</p>
<p>Out of School courses:
Microbiology + Lab @ Widener University, summer after 9th grade
Calculus I @ community college, summer after 10th grade
Intro to Java @ community college, summer after 10th grade</p>
<p>so? you must realize i'm posting this so i can feel encouraged, but at this point, i don't REALLY need encouragement, the app is already in. i just want to have some idea of what to expect. any feedback would certainly be much appreciated.</p>