<p>@Halogen and everyone else: </p>
<p>Since the scores for these tests have not happened yet, let’s assume this: </p>
<p>You are the admissions officer to HYP, who would YOU ACCEPT?</p>
<p>BOTH GO TO SAME SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA (competitive private school, sends kids to HYP every year)
- the average AP classes per year is: 0 in 9th grade, 0 in 10th grade, 2 in 11th grade, 3-4 in 12th grade (this is for the super advanced kids, since APs are super hard at my school) </p>
<p>Applicant 1 :</p>
<ul>
<li>3.8 GPA UW</li>
<li>ACT : 36 </li>
<li>SAT 2 : 800 Math 2 , 800 Chemistry , 800 US History </li>
</ul>
<p>Course Load : (in APs 9-12)
AP Micro - 10 (grade)
AP Macro - 10
AP Physics 1 - 11
AP English Language - 11
AP US History - 11
AP Calculus AB - 11
AP Chemistry - 12
AP Art History - 12
AP English Literature - 12
AP Calculus BC - 12
AP US Government - 12 </p>
<p>In top 10% of class</p>
<p>Essays = Great</p>
<p>Recs = Great</p>
<p>ECs :</p>
<p>Model UN Co-President - 4 hours/week
Student Association President and Founder - 2 h/w
Outside charity group President and Founder - 2 h/w
JV Tennis - 12 h/w (not in top rankings in state)
Science Olympiad (got to regional finals) - 1 h/w
Service club member - must have 100+ hours each year - 2-3 h/w
Executive Board of admissions group for school - 2 h/w
Outside gifted group member - must have 3.8+ GPA each year - 1 h/w
Peer tutor - 1 h/w
Blog of science - 1 h/w
National Merit Finalist
Member of gifted honor society </p>
<p>Applicant 2 : </p>
<ul>
<li>3.99 GPA UW</li>
<li>SAT 1 : 2400</li>
<li>SAT 2 : 800 Math 2 , 800 Chemistry </li>
</ul>
<p>Course Load : (in APs 9-12)
AP Chemistry - 11
AP Calculus BC - 11
AP US History - 11
AP English Literature - 12
AP US Government - 12
AP Biology - 12 </p>
<p>Is valedictorian</p>
<p>Essays = great</p>
<p>Recs = good</p>
<p>ECs :</p>
<p>Editor-in-chief of school newspaper - 5 h/w
LD Debate Co-Captain - 12 h/w
Senior Editor of tech blog/website - 1 h/w
Fencing - 3 h/w (not ranked, doesn’t compete nationally etc)
Photography website of his - 1 h/w
Student Council in 9th Grade - 1 h/w
Tennis once a month for one hour - will say it is 2 h/w
National Merit Finalist</p>
<p>Applicant 3 : </p>
<ul>
<li>3.8 GPA UW</li>
<li>SAT 1 : 2400</li>
<li>SAT 2 : 800 Math 2 , 800 Biology , 800 US History<br></li>
</ul>
<p>Course Load : (in APs 9-12)
AP Physics B - 10
AP Chemistry - 11
AP Calculus BC - 11
AP English Language - 11
AP US History - 11
AP Biology - 12
AP English Literature - 12
AP History - 12 (doesn’t know which, probably Econ or US Gov) </p>
<p>In top 10% of class </p>
<p>Essays = great</p>
<p>Recs = good</p>
<p>ECs :</p>
<p>Varsity golf - 5 h/w
Co-President of Model UN - 1 h/w
Vice President of Asian club - 1 h/w
Co-President of Secular Club - 1 h/w
Science Olympiad - 1 h/w
Service club with 50 hours/year
Does “research” at local University - 2 h/w during the summer (hasn’t done it yet)
National Merit Finalist </p>
<p>:) </p>