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ACT: 32 (1410-1450 on SAT)
GPA: probably 6th or 7th highest in the grade .. like 5.6 on some wierd scale out of 6.0

All A/A- in all AP/honors classes. My school is competitive and was ranked 15th best in the nation by US News. I have most rigourous courses possible.

SAT II:
writing: 700+
math 1C: 740
chem: 730
US hist: 750
biology: 680


APS: US hist: 5
chem, bio, comp sci: 4
euopean history: 3
(colleges dont factor the grades you get on AP exams into the admissions process do they????)


Essays: i'll try my best but lets pretend that they will be average.
Rec's: average


EC:
-FBLA ... business club (9-12) - vice president in 04- 05
-Builders club (9-12) ..... it's a community sercive club
- mathletes (9-12) won 2 awards for high score
- academic challenge ... jeopardy type club (10)
-campus (10) ... school newspaper
-Swadyay (9-12) - religious group
- Youth court (11-12) - program run by police dept where u get experience in judicial system
- Hospital volunteer 40+ hours


WORK:
summer 02 - camp counselor
summer 03 - engineering intern
pharmacy technician - at dads store
senior year: tutoring a kid in biology and math


AWARDS:
-chem award (02)
- academic excellence awards (02, 04)
- mathletes award (in 03 and 04)
- national spanish exam award (03)
- PSAT high scorer (04)

By the way I'm asking about my chanced RD but if you can also say what you think they are early that would be nice. thanks a lot ^_^

By Zcat18 (Zcat18) on Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 07:06 am: Edit

I think you have a decent shot RD, though as I've said to other applicants, you're not a shoe-in. Your academics are very good, and since the high school record is the most important criterion, you have a solid base to start with.

The one potential red flag I see with you is a lack of any really stand-out ECs or significant leadership experience. I'm not saying that you necessarily need a "knock their socks off" hook, but strong leadership is one of the most important nonacademic factors, especially for RD, and I don't see anything that really stands out in that area (ie., no club presidencies, no founding of any organizations at your school or in your community, etc.).

You're the type of applicant who, as I say often, will have to rely on excellent essays and academic success to sway the adcom, and that is hard to do in the RD round.

If you were applying ED, I'd say you'd have around a 65% shot (again, this is simply a guess not based on any hard facts or evidence). For RD, I'd drop your chances down to 45% or so, simply because intangibles such as leadership and writing ability seem to be more important in the regular decision round.

Like I say to everyone, put your all into the essays and play up things like the engineering internship in your overall "presenation" (how you will sell yourself to them).

Good luck!

By Totohoto (Totohoto) on Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 01:20 pm: Edit

Alright thanks for the help Zcat. I'll do my best on the essays.