Biracial: african american and asian ( I wasn’t born here but I have lived in the US for 14 years and have a citizenship)
I go to a very challenging, boarding school in South Carolina that hurt my GPA a lot
SAT : 2110 ( 680 CR, 770 M, 660 W)
ACT : 33 (36 M, 30 R, 30 E, 35 S)
GPA: 3.56 UW, 4.1 W
AP’s: Human Geography, US History, English Lang, Physics, Biology, Computer Science, Calculus BC, English Lit, Government and Economy ( so far I don’t have any scores that are good enough to submit but I will take the rest of my AP tests at the end of my senior year)
EC’s:
track and field 4 maybe 5 years if i run again my senior year
orchestra 2 years (viola)
chess club 2 years
100+ hours community service at school and community around school
50+ hours volunteer work at a library back home
I did get suspended for possession of drugs but I’m not sure if that will be reported to colleges.
MIT
CMU
UChicago
Cornell
WUStL
Penn
Harvey Mudd
Williams
Hamilton
Bowdoin
You should consult with your college counselor to see how your GPA and your record in general, within the context of your school, will affect your admissibility at these colleges.
You might be right, I might have been a little extreme. However, your math score is exceptional for almost any school. Consider beyond that list of course. Try the University of Rochester and Case Western Reserve University.
Post-graduation goals? PhD study in math (in what subarea?), work in something where math is useful (finance, actuarial, logistics / operations research, data analysis, cryptography, computing, etc.), get teaching credential and teach high school math, something else? Some colleges’ math departments emphasize some areas more than others in terms of their course offerings (often based on student interest).
You may want to look at colleges’ math course offerings to see what their emphases are and how they fit your interests. This is especially important for smaller colleges or smaller math departments.
Of course, what is very important in your college selection is to know your cost constraints. Your state of residency matters for state universities, and you need to talk to your parents about costs and run net price calculators on colleges of interest.
Try to present yourself as African American. It is better if you have an English surname, but top schools will be aware of your background. I know, from experience applying way back and being mixed Jewish and protestant British background.
You should be aware that there is theoretical math and applied math oriented towards different things, for example math oriented towards physics/engineering or towards finance. I would recommend mathematical science or applied math to avoid the theoretical math, but it depends on what you want to do.
NYU is excellent for math. I would look through catalogs and see which math and math related programs you feel comfortable with.
You are at a good private school, so you should have advisers recommending the right level of schools to apply to with safeties and reaches.