think i have a shot?

sphrsy
Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:20:05 +0000

4.0 gpa unweighted (might become a 3.9 if my spanish teacher screws me over)
Pretty rigorous courseload so far, senior schedule includes genetics & linear algebra at the local uni, as well as AP spanish/comp sci/lit/physics

-AP World/Stats/BC Calc sophomore year: all 5
-AP US/Bio/Chem/Psych/Lang junior year: probably screwed up chem, but others should be 5

SAT: 2400
ACT: 36
SAT Subjects: Math II 800, Bio E 780, World 790 (took them all in sophomore year), planning to take chem this fall

Extracurriculars:
-jv tennis since 9th grade (hopefully ill make varsity this fall but our team almost always -wins state so it’s super hard to make varsity u_u)
-math team president since 9th grade
-calc club co-president since 10th grade
-NHS member
-spanish honor society ICC (inter-club-council) representative since 11th grade
-science olympiad ICC representative since 11th grade
-core leader of Wheelers & Dealers (volunteer organization that goes to the old folks’ home and plays uno with the residents)
-100+ internship hours @ a biololgical engineering lab during the summer of sophomore year
-200+ volunteer hours @ the veteran’s hospital

honors/awards:
-qualified for AIME since 8th grade, highest score was an 8
-highest amc 10 score in my state last year, mediocre amc 12 score this year
-a bunch of science olympiad medals
-GPML (great plains math league) state/national awards
-national spanish exam (silver)
-national history day state runner-up
-qualified for usnco (united states national chemistry olympiad) in sophomore year
-submitting something for siemens this september, hopefully will be a regional semifinalist (fingers & toes crossed~)

this summer:
i’m going on an all-expense-paid trip to DC as part of a leadership conference (around 80 people in my state were chosen) and i’m also attending northwestern’s IN FOCUS seminar (insight into medicine- 24 people are chosen)



lots of people think my scores can carry me, but last year a girl aced the act and sat as well, and was rejected by most (if not all) the ivies. what do you think?

thanx in advance! n__n