*I made a post already, but I wasn’t really specific with my ECs and budget. Hopefully this update will help provide more insight. Please rank my schools by most likely to get in + merit
Demographics
- US domestic
- State/Location of residency: Texas
- Type of high school (Small, Private, no class rank)
**See budget notes at the end
**Intended Major: Biochem/Biology
- Unweighted HS GPA: (97.42)*
- Weighted HS GPA: (102.42. School takes average of classes. AP is +8 to your grade. >102 is generally top 10)
- Class Rank: School doesn’t rank
- ACT/SAT Scores: 740/790/1530 SAT
List your HS coursework
Honors English 9+10, AP English 11+12
Honors Bio + Chem + Physics
Anatomy + Physiology
Robotics I
Research
Chinese (3 years)
AP History (4 years)
AP Bio + Chem
AP Calc AB (and prerequisite courses)
AP Stats
AP Psych
Awards
Merit scholarship to my high school
Extracurriculars
Tennis:
JV 1 year
Varsity 2 years
State Champion; 1st team All-State
Coach at local tennis center through interview
Piano:
Won piano competition at UT school of music, received highest rating + invited to honors recital
Play as an accompanist at children’s violin recitals
Coached children taekwondo as a black belt
Started Red Cross Chapter for upcoming year
Leader of school event planning committee
Mu Alpha Theta
Volunteer at 7 student hospital program through selective application; includes patient interaction (28 hours)
Volunteer at another hospital program with ~35% acceptance rate w/ some observation/ patient interaction (60+ hours)
Shadow at children’s therapy (undergrad-only level, 25+ hours)
Shadowed doctor internationally (10+ hours)
Other smaller clubs but no leadership roles not listed
Essays/LORs/Other
*(Good LORs, solid essay)
Worth noting that I moved states during summer going into junior year so extracurricular/leadership/awards seem not long term/less because of that.
Schools
(List of colleges by your initial chance estimate; designate if applying ED/EA/RD; if unsure, leave them unclassified)
[SMU] : Safety
Rice: Mid reach
[WashU]: Low Reach
[Vanderbilt] : Mid Reach
[Johns Hopkins]: High Reach
First three I feel pretty good about. The last four for “reach” private schools, with costs generally exceeding $50,000, need merit to attend. Kinda in that situation where I’m in high income bracket but not willing to pay that much money when I can go to a good school in UT for much less. What would you say the chances are for merit vs general admission for my reaches?