<p>Stats:
Asian Male no legacy or other hooks, 200K+ income
GPA 4.0 UW, 5.3 W
Rank- 1/512
Courseload: most rigorous all 4 years, this yr: All APs: Macro/micro econ, US gov, Language and Comp., Physics C: mechanics, Stats, Spanish Language.
APs Taken: US history, European History, Literature and Comp, BC Calc, Chemistry, Biology (5,5,5,5,5,5)
SAT: 2380 (not superscored, 780 M, 800 R, 800 W, 12 essay)
ACT: 35
SAT IIs: Math II, Lit, Chem (800, 760, 760)- kinda low unfortunately
Awards: NMfinalist, AP scholar w/ distinction, natl Spanish exam gold medal, honor roll, a few other random regional scholarship awards</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extra curriculars
o Speech And debate: my big focus, 3 time state champion, 9th place nationally, School President, 4 academic letters, lots of other related awards (dont want to say event/state cuz its a give away :P)
o Quiz bowl- 2 yr captain, league all star
o Spanish club- VP/treasurer, raised 400 lbs of supplies to send to soldiers
o Interact Club- President, LOTS of volunteer stuff with this
o NHS, NSHS- natl honor society and Spanish NHS
o freshman mentor, student council, student Ambassador
o Have 400+ hours from variety of activities related to this
Sports
o Cross country- captain, varsity letter
o Tennis- Captain, 2 varsity letters, 2nd team-all league, MIP award
Summer stuff
o Blood Drive in Pakistan, 30+ hours, great rec. from Rotary intl chairman there.
o Workshop in school in India on International Relations, 1 week
Essays: Really good for all of them, insightful, but then again, everyone thinks that about themselves so idk.
Recs: again, stellar IMO, but Im biased</p>
<p>It just doesn’t seem to make sense to me, especially because one of my friends got in and he definitely wasn’t as qualified. Please don’t think I’m trying to be arrogant, I just want to know if there is anything i could have done to make them accept me.</p>