Recommend some safeties/matches? :))

altkeane
Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:40:29 +0000

Female. Intl. Full-paying. Junior. Very competitive school that sends many graduates to top schools.

Prospective major: Economics and Math or possibly Computer Science
Intending to go to grad school.

GPA: 3.92

Without freshman: 4.05

Junior: 4.21 (counting expected 4th quarter grades)

Considerable upward trend (3.67, 3.89, 4.21)

Grade-deflating school that has special formula for calculating GPA

I’m sure I’m top 10%, but it won’t be released.

SAT I: 2340 (790 Math, 750 Reading, 800 Writing)
SAT II: Math IIC 800, World History 790, Chemistry 780
AP: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Calculus BC, US History, Comparative Government (all 5s excluding ones for senior year)

Extracurriculars:

Math Team (4 years)

Debate Team (3 years)

Soup Kitchen Volunteer (2 years)

Volunteer Orchestra (2 years)

Summers:

Paid Research Intern at law firm for sophomore summer

Un-paid Research Intern at economics research center for junior summer

UNESCO Delegate for junior summer hosted in a Pacific island country

I’d prefer

2000~10000 students

Suburban/urban

Relatively diverse

Many research opportunities

Intellectual vibe

Thankssssss!