<p>Trying to decide between regular decision and early decision. Looking for tips, recommendations, etc.</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (670 R, 680 W, 700 M) - Possibly retaking.
[</em>] ACT: Haven’t taken yet.
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Physics, 760 Math IIC
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/266 (Reporting as upper 10%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), Microeconomics (5), English Lang. (4), Macroeconomics (4),
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs not including Physics C independent study
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars:
- Student Government (4 years): Freshman/sophomore class president, school assembly director (junior year), student body president (senior year)
- Sports: Varsity water polo (4 years, 2 years captain), varsity swim team (4 years, 1 year captain, district record)
- MUN (4 years): State undersecretary (junior year), state vice president (junior year), attended international conference as one of 30 select U.S. delegates
- Youth & Government (3 years): Committee chair (junior year), running for speaker of the house (senior year)
- Rubiks Cubing: Third/second place in state, attended two national conferences
- Clubs: Extreme Urban Sports Club (president), formed Fellowship of Athiest Athletes (president), formed Knitting Club (president)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: - OSU Physics Internship: Worked as research assistant to nationally-renowned nuclear physics at Oregon State University nuclear reactor
- Portland engineering form (Digiwest)
- Worked at Honeybaked Ham
- Math tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: - Founding member of “Beyond Our Bubble: Teen Challenge”, an organization wherein a group of students worked to rebuild a house and aid a family in need
- Misc. National Honors Society work
[</em>] Summer Activities: - Internship
- Beyond Our Bubble
- Took AP Calculus online to advance a year
[<em>] Essays: Not polished, but solid. Wrote about experiences with cubing.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendations: One from leadership/math/swim teacher, one from physics teacher. Not so sure about the second one
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably okay.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Haven’t gotten one yet, but I’d do great</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[<em>] School Type: Public college-prep, regarded as among the best in Oregon
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: 150k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, strong leadership theme, etc.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test scores
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