Chance Me? Caltech, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Cornell, etc.

soso365
Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:45:40 +0000

Hi Guys

Just starting college apps now and would like some suggestions on where to apply and what my chances are for my dream schools like Caltech and UC Berkeley. Rising Senior.

Intended Major: Data Science (maybe CS if Data Science not offered at particular school)
Intended Minor: Cog Sci
Personal Details: Asian Female
Location: Competitive Public High School in Bay Area
Hooks: Recruited athlete at a couple D3’s, Caltech included

Academics:
3.97 GPA (UW); 4.3+(W)
AP Junior Year: (only available junior year onward at my school ) Stats, Calc BC, Physics 1
Senior Year Courses: Multivariable Calculus/ Linear Algebra, AP Physics C, AP CSA, AP Lit, Selected out of 15 top math students doing Calc BC (which was only like 30 kids lol) to be AP Calc BC teacher’s TA (takes up 1 period) , Gov/Econ, School’s Peer Resource/Mentoring Class
SAT: 1580 ; 780 ERW and 800 Math
PSAT: 1480
Subject Tests: Math II (800); Chemistry (770);

ECs:

CLUBS

-TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION, CA CHAPTER MEMBER/ ANIMATION LEAD (2019-Present)

-ROCKETRY CLUB MEMBER/ HARDWARE LEAD(2019-Present)

-ENGAGE STEM NONPROFIT CHAPTER PRESIDENT (2019-Present)
o Designed website directing students to free college education resources in STEM subjects
o Allows students to ask high school graduates questions about these extracurricular studies

-PEER RESOURCE LINK CREW OFFICER (2019-Present): created desktop/ web app delegating school curriculum/teachers/grades classes are offered at our school for freshmen after popular demand for this info (using javascript)

MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE OFFICER (2019-Present)
o In charge of Interviewing Mental Health Applicants for 2021 year and brought online presence by coding mobile app delegating school events/ mental health related resources; used by more than half of the student body (using javascript cross platform); also created/manage website for the committee (using javascript, HTML, etc)

 WOMEN IN STEM AMBASSADOR/CLUB FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT (2020-Present)

SPORTS

VARSITY BASKETBALL STATE-QUALIFYING TEAM (2017-Present) o Played basketball varsity team since freshman year  One of two freshmen selected to move up to varsity in 2017  Part of the starting line-up for the past 3 years.

TRAVEL/CLUB BASKETBALL TEAM CAPTAIN (2012-Present) o Played AAU basketball since elementary school, competing against nationally-ranked

MUSIC

-CHOIR (2019-Present)
o Raised awareness to save STEM school’s arts programs through performances at Open House
o Alto leader

PIANO ACCOMPANIST (2012-Present) o Completed High School Level National Distinction and received the CERTIFICATE FOR NATIONAL GUILD REPERTOIRE from 2012-2019 o Won first place award for NATIONAL GUILD REPERTOIRE-CA, 2016 and 2018

-CLASSICAL INDIAN DANCE: BHARATANATYAM (2011-2018)
(quit due to lingering knee injury cause of bball)

VOLUNTEER

-RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM CAPTAIN(2015-Present)

-COACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM FOR NONPROFIT (2018-Present)

AP CALCULUS AB/PRECALCULUS TUTORING (2019-Present)

-LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM MENTORING FOUNDATION (STEM) (2019-Present)
o President and Founder

EXTRA
-Helped found online, international STEM journal/newspaper by teens for teens; I am Math Lead/editor

RESEARCH

Independent research on Parkinson’s Disease; submitted research proposal to regional STEM writing competition and won honorable mention, will be placed later in month; currently completing statistics research with a professor relating mental health to cardiovascular disease (planning to publish in science youth journal)

Internships: Intern at The Open Code Foundation; intern for Machine Learning at Stem Away

Dual Credit Courses Taken: Spanish 4, Psych, and Java

Also self studied AP CSP in 10th grade and got a 5.

Thanks!