Chance me please!
INFO:
Fairly competitive public school, mid-sized, pretty competitive state (not CA/NY/NJ though)
Junior, applying next year, Asian female, unhooked
Interested in engineering (bioengineering) and/or applied math
STATS:
GPA: 4.0 uw, 4.7 w
Rank: don't know, but it can't be that bad, (definitely not valedictorian though)
SAT I: 2310 combined (740CR, 800M, 770W)
SAT II: 800 Math lvl 2, will take Physics, World History
AP: AP Comp Govt - 5, AP Physics C: Mech - 5, AP Calc AB - 5, will take AP Calc BC, Physics C: E/M, Eng Lang, European Hist, Chem (I'm expecting all 5's since our school prepares everyone well)
Senior courseload: Linear Algebra + Multivariable Calc at community college, AP Compsci, AP Bio, AP Eng Lit, AP Spanish, Choir, Teacher aide
ECs: (if it says "12", that means I plan on continuing those activities senior year)
PRIMARY:
-Science Olympiad (9-12) - many awards, ~25ish total medals from invitationals/regional/state competitions, ~8 gold
-Debate (9-12) - varsity, attend many tournaments per year, reached double-octafinals/octafinals of 2-3 mid-level national tournaments, several local awards/speaker awards
-Quizbowl (9-12) - no awards, but I take on leadership roles/do the a lot of club work (i.e. quizbowl's not my thing, but I'm a committed member)
-Cross-country (9, 10, 12) - nowhere near good enough to be recruited, so that's totally out of the question
SECONDARY:
-Key Club (10-12) - 35ish hours of service, nothing significant
-Tutoring (10-12) - 50ish hours, tutor little kids
-Physics Team (10) - several awards at the state competition
-Piano (9-12) - passed advanced examinations
AWARDS: (in addition to ones listed above)
3x AIME qualifier, 3x Math Prize for Girls qualifier
2x state piano competition honorable mention
USAMTS Honorable mention
Local county science fair Chemistry division winner + several smaller additional cash awards
Probably National Merit Semifinalist (my PSAT score is >5 pts ahead last years' cutoff, so I think I'm good)
Probably National AP Scholar by end of this year
OTHER:
-Research internship in a lab related neuroscience type stuff (did it the summer after my 9th and 10th grade years)
-Will be doing more physics-y related internship this summer
THE END
My perceived weaknesses: no major math/science awards, a little too spread out in terms of ECs (not "pointy" enough?)
Essays should show my math/science interests well I think, I'm a better-than-average-but-not-amazing writer
I'm applying to:
MIT/Caltech EA
Stanford/Princeton/Harvey Mudd/Berkeley/Cornell RD
All are out-of-state for me. I'm also applying to safety schools, obviously.
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Thanks!
