I'm not a typical Mudd applicant, chance please?

dancer733
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:27:17 +0000

I am a high school senior pursuing engineering, with an interest in renewable energy.

Weighted GPA, all classes: 4.37
Unweighted GPA: 4.0

One sitting SAT: 2300 (740,760,800)
Superscore SAT: 2360 (800, 760, 800)

Subject tests: Math2C 800, Physics 790, World History 770, Literature 760

APs Taken: World History, Calc AB, Calc BC, Computer Science A, Physics B, US History, English Language, Environmental Science (5s on all of them)

Senior Year APs: Physics C, Biology, Govt/MacroEconomics, English Lit, Calculus 3/Linear Algebra (not an AP, but a college class offered at my school)

Extracurriculars:

Ecology Club (4 years, president for last year and upcoming year, very active club, runs recycling programs, has won several awards for xeriscape gardens at local fairs)

Dance (9 years, avg 10 hours a week, ballet, jazz, modern, been in multiple shows, studio dance company etc)

Girl Scout (12 years, many many community service and leadership projects 300+ hours, earned silver award, working on Gold Award, for which I planted an ecofriendly garden at an elementary school and taught kids about native plants)

COSMOS Math and Science Summer Program (summer before junior year, studies organic chemistry and logic with UCSC professors, completed brief research project)

Marine Technology Society/Scripps Institution of Oceanography Summer Internship (worked as data processing intern in Whale Acoustics Research lab 40 hr/wk for 6 weeks, learned MATLAB, SQL and Python, explored engineering and technology in research, completed several projects)

Science Magazine (12th grade, Lead Content Editor)

CCW Teachers Aide (worked as teachers aide for four summers 7-10 grade, taught K-6 various arts)

Ballet Student Teacher (10 grade volunteer, taught ballet to 4-7 year olds)

Awards: National AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Rachel Carson Book Award (for environmental efforts), Gold and Silver Awards for Girl Scouts, National Merit Commended Scholar (My PSAT is 220, but I live in CA…so sad…)

I’m expecting good recs, and I’m a decent writer. I’m extremely passionate about everything I do, which is why I dont have a lot of extracurriculars.
I’m planning on submitting the arts supplement for dance.
I am a white female and I go to a competitive public school.

what are my chances please?