<p>SAT1: 780M, 690V
SAT2: writing 700, math2c 800, physics 800, chem 760
APs: Calc BC 5, Chem 5, PhysicsC MEC 5, Physics C EM 5</p>
<p>400+ volunteering
leadership: asian pacifix, president
math team co-captain
liqyuefy club, secretary
some clubs and honor/awards</p>
<p>I am strong in math and science and planning to apply for engineering major in top schools like Caltech, MIT, Cornell, Northwestern…etc…</p>
<p>I worry that my illness during junior year will affect my chances…because I am in high school for 5 years. ( but I just turned 18, so I am not that old)What should I do to prove to the schools that I am just as capable as other normal applicants…</p>
<p>A relative’s D missed an enormous amount of HS due to illness. She graduated in four years but some classes were completed at a CC, others online, still others with teachers who visited her home for tutoring. So her transcript was quite different. Often apps have a place where they ask if there is anything else you’d like them to know, or any unusual circumstances, and she used that space to explain. The counselor rec can also address the extended absence and that you are now fully able to attend school and succeed.</p>
<p>The D got many acceptances and offers of merit money. I imagine she was seen as a kid who faced and met difficult challenges. It did not appear that her illness was in any way held against her. Good luck!</p>