HYPSM - Chance a junior

tooty44
Wed, 29 Apr 2015 01:14:18 +0000

Schools:
HYPSM
Caltech
U Chicago
JHU
Cornell
( and I have safeties as well )

ACT:
35C (35 E, 36 M, 34 R, 35 S) — 36 C and 36 R if superscored
SAT: not taken (should I take it?)
SAT II: Math 2, Chem, BioM (projected 750+)

GPA: 4.0
Rank: 1/300

AP:
Calc BC (5), USH (5), Bio (5), Chem, Stats
IB:
Bio HL, Physics HL, English HL, Spanish
College:
2 upper division biology, Diff EQs, Calc 3

Senior Year Courses:
some AP, some IB, some college

Major Awards:
NHD national finalist, State Science Fair place, Chemistry Olympiad National Exam, NSDA Premier Distinction, NMSF

ECs:

YMCA Youth Government (elected governor)

Speech and Debate (captain)

Science Olympiad

Quiz Bowl

Mock Trial

NHS

Scientific Research

NIH SIP internship

Research at local university

Presented at some conferences, symposiums, etc for science and history

*** Might have high impact research paper published

Community Service:

political campaigns

founded science workshop lectures (1 hour/week for 8 weeks, taught ~20 adults and students)

Other:

Computer programming: advanced in Python and C

Ethnicity: Asian-American Male

School: fringe rural, public high school

******** I appreciate all the chances and feedback. I’m always looking at new opportunities to learn/compete in things so if anyone has suggestions to improve my application, I’m all ears. Thanks!!!