Chance a 2400?

ahammond
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:45:17 +0000

TESTS
SAT I: 2400
SAT II: 800 (Math), 800 (Physics)
PSAT: 237 (definite NMSF)

ACADEMICS
I go to a selective math and science magnet that does not calculate GPA or class rank. Still, I’ve taken the hardest classload possible and never received lower than an A. Additionally, my senior year will be spent taking a freshman classload at a nationally ranked engineering school.

AWARDS
2nd at Regional Science Fair
3rd at State Science Fair
1st at Providence State Programming Competition
Robotics MVP (sophomore)
Top Lawyer at NH Mock Trial Championships (sophomore)
Gold Medal (sophomore) and Silver Medal (freshman) on National Spanish Exam
Honorable Mention in the High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling
Book Awards and other miscellany

EXTRACURRICULARS
FIRST Robotics - 4 years - Controls Engineering Lead (sophomore), Captain (junior and senior)
Mock Trial - 3 years - Captain (junior and senior), TA for the class (senior)
Student Council - 2 years - Committee Chair (junior and senior)
Gay-Straight Alliance - 2 years - Founder, President (junior and senior)
Drama Club - 2 years - Actor and Techie
Classroom Volunteering at a local inner city school (junior and senior)

SUMMER
JHU Center for Talented Youth - 3 years (rising freshman, sophomore, and junior)
Boys’ State (rising senior)
Software Development Internship - fulltime (rising senior)

DEMOGRAPHICS
Male, caucasian, upper middle class from Massachusetts

HOOK
Due to family circumstances, I had to move out at 16 in August of 2011 and have since lived alone.

My “wants” are Harvard, MIT, Yale, CalTech, UChicago, and UPenn. I’ll also be applying to CMU, WPI, and Northeastern. I plan on studying CS or EE.

My main concern is whether or not I should apply to other midrange schools (a la CMU), in case I get into none of my “wants”.