Rising Sophomore w/ Some Questions

DataBox
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:32:43 +0000

NJDS:

from someone who has participated in a lot of those activities, embellishing them doesn’t make a difference.
say it plain and simple. “selected to represent ___” at a MUN of Model Congress is meaningless. they dont care how many people voted for you. learn early: admissions officers do this as a job, and they are damn good at it. they can spot an embellised application miles away.

it is way too early, but try to focus yourself a little. ^^^ the word “passion” is big. find it



Thanks for the advice, I posted those initial stats after completing freshmen year about a year ago. I definitely realized that there is no point in embellishment. Here are my updated stats (as of the end of sophomore year) that I posted earlier in the thread:



DataBox:

GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.3 W
Rank: 1/470
Mock SAT/ACT Ranges (w/o prep): 2200-2350/35-36
APs (so far): 5 (Physics B, Physics C’s, Biology, Calculus BC), expecting 5’s
I’m taking three SAT II’s this Saturday (Bio M, Math II, Physics)

Significant Awards:
Mathematics: USAMO Qualifier x 2 (Index:250), AMC Perfect Scorer (150), Scored 10 on AIME, AMC School Winner x 2, CAML Perfect Scorer/CA State Winner, ARML 2nd Place (2009), 4th Place (2008), mathleage.org 2nd Place Winner, etc
Government/International Relatations : Congressional Award- Silver Medalist,Best Delegate at Stanford MUN Conference 2008, Best Delegate at Harvard Model Congress Conference 2008, Outstanding Delegate at Davis MUN Conference 2008, Honorable Mention at Stanford MUN Conference 2007 , Distinguished Delegate at Harvard Model Congress 2008, etc
Misc.: Swimming MVP, Received the top student in department award for 4/5 departments year (i.e. English, History, Math, Science), etc

Main EC’s (will only list significant ones):

Mathematics

1. Math Club President (9,10,11)

2. ARML A Team Manager (9,10,11)

3. High School Mathematics Examination President (9,10,11) (Spearheading a mathematics contest for 10-25 local middle schools, scheduled to be held in early October)

4. Research (10,11)

5. Math Department Head and I are considering the possibility of my teaching a AP Calculus BC course (12)

6. WOOT

7. (Currently taking Multivariable Differential Calculus and Linear Algebra)

Government/International Relatations

1. Class President (6,8,9,10,11)

2. Harvard Model Congress President (9,10,11)

3. Site Council/Youth Advisory Council (9,10,11)

4. Model United Nations Vice President (9,10,11)

5. Congressional Internship (10,11)

Misc.

1. Varsity Water Polo, Swimming (9,10,11)

2. Community Service Work
*Over 300 hours volunteering in libraries and tutoring socioeconomically disadvantaged children
*Designed and executed a three week day program to educate orphans in rural villages in India (Am currently fundraising for the orphanage)