Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1520 (800 Math, 720 Reading/ Writing) (Only taken once, this year)
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
SAT II: Didn’t take any, planning on Math 1 and 2, Chem and Physics in May. I couldn’t take any because of the rule that you can’t take SAT and Subject tests on the same date.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 (But officially school doesn’t do GPA)
Weighted GPA: 4.47 (But officially school doesn’t do GPA)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400 (But officially school doesn’t rank)
AP (place score in parenthesis): School schedules all at the end of the year, planning on taking Calc BC, Both Physics C, and Chem
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc and Vectors, AP Advanced Functions, Enriched Science, Computer Engineering, Financial Accounting Fundamentals, Enriched Canadian History, Intro to Computer Science, Computer Science, English, Philosophy, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Chem 1, AP Chem 2, AP English (All of these are the hardest level of course offered at my school save for regular english)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top Score on Expii Talent Search (featured on an article), 3rd place Ontario High-School Chess Championship (1st place team), COMC best in central ontario, CMO qualifier, 3rd place Math at Macmaster competition and top scores in other major Canadian math competitions
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chess Club (Vice-President, Co-founder). Math Team (Captain, Founder). Quizbowl Team (Captain), Math Club (Teacher Assistant, Lecturer)
Job/Work Experience: [N/A]
Volunteer/Community service: Didn’t put any on my application.
Summer Activities: Self-taught latin, read works by famous philosophers/authors, learned higher physics and mathematics
Essays (details):
Common App: Wrote about dedicating an entire day to a famous unsolved math problem and in the end being stunned by the beauty in some fractal I got through a certain formula even though I was still no closer to solving it after days of work.
Influential Person: Wrote about Paul Erdos and his devotion to science and how he inspired me to devote my life to mathematics and science to become the best.
Short Answer Questions: I gave honest answers but I am worried I might come off as faking it to impress admissions, (e.g. Good Will Hunting for movie, Elegant Universe for favorite book)
Recommendations:
Teacher Recs- From 2 math teachers. I couldn’t see the recommendations since I waived my FERPA but I am sure they are great.
Counselor Rec: Maybe rushed? I don’t think I gave enough time.
Additional Rec: From a close friend and team member for competitions, I was hoping he would add a “social aspect” to my application. Was this the right thing to do?
Interview: None
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Mathematics/Physics
State (if domestic applicant): Ontario
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <$60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
General Comments:
My school allows you to complete courses at a faster pace so I took this to the extreme and completed the 30 credits needed to graduate in 2 years (or at least, will) hence I have 15 courses this year. On top of this, I skipped a grade earlier on in my education so I will be 14 in the fall next year. My main worry is that I didn’t give admissions enough information since I didn’t take AP exams or SAT subject tests yet.
Also, note that in Ontario schools don’t do GPA calculations and don’t show the level of the class (Regular, Honors, etc.) on the transcript so I had to include a supporting document giving extra details.
In applied for regular decision because I wasn’t well informed of US deadlines (in fact I started my application 1 week before regular decision deadline).
Ever since I was a kid I wanted to go to Princeton, do I have a good shot?