Chances at Elite Schools

il_bandito
Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:51:33 +0000

Hey guys, chance me. I’m a junior in a noncompetitive NJ public high.

I either want to major in biophysics, math or physics; so I’m mostly undecided.

I’d like to hear your opinions about my chances at:

Princeton
University of Chicago
Stanford
Harvard
Yale
MIT
Oxford

Also, I’d like it if you offer me suggestions for safeties. As of now I am thinking Rutgers U.

SAT: 2320
SAT Math Level 2: 800
SAT Biology-M: 800
SAT something, prob. Chemistry - to be taken
AP’s: Biology* - 5, This year- Calculus BC, Statistics, Chemistry (self-study), Government, El Espanol

*I never took AP Biology, just first year lab bio.

GPA: Probably 4.0 unweighted as of now, I’m probably valedictorian as of now as well.
-Toughest course-load

Knowledge Bowl - Captain
Mathematics Club/Society - Founder
Jazz ensemble
Project 540
Philosophy Club
X-Country
Spring Tennis

I’ve also played guitar for a bit more than 3 years now and play in a garage band.
I’m also quite daft in digital art/design and photography.

Spanish Honor Society
American Technology Honor Society

-Merck Scholar, 1st Place in Biology at Merck State Science Day
-Paid research internship in neuroscience over the summer at a respected university and facility
~100 hours hospital volunteer (helping out with patient care)

Next year I’m probably taking both parts of AP Physics C off of Stanford EPGY and multivariable calc/differential equations from somewhere. I may also take an introductory abstract algebra course if schedule/opportunity permits. I’m also thinking about going to elementary schools weekly to teach the little ones Spanish, 'cause next year seems quite lax as I’ve exhausted all my school offers minus AP english and modern world history for next year