<p>From Germany:</p>
<p>SAT: 2330 (m 790, cr 790, w 750 (the essay is a crime against humanity), one sitting)
SAT 2: Math 2 790-800 (expected), Physics 800
GPA: 1,0/1,0 should be the top 1% nationwide
Skipped a grade
ECs:
Lead role in school play
created and acted in three short films as part of youth organization
part of a sketch group of other youths, performances at school nights
Taken part in a huge cultural exchange movie project to promote cultural exchange between jewish and muslim teenagers, then selected out of 200 applicants to star in the eventual movie
Take part in psychological research regarding development of national identity in German youths after they have been educated about the holocaust
Summer at homeless shelter
3 years of boxing
one marathon
Beatboxing and Saxophone (no achievements or anything)
Tutoring (social disadvanted children)
Jobs:
half a year mcdonalds 13h/week
2 years paper delivery guy (3h/week)
Now the “special part”:
Have succesfully adopted polyphasic sleep schedule, which basically means sleeping four hours a day (btw 2 hours is also possible). Have tried to picture this as the big accomplishment that it is, since it is incredibly hard to adapt to.
Am lucid dreamer, which is an effortful training to be able to consciously dream and controll your dream.
Speed Reader and buddhist meditation</p>
<p>Recs are good, but not something like “the brightest boy I have seen in my life”
Also, is my being jewish going to affect my application decision any way?</p>
<p>Have applied to
Harvard, Yale, MIT and Amherst,
haven’t bothered applying to other schools because they are not need blind, and I am going to need a full ride.
So would be very grateful for any thoughts or comments.</p>