Tweak the bio above you

Spiral7 · November 9, 2014, 2:54pm

List everything you would in your ‘What are my Chances?’ post when you are a senior (THIS IS YOUR DREAM BIO, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED. Give honest guesses on test scores!!
Tweak 3 things about the person’s above you to make it better as a whole.

Why?
Look at the ‘What are my Chances’ posts!! EVERYONE has regrets, we have 1-3 years until we are posting there, so lets pull our ■■■■ together while we still have time! :)

Outside opinions are the best, we often get over familiarized with ourselves and end up looking too close to judge it as a whole!

WHAT TO POST:
Stats (SAT/SATII/ACT/GPA (Weighted and Unweighted) (make educated guesses on what you will get!)
Courses (all four years, BY SUBJECT, total number of APs at the bottom with AP test scores)
ECs (List everything!)
Major (what will you study?)

MY DREAM BIO

SAT ~ 1480 (IT WILL BE OUT OF 1600)
SAT II ~ US History - 740 – Literature ~ 740 – Chemistry ~ 760 – Biology ~ 760 – Mathematics L1 ~ 750
ACT ~ 33
GPA Unweighted 3.93
GPA Weighted 4.5

Science
H Earth Science
H Bio
AP Chem

English
English 9
Pre-AP English 10
AP Lang
AP Lit

Languages
Chinese 1
H Chinese 2
H Chinese 3
AP Chinese
H Spanish 3
H Spanish 4
H Spanish 5
Latin 1
H Latin 2

Math
Geometry
Algebra II
H Precalc
AP Stat
AP Calc BC

Social Studies
Modern Wold
AP Government
APUSH
AP Psych

Electives
Ceramics
Foods
Entrepreneurship

AP Psych (5)
APUSH (4)
AP Government (4)
AP Stat (5)
AP Calc BC (4)
AP Chinese (5)
AP Lang (5)
AP Lit (4)
AP Chem (5)

ECs

Volleyball (Freshman Team/JV) (9/10)
Volleyball Boys Team Manager (10,11,12)
Volleyball Girls Team Manager (11,12)
Student Founder of Town Girls Volleyball League (11,12)

Yearbook Club (10,11,12C)
Model UN (10,11,12C)
Free the Children (Club Founder + Captain) (11,12) (Built 4 schools)

(2) Online Internships

500 Hours Tutoring

Major:

Double Major (TESOL/Applied Linguistics)
Minor (Chinese Language)

PLEASE TWEAK 3 THINGS ABOUT THE PERSON ABOVE YOU!!

livelaugh7 · November 9, 2014, 6:05pm

**IDK hopefully one or two more Science courses and make a big impact in your ECs

English is my second language

SAT ~ 1520 (PSAT this year is projected to be 223/240 so IDK what that is in a 1600 scale)
SAT II ~ Math II - 800 – Chemistry ~ 800 – Physics ~ 780
ACT ~ 34
GPA Unweighted 3.94
GPA Weighted 4.9 - 5.2 (AP classes are weighted at 5.5)

-- good scores (3-5) on the AP exams… no clue

Science
H Biology
AP Biology
H Chem
AP Chem
H Physics
AP Physics C
H Anatomy and Physiology

English
H English 9
H English 10
AP Lang
AP Lit

Languages
H Spanish 2
H Spanish 3
H Spanish 4
AP Spanish

Math
Geometry
Algebra II
H Precalc
AP Calc BC
Multivariable Calc & Linear Algebra (if allowed… if not, AP Stats)

Social Studies
H US History 1
AP USH
AP World History
AP Psych

Electives
Engineering with Graphics
Intro to Computer Science online w/ Harvard

A few Harvard courses during the summer

ECs

Debate Vice President (10-12)
SciOly (10-12)
Varsity Math Team (9-12)
HOSA (10-12)
300 Hours Volunteer Tutoring
50 Hours Volunteering at a Hospital
Secretary/Intern position at a doctor’s office (9-12)
Intern with a pathologist (15 days, summer after 9th)
MIT Women’s Technology Program

Major:

Biomedical Engineering (or something) & Pre-Med

Teyrkis · November 9, 2014, 7:14pm

Good. Maybe something to pop out at me for EC’s.

My school does not have honors classes.

SAT - not sure. I live in the midwest so I have limited knowledge about the SAT.
ACT - 35 or 36
Unweighted GPA - 3.85 ish with freshman year, 4.0 without freshman year
Weighted GPA 4.9 ish. (AP Classes weighted 5.0)

4-5 on all AP exams

Science
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics
Organic Chemistry at CC
Cancerous Diseases at CC
Physics II at CC

English
9th Grade English
10th Grade English
AP LIT
AP LANG

Languages
Teach myself Latin
Spanish I
Spanish II
Spanish III
(I really hate Spanish!)

Math
Algebra I
Geometry
Accelerated Algebra 2
Pre-Calculus
AP Calc AB
AP Calc BC
AP Stats
Linear Algebra
Multivariable Calculus (Calc III)
Some other calculus class?

Social Studies
Intro to Econ
Area Studies
AP Government
AP Psych
AP Economy

Electives
Entrepreneurship
Principles of Business
Finances

EC’s

Science Olympiad 10th - 12th
FBLA 10-12 (President)
Varsity Math Team (9-12)
Science Club (10-12) (President)
1,000+ hours volunteering at a hospital
Cancerous Disease Research, (hopefully some kind of discovery and Intel finalist)
National Honor Society
Academic Competitions
Probably some other stuff

Calchong · November 9, 2014, 10:55pm

Your dream bio is really good!!! I have no improvements except for your freshman year problem I guess which you cant really fix anymore

MY DREAM BIO

SAT ~ 1600/1600 (I’m a sophomore and I am extremely hopeful :))
SAT II ~ World History 800 Chemistry ~ 770+ – Biology ~ 770+ – US History~ 800 Literature- 700+
ACT ~ 36
GPA Unweighted 4
GPA Weighted 4.75

Science
Honors Bio
Honors Chemistry
AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2
AP Biology

English
English 1 Honors
English 2 Honors
AP English Lang
AP English Lit

Languages
Spanish 1 (regulars because I took it online and regular was the only thing )
Spanish 2
Spanish 3 Honors
AP Spanish Lang
AP Spanish Lit

Math
Honors Geometry
Honors Algebra II
Honors Precalc
AP Stat
AP Calc BC

Social Studies
AP World
APUSH
AP human geo
AP Macro/Micro
AP American Gov

Arts
Band
AP Art History

Self Study APs:
AP comparative gov
AP environmental (possibly)
AP music theory

ECs

Piano (I play at Church, at school, for competitions, nursing homes) since 2nd grade
Key club (9,10,11,12)
NHS (hopefully)
Scholar Bowl
Pep Band
Varsity XC (9,10,11,12) (I went to Regionals for 9th and 10th so far hopefully for 11 and 12 and states as well, and I was the top runner on my team in 10th grade)
Varisty Track (9,10,11,12) (I went to Regionals for 9th hopefully for 10,11,12 too and hopefully states also)
state science fair (7,8 hopefully in 11th grade I can go again)
I want to volunteer at a hospital this summer

AP TESTS
Hopefully I get a 5 on all of them ::):):):):)

Woandering · November 9, 2014, 11:22pm

^^Get some more leadership positions. NHS is fairly useless, so that’s your choice. Do a club that reflects your interests a bit more; everyone does Key and NHS.

Before I start, I just want to say that quite a few of us have already posted on the Chances thread.

SAT ~ 2300/2400 (I’m a Junior)
SAT II Math 2: 800, Physics: 800,
GPA Unweighted 3.85

Science
H Physics
H Bio
H Chem
AP Physics

English
English 9
English 10
English Electives
AP Lit

Languages
Japanese 1
Japanese 2
Japanese 3
H Japanese 4

Math
Algebra II
H Pre Calculus
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
Linear Algebra

Social Studies
World History I
World History II
US History
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics

Electives
Speech
6 Theology Semesters (Required)
Writing Lab and Computer (Required)
AP Art History

Self study:
AP Chinese
AP Computer Science
AP Environmental Science
AP Psychology
CIE A levels Further Mathematics

AP scores: all 5

ECs

Tennis (4 years)
Regional Orchestra (4 years)
Yearbook (3 years) Section Editor then Editor in Chief
School Orchestra (2 years)
Music Community Service club (4 years) President and Founder
Economics Team (2 years) President and Founder
MUN (3 years) Secretary

Summer programs:
HOBY Leadership Seminar
FEE Economics Seminar
Travel to Europe with Regional Orchestra
Leadership in the Business World (Wharton)
Internship at Financial Company

Major:

Double Major in Economics and Computer Science

anon32910704 · December 15, 2014, 3:12am

I’d take another SAT subject test, just in case you want to submit one STEM and one non-STEM one; I think there are also some colleges that recommend taking 3 subject tests.

Stats:
UW GPA: 3.92
SAT: 2360 (800 M, 770 CR, 790 W)
ACT: 36 (35 CR, 36 M, 36 W, 35 S)

Courses:
English:
H. English 9
H. English 10
H. English 11 (no Lang)
AP Lit

Math:
H. Algebra II/Trig
H. Precalculus
AP Calculus B/C
Multivariable Calculus/Linear Algebra

Science:
H. Biology
H. Chemistry
AP Chemistry
AP Physics 1
AP Environmental Science
AP Physics 2

History/Social Science:
Geography/Health
World History
US History (only one for which AP is offered)
Government/Economics

Language:
Spanish 2 (took Sp. 1 in middle school; no Honors courses available)
Spanish 3

Elective:
Journalism 1/2 (school newspaper; very selective + award-winning)
Intro to Engineering Design
Marching Band (repeatable; 3 years)

Self-Study:
AP Physics C (both tests)

CC Courses:
General Psychology
Astronomy of the Solar System
Statistics
Spanish 102A* (Spanish 3 credit)
Multivariable Calculus*
Linear Algebra*
(* means that I took the course in school, but it goes on my CC transcript)

ECs:
MUN–4 years; club treasurer junior year and club president senior year; won several delegate awards
Literary Magazine–5 years; assistant editor in ninth grade and writing editor sophomore year onward
National History Day–3 years; club treasurer senior year; won awards regional and state levels; maybe nationals junior year?
Colorguard–3 years; captain senior year; Winterguard sophomore and senior years (team always wins 1st)
School Newspaper–2 years; opinion editor senior year
Math Olympiad/Science Bowl teacher (elementary schoolers)–3 years

Internships/Summer Programs:
Stanford Earth Sciences Internship (summer after sophomore year)
Astrophysics Research at UCSC (SIP) (summer after junior year)

Community Service:
100 hours summer before freshman year volunteering with city summer camps (does that count?)
70 hours with city marching band
40 hours helping with Relay for Life events
60 hours tutoring in math over the summer

Major:
Physics, probably; might double major with ChemE as well (or maybe CS) and might minor in geology or environmental science

anon32910704 · December 15, 2014, 5:26am

Oh, I might also double major/minor in English or Creative Writing (depending on what the college offers).

And SAT Subject tests:
Bio E: 770; Math II: 800; Chemistry: 790; Physics: 800

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