Perfect Standardized Tests...Horrible Essays, problem??

sizzamcrew
Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:45:15 +0000

Race: White
Junior
WV
uncompetitive HS
Rank: 4/386
UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.5
ACT: 36 Cumm (36 M, 36 Eng, 36 W, 34 Sci)
PSAT: 240
SAT: 2300 (790 M, 760 CR, 750 W) - plan on taking again to get perfect
ACT Essay: 7
SAT Essay: 8

Class Schedule hardest workload
Physics Honors (self studying AP exam)
AP Lang
AP Chem
Latin III Honors
Health (required)
AP Calc AB
Taking a College class at Marshall University (Intro to Higher Math)

Expecting 5’s on Physics, Calc and Chem AP exams…4 on Lang

EC’s
State Math Field Day 4 years in a row
Gold in National Latin Exam Freshman and Sophomore Year
Outstanding Chem I Student for the Central Ohio Valley Section of The National Chemical Society
Accepted into USC’s Resident Honors Program (decided to finish my senior year at home)
100+ Hours Community Service
West Virginia Governor’s School for Math and Science summer before Freshman year
Latin Club - President
Science Club
Mu Alpha Theta - President
National Honor Society
Key Club
Pep Club
Honors Program
Co-Founder and Co-Captain of Quiz Bowl Team
Co-Founder and Co-Captain of Croquet Team
Peace Through Understanding

Work Experience:
Chemistry Tutor Freshman-present

I will have great recs, but the only thing I’ll lack in will be my essays. I am a very poor writer, will this hurt my chances at…

RSI this summer
MIT
Cal Tech
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Johns Hopkins
Columbia
Duke
Carnegie Mellon
Boston University and University of Chicago (safeties)