sriharifez

I have no idea. Can you guys help me out on this one? Do I have a shot at UChicago?

Stats-
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Sri Lankan
College Class Year: 2008
High School: Public
Location: Wyoming, USA
High School Type: rarely (like really rarely) sends grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes


Academics:

GPA - Unweighted: 3.98
GPA - Weighted: (school doesnt weight)
Class Rank: unweighted, top 7-8%, if weighted, prob top 3%
Class Size: 297
School Size- 780-ish

Scores:
(Sat scores are predicted, ACT is real.)
SAT I Math: 780-800
SAT I Critical Reading: 700-720
SAT I Writing: 710-740
ACT: 32, I might retake.
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 780 (have taken, rest are to be taken)
SAT II Bio M-prob a 740-760
SAT II Physics-prob a 760-780

AP Calc AB-5
AP Calc BC-(prob a 4 or 5)
AP Phys C Mech and E&M-(prob a 5)
AP Gov't-(prob a 4 or 5)

Extracurriculars:
-AMC 10 2006 1st in state (score : 114)
-AMC 12 2007 2nd in state (score: 91.5)
-Wyoming State Math Contest (either first place or second place for five years)
-AP Calculus Competition, 2006 1st place in state, 2007 2nd place in state.
-Calc Bowl, 2007 1st place team in state
-JETS-TEAMS competition, 2nd place Nationally (in our economic division)


-Baseball-American Legion (I would consider it above Varsity level, as it is a feeder to college recruiters)
-Tennis-JV-3 years
-Swimming-JV and V-2 years
-Track-JV-2 years


-Member of Society of Physics Students (at the university)
-Member of the Indian Students Organization


-Summer Research Apprenticeship Program 2006 (a program at the University of Wyoming where I studied Computational Relativity)
-I am self employed as an Amateur Jeweler
-Doing independent research this summer on Stochastic Dif-eq's and Waves


-I am on a six person hiring team that hires new staff at our school. The team consists of two teachers, a principal, a site council member, a parent and a student. I have so far helped hire a physics teacher and a geology teacher.
-Coaching Little League this summer (maybe.)
-Mock "We the People Judge"
-Started a club called "The Forum" where people with nothing to do during our school mandated study hall can participate in fun/educational activities.


Sophomore Classes:
-Concert Band
-Spanish 3
-AP Calc AB
-Adv American Studies (a dual block class of US History and American Lit.)
-P.E.
-Physics 1

Junior classes(this year):
-AP Gov't
-Chemistry 1
-Intro to Art
-Writers Workshop (sem1)
-Survey of Fiction (sem2)
-Physics 2
-AP Physics C-Mech and EM-Ind. Study
-AP Calculus BC-Ind. Study

University classes:
-Foundations of Geometry (Fractals and Projective Planes) (semester 1)
-Classical Mechanics (Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics) (semester 2)

Planned Senior Classes:

note: college classes are dual enroll at University of Wyoming.
-AP English Lit
-Chemistry 2
-Advanced Art (independent)

College Classes:
Semester 1
-Calculus 3
-Applied Differential Equations
-Linear Algebra (stuff like eigenvectors and matrices)
-Circuits Analysis w/Lab

Semester 2-
-Vector Calculus
-Applied Dif-Eq 2
-Circuits and Systems
-Topology or Probability (not sure yet)

wyorunr

You know, in all actuality, unless your parents have given obscene amounts of money to the school, you're never really guaranteed admission if it is of the caliber of UChicago, ivies, etc.

A retired admissions director from one of the ivies said that he could throw all the applications received out the window and pick the first x amount that hit the ground first and he would have just as good a freshman class as if he chose them traditionally.

My point is that there are a LOT of 'super applicants' like yourself out there. Being from wyoming will definitely boost your chances, but don't think you are a shoe-in. But, don't think that you have no shot, because you do.

I would recommend that, if you do really like UChicago, go and check it out and see what you think. Maybe arrange a meeting with the math department head or something like that.

I wrote the following in my last post, but just in case you didn't read that one, I'll post it again. (the odd similarities we share):

Interestingly enough, I am from Wyoming too (Sheridan). And I swim. And, I was the one who won the 2007 AP Calc Contest. Weird, eh? Does that mean that you are from Laramie? Is Tom Hudson your coach? Huh, I wonder . . .

sriharifez

...michael peacock? or something of that sort? HA! dude you own the world. yeah im from laramie, and yeah tom is my coach. lol.