Chances at some schools

NotVerySmart
Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:42:33 +0000

Finishing up my junior year, and getting ready for college applications. Sorry if this is going to be a bit long-I’d rather include too much information and weed out that which isn’t important than give too little.

Stats/General Info
SAT I: 2330 (800 CR, 800 M, 730 W) single sitting, but 8 on the essay
SAT II: 800 (Literature), 800 (French)
GPA: not sure; IB-only international school student. Grades are 53 or 54/56 (grade 9), 62/63 (grade 10), DP grades (see below) in grade 11
Rank: School doesn’t rank

IB predicted grades (out of 7):
HL Biology: 7
HL English: 7
HL Economics: 7
HL Geography: 6/7 (TBD)
SL Math: 7
SL French: 6/7 (TBD)

Projected Concentration: Political Science/Government–>Urban planning at graduate level
Attend a private international school in Switzerland
Caucasian male

Awards

Debate/Public Speaking
-Regional champion debater in junior and senior divisions (grades 9&11 respectively)
-Champion in extemporaneous speaking (grade 10)
-2nd in impromptu speaking (grade 9)
-3rd in original oratory (grade 10)

International History Bee/Bowl (a history competition consisting of an individual event (the bee) and a team event (the bowl)
-2nd nationally in JV Bee (grade 10)
-3rd in varsity Bee (grade 11)
-Captained national champion team in JV Bowl (grade 10)
-Captained national semifinalist team in varsity Bowl (grade 11)
-Member of semifinalist team in JV Bowl (grade 9)
-Bee semifinalist at European championships (grade 11)
-Captained Bowl semifinalist team at European championships (grade 11)

World Scholar’s Cup
Won multiple awards, including top individual nationally, as a sophomore.

Minor awards/placements
-School champion in Cayley math contest (grade 9)
-2nd in school in Galois math contest (grade 9)
-2nd in school in Fermat math contest (grade 10)
-Top 20% in ISMTF junior competition (grade 10)
-Top 35% in ISMTF senior competition (grade 11)
-Certificate of distinction/high distinction (can’t remember which) in the Big Science Competition (grade 10)

Extracurriculars

-Debate club (grades 9-12, co-president in grade 11)
-Student Council (grades 9, 11, hopefully 12, co-president in grade 11)
-Math Tutoring club (co-president in grade 11)
-Model United Nations (grades 9-12, 2-time researcher and 3-time delegate, selected among ~150 students to present a resolution at a conference held at UNOG in junior year)
-Running (grades 10-12)*
-Swimming (grades 9-12)*
-Baseball (grades 9-12)*
-Judo (brown belt)*
-School newspapers (grades 9-12, editor of French section from 9-11, will contribute to a creative writing magazine in grade 12)
-Member of an Estonian choir (grades 10-12, choir selected to perform at national song festival in grade 10)
-Piano (passed ABRSM grade 3 exam with distinction but G3 isn’t an advanced level)
-Current International Award Gold participant (will complete on Nov. 1)

*Not especially good at any of these sports

Other
-Job/Work Experience: 1 week working for city government (town of ~10,000), possible internship at a local marketing firm (reply from firm pending)
-Volunteer/Community Service: Working on a report for a UN committee on human rights (informal role), in charge of corporate fundraising at a local NGO
-Summer Activities: CTY at Johns Hopkins (came out of it with a great evaluation from my instructor), participation in Estonian Song Festival (see above), either an internship (see above) or volunteering at my local library
-Essays: Working on Common App essays at the moment
-Teacher Recommendations: English teacher will write a phenomenal letter, Geography teacher should also give me a good or great recommendation
-Counselor Rec: Should be good
-Additional Rec: Either my school’s debate coach or a history teacher involved with the Bee&Bowl. Either will write a glowing recommendation.
-Financial aid: may apply
-Income Bracket: Upper middle class by US standards, middle class by local standards (different costs of living)
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Dual nationality (US and Estonia), mother and uncle give me legacy at UChicago.

Wondering what my chances are at the following schools:

Boston University
UC Berkeley
UChicago (applying EA)
Claremont McKenna
Columbia
Duke
Georgetown
Georgia Tech
Harvard
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Johns Hopkins
Northwestern
Princeton
Stanford
Tufts
UCLA
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
William and Mary
Yale