Hey guys,
Nearing application time, I’m starting to deliberate which schools to apply to early. I’ve visited Yale and I think that it’s a good fit for me. Here are some of my accomplishments in high school along with a general profile. Please be honest and give any and all advice possible.
Gender: M
Race: Asian (Indian), White (Middle Eastern)
Age: 16
State: IL
School type: Large public
GPA: 3.8/4.0 and 4.42/4 weighted
ACT: 35
AP Scores: Calculus BC (5), Calculus BC: AB Subscore (5), Chemistry (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), Physics C E&M (4), APUSH (4), English Language (5), Stats (4), Psychology (5)
Subject Tests: Math 2 (800), Chemistry (800)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Economics, AP Comp Sci, AP Literature, AP European History, College Financial Accounting, Spanish Conversation, Stanford Online High School Dual Enrollment Linear Algebra (sem.1) and Number Theory (sem.2)
Extracurriculars: Founder of 3 clubs, lots of volunteering, research at the University of Chicago, Science Olympiad state, Math Team, and also tons of tutoring.
Essays: Common app will be about my estranged family and how I felt a lack of an identity growing up and how I resolved that.
A few things to note about me: GPA is a bit low, but rigor extremely high. I took Calculus BC and stats as a sophomore, and I also took Physics C and AP Chem as a junior, along with dual-enrollment calc 3 at Stanford OHS.
I’m shortening my profile a bit to make it easier to process. Thanks for the advice. Intended major probably mathematics or chemistry (maybe chemical engineering or biochemistry).