Chances ED Columbia

AaronBurr
Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:50:04 +0000

Objective:


SAT I (breakdown): 790 M, 680 CR, 780 W
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 Math L2; 700 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 / W-4.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro(5), Human Geo(4); Calc BC, Micro, Macro, US History, Lit, Lang, Statistics (all pending)
IB (place score in parenthesis): The exams are at the end of senior year. So my scores won’t be available until after I apply.
Senior Year Course Load: IB Math HL, IB Biology HL, IB English HL, IB History HL, IB ToK, IB Chemistry SL, IB Spanish SL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):


Subjective:


Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (Vice-President), BETA Club (Vice-President), Engineering and Robotics Club, Math Olympiad Team, Interact Club, Varsity Tennis Team, Varsity Golf Team
Job/Work Experience: Worked at a restaurant during the summer (on some school weekends).
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at the Florida Hospital (shadowing doctors, watching surgeries, managing patient files); Teen Court (teen attorney or juror in mock, but legit, trials with actual consequences); A Gift for Teaching (distribute donated materials to teachers); Mill Creek Elementary (tutor and help out little kids after school at the local elementary school)
Summer Activities: Work, Volunteering, Organizing NHS activities (gathering money for the local elderly home and other community activities)
Essays: Spent an entire month of my summer writing and revising it. Should be exemplary.
Teacher Recommendation: One of them is great while the other i haven’t seen.
Counselor Rec: Should be alright
Additional Rec: Would my tennis coach be good for this?
Interview: N/A (yet)


Other


State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public (600 students in class of 2012)
Ethnicity: White (I’m Armenian…does this give me any advantage with the diversity/minority conditions?)
Gender: M
Income Bracket: ~$20,000-30,000 (single mom)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college, maybe ethnicity?, IB


Thanks!