chance a tryhard junior with ok gpa an ecs. YES YOU!

Demographics: White male, NYC, public title 1 school

Intended Major(s): Chemistry, biochemistry

SAT: Test optional

UW GPA: 94/100 (junior and senior year 96/100 GPA)

Rank: top 15% out of 98 students

Coursework: AP class only offered in junior and senior years. School offers 8 AP, max 3 AP per year. At end of senior year taken 4 APs. AP Lang in 11th grade and AP Calc AB, AP Bio and AP CSP in 12th.

Extracurriculars:

  1. Coding internship with Google. 11th and 12th grade
  2. Internship & resarch at large hospital over summer of 11th grade. Radiology focus, shadowing
  3. Captian of campus soccer team (fall) and paid soccer coaching position. (US Soccer licence)
  4. Peer tutor in Biology, Chemistry and US History. Leader of school peer tutoring program
  5. Model UN club president and founder. fundrasided 2000+ for club to go to conferences, supplies, etc
  6. Student council co president, president of finance committee
  7. Comp sci club. Help club become state finalist in competition and win 2500
  8. Hobby/passion - philately(learning about and collecting stamps). Attend monthly meetings, research stamps and covers with well known philatelists, publish 2 articles from the research in large philatelic journals. Part of a prestigious free stamp program (30 people every year nationwide). Sponsored by leading philaelic group, work with well known philatelists to further my research/work on new research and publish.
  9. Campus track team (winter and spring)
  10. Various volunteer activities

Awards: Finalist of NYC hackathon hosted by Google, selected to participate in graduation meausures committee (60 people from state)

LOR: Counselor who knows me well 8.5/10 Science teacher who I spend time with and has seen me develop. 8/10. English teacher who knows me OK. 7/10. History teacher who I do well in their class and they like me. 9/10.

Essays: work with teachers, school counselor, etc. 8/10

Schools: (Only including reach and target schools) Rice, Emory, Columbia, Northwestern, UT Austin, Case Western, Santa Clara, U Penn, Dartmouth. Will ED to 1 school (most lilkey Rice or Emory) and RD everywhere else.

Posted Jun 1, 2023, 2:29 AM UTC · edited

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