Here are the admission stats from my school's naviance:
Duke
Avg GPA: 6.8, SAT: 2226 (All RD, 1 of them 6.2, 2070)
Hopkins
Avg: 6.51, 2172 (ED stats 0.3 lower than RD) 2 of them (ED) had similar GPA as me but I have higher SAT
Objective:- SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (CR: 640 M: 760 W: 720 Essay: 11)
- SAT II: Math2: 780, Bio-E: 710, Physics: 800, US: 800, Chemistry: 800 [Ironically I got a C in both Chem and Pre-Calc)
- GPA: 6.0/7.0 (pretty much means B average in all honors/AP classes) [A is a 7, B is a 6, etc assuming one is taking honors/ap courses)
- Rank or percentile: at least top 15% (out of 531)
- AP/IB Scores: Calc BC: 5 (AB Subscore: 5) Stat: 4
- ACT: 36 (12 Essay)
- Other: Qualified for the AIME
Subjective:- Major Awards: Honor Roll (9, 11)
- Extracurriculars:
Theater (Musical/Drama) [leads]
Choir
Habitat for Humanity (president)
Medical Club
Freelance graphics designer
Tutoring an child with autism in math
Website developer (was paid until site was closed)
I help with a program that runs a party for autistic children before the holidays - Job/Work Experience: Internship at Penn w/ doing research at a lab
- Volunteer/Community service:
Hospital work
Ran a food kitchen in third world country
Raised $14,000 running an event in that country for charity - Summer Activities:
- Essays: Should be great
- Teacher Recommendation: Should be Great
- Counselor Rec: Should be Great
- Additional Rec: Should be Great
- Interview: Should also be great
[ b]Other[/b][list][*] Location: NJ[*] School Type: Competitive Public[*] Ethnicity: White[*] Gender: Male[*] Income Bracket: 100k+
Ok well I started to become serious about my schoolwork in junior year. I wasted sophomore year spending 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM afterschool with theater/choir. I was doing really well the first two marking periods junior year. I had a Straight A average the first semester. However, at that point I started getting sick quite frequently. My grades ended up dropping gradually.
I feel as if my test scores are a better indicator of me than my GPA
i got a 160 on the PSAT Sophomore year. This year i managed to pull a 2120 on the SAT after some studying while I was sick.
I got a B freshman year math, a C sophomore year math [both honors]. Then in Junior year i qualified for the AIME, Scored a 780 in Math2, got an A in CalcAP, got a 5 on the AP test, got an A in stat, got a 4 on the Stat AP test (teacher's average is a 1.9). Had i not been sick, my grades would have been much higher.
To add on to that. I got a C in Chemistry Sophomore year, but i got an 800 on the subject test junior year. I also got a B in US History in Sophomore year but an 800 on the Subject test.
I'm poitive that I can get straight As on my 1st MP Senior year and have that sent
Sr year Courseload
Business H
PhysicsAP
EnglishAP
Multivariable Calculus H
World History AP
Psych AP
Science Research H
Euro History AP
Lunch
Where should I apply to, Duke or Hopkins ED (which would be more likely for me)
