Goal: 2 or more chances! ;)

parlay
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:28:50 +0000

Feels like I applied to too many top schools. Really worried about chances at Penn, columbia, chicago,notre dame (applied QB RD), jhu, cornell,and uva. HPYS, I know i’m not getting in.

Thank you to anyone who reads this!

Bio./Pre-med, Male

GPA: (11th grade) 3.85 UW/4.96 W
SAT I: 700 R 710 M 710 W (waiting on Jan Scores)
SAT II: 710 M1 770 US History 650 Bio
PSAT: 209
AP: Calc. BC and AB Sub: 5 English Lang. 5 US Hist 5 World Hist 5 (Scholar w/Honor)

Class rank: 6/422, UW GPA (this is the number sent to colleges)
9/422, W GPA, public school, Baltimore MD

Essays: Wrote about difficulty of growing up in poor financial circumstances, how it helped me define my values as a Muslim, person, and developed my motivation to succeed (~800 words)Also wrote another essay about identity struggle as an Arab/Muslim American growing up in US, dealing with 9/11 and prejudice, becoming understanding and fair-minded (~500 words)

ECs:

SCA 4 years, Exec. Board Jr/Sr Year
“It’s Academic” Club/Team 3 Years, alternate TV team member
Robotics 2 years, Treasurer sr year
French Club 3 years, weekly meetings about 2 hrs

Volunteering:
Red Cross, past summer (~30 hours)
Local hospital past summer (~90 hours)
TALMAR, Inc. (therapeutic garden center) (~5 hours)
Special Olympics (~10)

Sports:
Badminton, 2 years, Starting Player Mixed Doubles 12th grade
Tennis, 2 years, returning this year, Starting player Doubles 11th grade

Honors:
NFHS and NHS since 10th grade
Notable Knight (school-wide award, once 10th and then 12th)
Maryland Distinguished Scholar, Honorable Mention 12th grade
National Merit Scholarship Commended Student

Scholarships:
QuestBridge College Prep and Colllege Match Scholarship Recepient
and Finalist
UMBC Meyerhoff Second Round candidate (should I include?)

I am worried that my Mid-Year grades will look like this:

GT Physics: A
AP Bio: B (counted as 2 credits)
AP English 12: B
AP Psych: A
AP Econ: A
GT Finite Math (half-year): A
AP Stats: A ( 95% sure)