Yale, Dartmouth, Harvard

forever73
Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:48:56 +0000

I am from Boston, MA. I go to public school with 400 in my graduating class. I took the hardest courseload of them all. I am a low income minority (I’m Indian). What are my chances of getting into elite schools? These are my stats:
NOTE: My three main interests are environmental science (major), writing, and politics. Basically science, and the social an artistic ways of demonstrating it.

COURSES: (CP = Standard/Elective, HN = Honors, AP = Advanced Pl.)

9th Grade:

HN World Literature I

HN Geometry

HN Physics

HN Chemistry

HN World History I

HN French I

HN Piano Studies

HE Health/Gym

10th Grade:

AP American Literature

HN Algebra 2

HN Precalculus

HN Biology

AP Environmental Science

HN World History II

AP United States History

PE Gym

11th Grade:

AP English Language and Composition

AP Physics B

AP Chemistry (full year)

AP Biology (full year)

HN Modern World History

CP Film Studies

12th Grade:

CP Journalism

AP Calculus BC (full year)

AP Physics C (full year)

AP European History

HN French II

CP Playwriting and Social Theatre

ADDITIONAL CLASSES:

Environmental Science in Hawaii w/ Brown University

Creative Writing in Dublin, Ireland w/ Walnut Hill Arts Academy

Harvard Secondary School Program & Extension - 7 courses

Introduction to Astronomy, The Galaxy, And Stars

Introduction to Economics (Macro/Micro)

Introduction to Psychology

Introduction to Immunology (Medicine is one of my interests)

Introduction to Art History

Introduction to Music Theory

Advanced Screenwriting (I’m very good)

TESTING:

SAT I: Verbal 730 Math 770 Writing 790

SAT II: World History 750 Chemistry 780 Biology 760

AP (17): English Lit. English Lan. Calculus BC, Physics B, Physics C, Biology, Chemistry, World History, European History, US History, US Government, Comparative Government, Art History, Music Theory, Microeconomics, Psychology, Environmental Science
(The ones I didn’t high school classes for, I did through Harvard ext. except for the two governments - got 4’s on eight of them, 5’s on nine of them

AWARDS/DISTINCTION: (2 academic, 1 sci, 1 writing, 1 political)

National Honors Society, 2 yrs.

AP Scholar Awards

New England Association of Chemistry Teachers Exam - Distinguished Performance

Model U.N. NHSMUN - Best Delegate Award

National Screenwriting Contest - Winner

EXTRACURRICULARS: (all take 2 hrs/wk for 24 weeks unless noted)

Model U.N. - Liason and later Specialized Delegate, 2 hrs/36 wks - 4 yrs.

Debate Team - 3 yrs.

Writer/Director of Three Student Films - 3 yrs.

Environmental Action Club - 2 yrs.

Student Tutor/Lab Assistant in Chemistry - 2 yrs.

Ocean Sciences Bowl - 1 yr.

Science Team - 1 yr.

Academic Decathalon - Honors Performance - 1 yr.

Math Team - 1 yr.

Creative Writing Group - 1 yr.

Mock Trial - 1 yr.

Member/Voter in Student Government - 1 yr.

Visual Arts & Painting Class - 1 yr.

Junior Varsity Soccer Team - 1 yr.
(NOTE: The ones I spent only a year in were mostly because I was playing the field, the others took serious commitment. I never spread myself thin, contributed, and did work for all of them.)

COMMUNITY SERVICE/WORK EXP.

Charles River C., Environmental Volunteer - 4 yrs.

Boston Museum of Science - 2 yrs. - Volunteer, Internship in Ecology

Massachusetts General Hospital Volunteer - 2 yrs.

New England Aquarium - Chemist/Water Tester - 1 yr.

There’s a catch. I did all of this stuff. But during my sophmore year, I experienced an emotional problem (valid, explained by my guidance counselor and teachers) that made me fail all of my classes for that year. I dropped out half way through the year to do the same classes via homeschooling. My high school transcript is straight As except for that year with a GPA of 2.3 or so. However, if counting my home schooling work instead of my high school classes, it’s a 3.8.

My recommendations are good. My essay is powerful, demonstrates my maturity through the years, and shows that I have a clear vision of where I have to go next. My extracurriculars are mostly political, my service and work is mostly environmental, and I made student films using original scripts by me. I also started my own website promoting environmental awareness, filled with original photographs and essays about the world, and promoting activism. It is a setup website for a non-profit organization I will start in college.

I’m applying to Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Georgetown, Oxford, Middlebury, Bowdoin, Tufts, Bates, Princeton, MIT, Stanford, and Northeastern. I am full of passion, personality and character. I love writing and I love the environment and I want to help the world. I feel like I’ve done a great job considering I’m not wealthy or gifted with opportunities, and my being upset over this caused my grade screwup. Will these colleges forgive me? Everybody at my school respects me, wants me to do will, and otherwise, call me a dream student. I am genuine in my care for the world.

My dream school is Yale.