Chances for Top Schools

n0vad3m0n
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:06:08 +0000

Applying to: WashU, Brown, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, University of College Park (backup), UVA (?), maybe Princeton and Harvard (just for the chance)

About me:

Ethnicity: Asian (Taiwanese to be exact)
Sex: Male
Residency: Maryland
School Type: Ranked 250-ish on the latest national high school rating report

GPA: 5.62 weighted (out of 6), and 3.71 unweighted (out of 4).
SAT: 2080 (740M/670CR/670WR) - pending retake in the Fall.
SAT II: Biology M (06/08): 750; Math II (06/09): 770; US History (05/10): 710 (whoops)
Class Rank: 9 out of 454 (top 2% of class)

APs:

AP Biology - freshman year - 5
AP Chemistry - sophomore year - 4
AP World History - sophomore year - 5
AP Statistics - sophomore year - 5
AP Calculus AB - junior year - scores pending
AP English Composition - junior year - scores pending
AP US History - junior year - scores pending
AP Psychology - junior year - scores pending

APs I’m taking senior year:

AP Physics C
AP English Literature
AP Calculus BC
AP Economics
AP Government

Extracurriculars:
Varsity Tennis (2010 – Present)
JV Tennis (2009 – 2010)
Spanish National Honor Society (2010 – Present)
National Honor Society (2009 – Present)
Science National Honor Society (2009 – Present)
-Co-founder (2009)
-Vice President (2009 – 2010)
-President (2010 – Present)
National Mathematics Honor Society (Mu Alpha Theta) (2008 – Present)
-Secretary (2009 – 2010)
-President (2010 – Present)
Key Club (2008 – Present)
Chess Club (2007 – Present)
-Vice President (2008 – 2010)
-President (2010 – Present)

Awards/Achievements:
[Varsity] All-Academic Team Award (2009 – [2010])
Maryland Athletic Association – Scholar Athlete Award (2010)
National Merit Scholarship: Commended Student (2010)
Baltimore County Public Schools – Physics Olympics (2010): First Place Team
AP Scholar Award with Honor (2009)
Maryland State Grade Chess Championships (2008) – 10th Grade, Third Place
Perfect Attendance (2001 – Present)

Community Service:
peer tutoring at my high school, tree planting at various locations, soup kitchens, science fair judging, and a “counselor” type organization at my school where we introduce incoming freshman/new students to our high school (give tours, explain how our school works, etc.)

Jobs: assistant tennis coaching (this summer of junior year)

Any opinions? Tips?