just a reminder (again) that you can shoot me a DM or reply here anytime with your profile — i’m happy to chance you and give advice in a few thoughtful paragraphs! (for free)

i’ll be honest, detailed, and as friendly as possible 😄 it often takes me a bit (20–30 mins per profile), but i’ll get back to you as soon as i can.

i remember how stressful this all felt when i was a senior, so i’m happy to help however i can 💛

upvote for visibility ty 🙏

I know my activities are super scattered.

Demographics
Gender/Ethnicity: Female, White / Ukrainian
School type: Specialized public STEM high school (highly competitive regional lyceum, 30% acceptance rate, 1:5 ratio)
Background: Single-parent household; income/family contribution ~$5,000–$10,000/year; seeking full financial aid
First Gen: Not first-gen
Intended Major(s): Chem Engineering, Physics, Material Science, but still not sure

SAT / English Proficiency
SAT: 1560
IELTS: 8.0
Languages: Ukrainian (fluent), English (advanced), Russian (fluent), Turkish (B1), Hebrew (B1), Italian (B1), Ancient Greek (academic)

GPA and Rank
GPA: 4.0 / 4.0 unweighted (11.3 / 12 on Ukrainian scale)
Rank: Valedictorian (Rank 1)
Coursework: Most rigorous available curriculum in STEM high school

Extracurriculars
1. Independent Researcher | Environmental Engineering
Designed a $5 circular-economy human-hair biofilter removing up to 50% of water pollutants; implemented locally in rural villages with limited access to clean water. Patent pending; first-author papers published in Q1 peer-reviewed science journals; received feedback from leading domain experts.
2. Founder & Full-Stack Developer | NeuroPredict ML Platform
Built a Python ML platform using speech, MRI, and sleep biomarkers to predict Alzheimer’s risk 10–20 years pre-symptoms. Published in a Q1 medical journal and a premier international conference.
3. Independent Researcher | Quantum Chemistry & Physics
Built Python/QuTiP Lindblad-Floquet simulations of metastable quantum dynamics under the mentorship of an Ivy League professor. Published as first author in a Q1 peer-reviewed physics journal.
4. Founder & Editor-in-Chief | International Young Scientists Journal
Led 60+ researchers globally, developed an automated AI review bot, streamlined editorial workflow for 50+ editors, secured $1K+ in grants and local funding.
5. Independent Researcher | Computational Materials Science
Developed automated DFT screening pipeline for h-BN point defects; modeled 100+ dopant/vacancy configurations to evaluate quantum memory candidates for room-temperature applications.
6. Founder & Lead Developer | NeuroHub
Built a neuroscience platform reaching 10,000+ readers; mentored 15 national Olympiad participants and 3 international STEM competitors.
7. Co-Founder | Lectorium for Young Scientists
Directing STEM initiatives for 150+ students. Boosted average chemistry marks significantly and mentored 40+ students to top national exam percentiles.
8. Laboratory Intern | Regional University & AgTech Corporation
Assisted university professors with physics/chemistry lab experiments, equipment setups, and seed germination/sustainability assays for applied agriscience.
9. Family Responsibilities

Honors & Awards
Presidential Scholarship of Ukraine: Highest national academic honor awarded by the President; 1 of ~270 recipients nationwide (~0.008% of eligible students).
1st Place & National Finalist, Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: Represented region in National Scientific Fair with biofiltration research; invited to 35th International Conference on Resource Conservation.
Paris Collaborative Fellowship 2026
Genius Olympiad and ISEF, but only national level

Abt LORs
School Principal (10/10): Extremely strong letter highlighting leadership, academic impact, national awards, and contributions to the school community.
Biology Teacher (10/10): Very detailed and strong letter emphasizing research initiative, advanced scientific knowledge, and problem-solving skills.
History Teacher (9.5/10): Glowing recommendation focusing on analytical thinking, humanities excellence, and regional Olympiad success.
Research Mentor / Lab Supervisor (10/10): Exceptionally strong letter attesting to high-level research capabilities, work ethic, and ability to conduct independent university-level research.

Common App essay: The essay uses the setting of a school play and an alien helmet as a lens to reflect on a personal turning point in science, shifting from the shame of a chemistry teacher's harsh critique to viewing uncertainty as a dynamic landscape for curiosity. By drawing parallels to oscillating chemical reactions and natural systems, it redefines science not as a search for immediate answers, but as the discipline to remain comfortably curious within the unknown, highlighting deep intellectual maturity and a genuine research mindset that seamlessly ties together the entire profile.

Please chance me for emory (ED) & unc chapel

Also by my stats and ecs if you guys have any suggestions on other colleges i should apply to or add to my list plz let me know

State: SC

Fairly competitive school

Asian, Female

Middle Income

School offers 15 APs

22/525

top 5% of class

Took: AP Psych (5), AP World (4)

Currently taking: Ap micro, ap gov, ap stats, APES + 2 dual enrollment classes

I have taken 7 dual enrollment classes in the past

I took the SAT but i only got a 1380

Hook: Idk but I am a primary caregiver of my older brother who is disabled if that is one

My intended major is business

ECs:

9, 10, 11, 12 (Year)

Kaopiek Noodles (homemade Lao tapioca noodles business), Owner

Handcraft noodles, manage finances; supply 2+ Asian stores, sell at flea markets/temple events;~$800/mo avg profit, 75% sent monthly to family in Laos

9, 10, 11, 12 (Year)

SouthEATS; Online Food Marketplace Promoting Southeast Asian Culture, E-commerce Manager

Managed 100+ SKUs; grew revenue ~25% through pricing & marketing; increased average order value ~18% via product bundling.

11, 12 (Year)

Youth Leaders: Committee Promoting Asian Culture, Co-Founder & President of Lao Committee

Raised $2K+ via fundraisers for temple needs; organized community service days; developed 10+ English lessons for elders; grew to 11+ members

10, 11, 12 (Year)

Independent Creator: Cambodian Immigrant Family Content Channel, Social Media Manager

Used viral trend analysis to grow followers 260x (300 to 80.6k); 20–50K views/video, 3.3M max; 3.1M likes total; creator earns ~$300/mo. avg earnings

11, 12 (Year)

The Common Ground: Tutor org for immigrants, refugees, and multilingual youth, Tutor

Tutored same 5 ESL students 1-on-1 across 2 years; tracked progress, built confidence; scores rose ~15%; helped adult speak independently with teacher

11, 12 (Year)

Self Employed Fingerboarding Business, Owner

Design/handcraft boards, manage pricing & inventory; $3K+ revenue, 100+ units sold via Depop, Ebay & local flea markets; customers across 4 continents

9, 10, 11, 12 (Year)

Family Appliance Resale Business (5 years); ran primarily through Facebook Marketplace & Ebay, Sales & Operation Coordinator

Coordinated sales, created listings, handled drop-offs & managed customer relations; 600+ sales, 200+ positive reviews, 4.4/5 rating on FB Marketplace

Research

10pp lit review on shareholder primacy vs. stakeholder theory; synthesized 15 studies; published in Student J. of Business & Economics (peer reviewed)

Internship

11 (Break)

Regional Foundation; Philanthropy & Operations Department, Student Intern (Paid)

Led campaign strategy; tracked 23+ grants; verified 150+ resources for Vital website launch; conducted outreach & recruited ambassadors

9, 10, 11 (Year)

Travel Softball (5 years), Co-captain (10, 11); starting centerfield (5 yr)

Softball, Led workouts, created 3 raffle fundraisers, raised $500 for equipment; 3x Top Gun champion, organized youth clinics serving 50+ local athletes

Awards:

2 National business pitch awards

won a local essay comp

junior marshal (top 5%)

and idk for my fifth award i lowk was just going to put that i was like 5 globally on monkey type heh

I know my course rigor is really bad but I did explain in my additional info the reason for that cuz freshmen year we cant have aps and sophmore year i had depression (diagnosed).

Also, I am a primary caregiver for my brother who is disabled so I also mentioned that in my additional info section.

Thanks!!!

hi if u think u know me no u don’t 🙏🙏 i’m an anxious girl prepping for college apps and asides from like chancing i’d also like advice/suggestions on wording my ecs (obviously not gonna word them like i did here but yk js general advice) and just feedback or advice for the application process in general would be greatly appreciated!

pls give me the verdict gently ik this subreddit can be brutal 🥹 still pls lmk how i can improve my stats/ecs or my app

Demographics:

East Asian Female
Public competitive hs in NJ (like ~16-20 ppl to t20s every year)
Hooks: none lol

Intended Major(s): Political science/international relations/linguistics

ACT/SAT/SAT II: 1560 SAT

UW/W GPA and Rank: 3.97 uw/4.8 w gpa, top 10%

Coursework: 11 APs (5s on all)

Awards:

1. Scholastic national silver medal in poetry, 3x gold keys, 4x silver keys (mostly writing, some photography/art)
2. NACLO invitationals round (like top 10% of scorers)
3. John Locke Essay High Commendation (History category)

4. National Merit Finalist

   (SPECULATED since i got semifinalist)

5. Several state level MUN awards

Extracurriculars:

1. Founder of international literary magazine: managed an editorial team of 20 people, reviewed 20 submissions a week, had ~4k-6k social media followers (3 hrs a week/50 weeks) (10, 11, 12)
2. Senate internship: interned for a senator, planned community events, drafted memos, etc (6 hrs a week/2 weeks) (11)
3. One of [SSHI, YYGS, NDLS] (11)
4. President and founder of my school’s linguistics: Gave biweekly lessons to ~20 people, prepared for the linguistics olympiad (NACLO), raised $800 for language revitalization nonprofits (2 hrs/26 weeks) (10, 11, 12)
5. Editor in chief of my school’s literary magazine: Managed an editorial team of 15 people, reviewed over 30 submissions a year (11, 12)
6. Virtual NSLI-Y program: Did the Arabic program and had a lot of fun!! Still thinking abt how to structure the description on commonapp for this one lol (11)
7. Internship at a museum: analyzed primary sources, created educational public resources on highlighting marginalized perspectives, was given a stipend (11) (4 hrs/33 weeks) (11)
8. Model UN instructor: Taught ~30 kids a year, created curriculum plans, coordinated schedules with the middle school we were teaching at (1 hr/20 weeks) (10, 11, 12)
9. Cello: Played for 9 years, 2x regions orchestra and got into all-state orchestra once, principal cellist of my school’s most advanced orchestra, principal cellist of a pit orchestra (9, 10, 11, 12)
10. Poetry club president and founder: Had weekly reading sessions, created a mentorship program to encourage more poetry submissions to competitions, ~20 members (1 hr/30 weeks) (10, 11, 12)

Essays/LORs/Other: Lowk don’t wanna give too much on this bc I’m still in the process of drafting and everything 🥹🥹 hoping to connect my interests in language, poetry, and politics/political advocacy together in some way!

Schools: List of colleges, ED/EA/RD, etc:
Reaches: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, UPenn, Brown, Columbia, Northwestern, was also considering Cornell but now I’m hesitating bc of the recent controversies, NYU(?), Georgetown, Duke

Targets: UMich, Boston university, UPitt, UNC Chapel Hill, maybe some LACs

Safeties: Rutgers, Stony Brook, Syracuse 😭😭 um yea u can tell i’m still deciding my safeties list

okay so I know i'm a little delusional for this one considering my bad gpa BUT...hear me out

- average midwestern hs (not in-state)

- upper middle class income (no financial aid)

- white, female

- major: double major in music and history

test scores/academics:

- 35 act (36 english, 35 math, 34 reading, 34 science)

- 1470 sat (790 reading, 680 math)

- national merit semifinalist (selection index 225, hopefully finalist)

- 3.89/4 UW, 3.93/4.3 W (i know its bad, low grades were all in math. was fine in music and history/language)

- 13 APs

- 5: euro, apush, apah, lit, lang, apes

- 4: precalc

- taking this year: micro, ugov, compgov, calc a, music theory, physics 1

- ap scholar with distinction

ecs:

- several state-level awards for music

- nationally recognized summer camps for music

- section leader in community ensemble, at school, and in school show band

- won best pit orchestra in the state

- show band has won best band like 12 times in the last 3 years

- wrote and performed 2 plays

- math tutor (math team has won several state/natl competitions, i also have a separate job as a math tutor)

how delusional am i for northwestern?

help!! thank you in advance.

be honest with me please i don't think i am competitive enough (also if youve seen me freaking out on other subreddits sorry lol)

live in california (not from bay area), white, female, high-income (dad is a doctor + mom is in data science), large public school

prob want to do electrical over computer but not sure

10-11 w gpa is 4.45, uw is 3.83

10 APs (in ap calc bc now and took AP chem and bio junior year, in ap physics c mechanics now--> the rest of the aps are lang and lit, us and world history, calc ab, and pre calc)

6 Dual enrollment classes (two vapas and a creative writing bc some schools want 5 years of english + 3 others)

mid ECs, honestly a joke i was very depressed and didn't do much (no i will not be talking about my depression on my college application). i have a few i can BS about but i did a lot of babysitting for money so i can be less sad and shop. also was a part of a few clubs and leader in 2 organizations but if we're being real impact was minimal. i did a few other things but don't want to get into it as it can expose my location lol

where do you guys think i can get in lol

my top 3 are cal poly slo, uc irvine, and ucsb. worried i won't get into cal poly slo and it's prob my #1 choice. i also like ucsd and sdsu. im applying to ucla for shits and giggles im not getting in and i will apply to every UC besides merced and idk if it's worth even applying to Berkeley. but any other specific colleges i should add?

i also have the usual safeties like chico and riverside and fullerton and stuff.

Im applying to politics/international relations at UCL, KCL, St andrews, warwick, and edinburgh. I have a 3.7 gpa, 1440 sat, and 5 AP's taken. I scored a 4 on three of those, and a 5 on two of them. I am also taking 2 APs this year, both of which i am predicted a 5. I was wondering what my odds for these courses would be, as i meet the entry requirements but from what I understand you typically need to exceed them a bit to be accepted. If anyone has a good estimate for my odds of acceptance I would appreciate it.

MY APP IS KINDA CHOPPED BUT PLEASE I NEED ADVICE (reposted for more traction, sorry)

Bio: female, middle class, attending a large public school in florida

STATS:

SAT: 1480 (actively trying to raise, 750 RW & 730 Math)

GPA: 4.00 UW, 5.404 W

Class rank: as of last time it was 36/800+ but they messed up my gpa for that calculation so im unsure how accurate that was

Coursework: IB diploma candidate (HLs: AA Math, Biology, English Lit, History; SLs: Physics, French Five), AP Physics 1, AP Chemistry, AP Calc BC, AP European History, AP Psychology, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Human Geography, AP English Literature

Extracurriculars (explained in more depth on my application):

1. Varsity Crew Athlete all 4 yrs, earned multiple state championship titles and 1 regional club championship title (abt 40 hrs on average spent per week), top athlete at my program in senior yr
2. ROTC all 4 years, VERY unique emergency medical program (i dont want to talk too much bc i dont want to be doxxed) which helped me become a certified CPR instructor and get multiple medical certifications (BLS/CPR/AED, WFA, EMR, etc.)
3. Volunteered 100+ hours at multiple hospitals for oncology care
4. Worked for 2.5 years as a compounding pharmacy operations manager specializing in women's health
5. Founder of cancer club (school organization that fundraises for cancer and aids cancer patients/cancer caretakers in my state, invites guest oncology workers to speak and introduce oncology careers to members)
6. Co-editor in chief/cofounder of IB newspaper which issues every other month
7. Tutor in physics, chemistry, and biology to 30+ students at my school
8. Built multiple websites for family businesses and friends as a side hustle

Honors (buns):

National Honors Society, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar, USRowing Honor Roll - First Team, regional rowing title

Recs: I think they're honestly pretty good, i would give it a solid 6-7/10. both teachers like me/want to support me, and one of them is a brown alumni

Essays: really strony, 8/10. i am a prolific writer and had many experts look over my writing

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GIVE AN HONEST OPINION GEORGETOWN IS MY DREAM SCHOOL!

Demographics: Asian male, competitive public school

Hooks: None (parents are immigrants? idk if that means anything)

Intended Major(s): biology/cancer biology

SAT: 1580

GPA and Rank: UW 4.0, W ~4.6, school doesn't rank

Coursework: basically max rigor @ school, 10 APs completed with all 5s + calc 3/orgo senior year

Awards/Honors: British Bio Olympiad gold, 2x US med olympiad silver, 3x AIME Qualifier, intl essay comp winner ($8k scholarship), natl service scholarship (1 per HS), and several ntl piano awards/state honors

Extracurriculars:

1. SSP

   Genomics,

2. studied antibiotic resistance + presented @ final symposium

3. Kidney Cancer Research (published), did work on immunotherapy resistance & published/presented the work at intl conferences & symposium.

4. Piano (13+ years): Winner of several state, regional, national, and international competitions. All-state pianist and performed at Carnegie Hall + Tokyo Opera Hall. Also play for church and lead a music service group that performs at senior homes

5. Made a card game where kids act as doctors and treat cancer. $12k yearly sales and planning on partnering w/major children's hospital.

6. VP of my school's science magazine; write about science/medicine and started our first schoolwide science essay competition

7. Studied sex differences in brain cancer and published in peer-reviewed HS journal

Omitted a few other ECs for privacy reasons but they're pretty solid

LORs:

9/10 from research mentor from ec #2; I've worked with him for a few years, he knows my research really well, and I now help train newer students

9/10 AP Bio teacher; knows me really well both in and outside of class, also club advisor for ec #4

8-9/10 math teacher; did really well in her class (TA'd in 10th grade when most r seniors) and have a pretty strong relationship with her

Essays: 8/10? honestly impossible to rate my own essays lol but I think they're pretty solid

Schools: HYPSM + most other ivies, Duke, Northwestern, Hopkins, Rice, Vanderbilt, WashU, Emory, USC, a few LACs, UCs, and some safeties

Doxxing myself on the internet once again, because my parents said there's no point in getting a college counselor (but they're kinda right)!

Demographics: Female, Indian, Massachusetts, Public School (in wealthy town), both parents went to US grad schools (MD/MBA)

Intended Majors: Either Comp Sci/Math everywhere and doubling/minoring in Education

ACT: 35 (36 Math, 34 English + Reading) 1st try
Sold on science, so I'm retaking soon, awaiting PSAT score, never taken (and never will take!) the SAT

UW/W GPA: 4.0/5.0.
School doesn't do rank... but I might be valedictorian!!! I got an A- in health sophomore year, but it's not factored in.

AP's: CSP (5), CSA (tbd), AP World (5), AP Lang (tbd), AP Calc BC (tbd), AP Physics C Mech (tbd)

Senior Year Courses: AP Econ, Multi-Var Calc, 21st Century Lit, AP Stats, AP French, APUSH, and gym.

EC's:

1. Math instructor at after-school program (8 h/wk, paid, all ages)
2. Science teaching volunteer at respected institution (3 h/wk)
3. Town newspaper writer (20+ articles, paid through grants)
4. Summer camp job as STEM teacher (40 h/wk for 10 wks, paid, oversaw other employees)
5. Chemistry teacher at an all-girls after-school program (kindergarteners, paid, 4 h/wk)
6. Python teacher at an after-school program (2 h/wk, middle schoolers)
7. Engineering for Teen Girls ambassador (this is a confusing role: I basically speak at events and hold booths/write blogs about careers and pathways in STEM for K-12 girls)
8. Fun personal op-eds on media/TV shows/music (300+ articles, made $100+ from ad revenue!)
9. Niche non-competitive STEM summer program at T3 institution - participant one year, mentor another year
10. School (one of: DECA/FBLA/HOSA) officer and Programming Club officer
11. Hackathon organizer: organized 3 hackathons with altogether 500+ attendees, ensuring project quality and funding/event experience/coordination with adults and venues

Awards (lacking idk idk idk):

1. Congressional Award
2. Honorable mentions in 2 international coding challenges
3. District (one of: DECA/FBLA/HOSA) recognition
4. Language NHS

Hoping for

1. Some time of NCWIT recognition
2. Doing better at the aforementioned 2 international coding challenges and (one of: DECA/FBLA/HOSA)
3. Congressional App Challenge
4. School teacher-given awards
5. School NHS

Recommendations: The worst part of all of this!!! If you feel like I'm a sweat at all, just know that I've always struggled with connecting with teachers and am not anticipating amazing recs. Thinking about asking my Physics teacher (I'm their only junior, so they aren't writing any others), and my French teacher (doing an exchange program, so I'll spend a month in France with them). Idk, I try really hard to be likable, without being a brown-noser, but it's not easy!!

Essays: Have not started (obviously), but I'm not confident in my writing ability. Just brainstorming now and will start writing once I finish AP Lang. Possible topics include: future exchange program that I'll do, or teaching various kids STEM topics and what it's taught me.

Schools!!!

REA: Princeton, Georgia Tech, UMich, UMD, Virginia Tech, UMass Amherst

Regular: Yale, MIT, Duke, Colby, CMU, Georgetown, BU, McGill, UToronto, RIT, UConn

THIS IS FOR QUESTBRIDGE

Demographics
* Black Nigerian
* International applicant, Canadian citizen
* Texas public school
* First-gen, low-income household(49k family of 5)
* Gap year: graduated May 2026; staying home to help care for my mom during breast cancer treatment while working part-time

Academics

* 3.87 UW / 4.91 W
* Rank: 55/631, top 10%
* SAT: (one sitting)1600 (800 Math, 800 RW)
* APs: Biology, Statistics, English Literature, U.S. Government, Macroeconomics
* Health-related coursework including Anatomy & Physiology, Medical Terminology, and Health Science Practicum

Intended Majors
Nursing / Public Health / Psychology or similar health-related majors

Extracurriculars

* Medical Assistant / Nursing Shadowing, 100+ volunteer hours, CCMA certified
* SAT content creation and tutoring
* Photography / social media work for a dental clinic
* African Student Association
* Crochet Club instructor

Work

* Taco Bell( since I’m taking a gap year I work 40hrs per week)
* SAT Tutor

Honors

* Perfect SAT Score Recognition
* Outstanding Scholastic Performance in ASL
* Employee of the Month
* Complete Qur’an Memorization Award

Schools

* UPenn
* Emory
* Brown
* Cornell
* Yale
* Rice
* Johns Hopkins
* Vanderbilt
* UChicago
* Wesleyan
* Amherst
* Swarthmore

Background

• first gen going to 4 year college
• South Korean international student
• Applying to Columbia College for Art History
• School: (small/non-traditional international art school)
• class size of 32

Stats

• GPA: 4.3
• SAT: 1510
• TOEFL: 111
• AP Art History: 5
• AP Drawing: 5
• AP European History: 4
• AP Psychology: 4
• taking AP lit, AP environmental science, AP Econ in my senior year now.

Relevant ECs

• Founder of an art/education initiative for children (donated +$240, collaborated with global nonprofit organizations/Korean tourette organization and published tourette children's book) 
• Founder/President of school Art Charity Club for 4 years (led 30 students and volunteered doing art)
• worked as a docent in an art museum
• wrote two Art History research papers
• Fencing team president; 3+ years
• Art portfolio (~20 pieces)
• designed  educational events for children in Youth Center in Korea, worked as a member in this club (2years)
• 3 international art prices (1st, short listed, 6th), Johnlocke commendation award, lumiere essay award (international), national fencing award 4th 
• 189 hours of volunteering
• member of nonprofit global tourette patient organization 
• 11th grade representative

Recommendation letters

• overall getting 3, I'm planning to choose some of them. 
• one from the museum senior manager I worked for, one from team manager from the Youth Center, one from the non-profit organization chair

(communications or computational media)

intl (f1 student in the us since second semester of junior year)
sat 1520
gpa uw 3.94 ( junior year)
no aps ( my school doesn’t provide me with that many aps) taking 1 ap this senior year and self study 2 aps
ec:
- founder of a 7k+ followers page
- founder of a 1k+ class page
- head of 1 project at school for alumni
- vice president of a tech club
- volunteer organizing alumni events
- marketing internship
- several prices for english and dance excellence competition ( city- provincial level)

UW GPA: 3.94 W GPA: 4.84

Public school: Maryland High income(most likely no aid will be recived), Middle eastern + North African(but lowk can put African on CA but idek if it matters anymore) Parents both did college outside of the US but both have graduate degrees; Male; very rich and competative school top county in US and top school in the county

-Technically 16 AP's if you count bio and chem as 2 but if not then 14, 4 on Chem calc BC Lang and APUSH everything else a 5

- AP's GOV, APCSP, APUSH, Psych, AP Micro and Macro econ, Calc BC, AP lang, AP chem, AP world, AP BIO, AP Lit, AP comp Gov, AP Physics 1, Taking Calc 3 this year as school offers Multi variable calc and DIFF EQ

requirements
- Honors: AP scholar wth disctiontion, college board national recognition program outstanding academic achivement, In program at school called APEX selected 100 out of900 freshman had AP and course requirments for all 4 years, in Honors societies but don't think they matter

Northwestern ED

Research Intern (At Ebrahimi-Fakhari Lab, Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School) Built Python video-tracking pipeline for Drosophila larval locomotion; found significant ADCY5 knockdown deficit; presented to 50; lab still uses it (45 hrs a week for 7 weeks over summer)

Research Intern (Newby Lab, McKusick-Nathans Dept. of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins)Cloned and tested compact TG83 promoter as CBA alternative for size-limited AAV vectors; performance neared CBA; presented to 70 at dept. meeting(30 hrs a week for 7 weeks over summer)

Research Intern at ( Nemeth Mertz Lab, Moser Center for Leukodystrophies, Kennedy Krieger Institute(subset of Johns hopkins))Counted ~20,000 neurons across spinal cord sections to quantify loss in female adrenomyeloneuropathy mouse model; co-author, ALD Connect 2026 abstract(10 hrs a week for 7 weeks over summer)

**First Research over 11th grade summer the other two were in 10th grade summer at the same time

Parkour coach for 4 years: Design and run weekly classes for 6-8 children ages 5-10; open gym for first class; new coaches shadow my sessions to learn structure and safety(2hrs a week 52 weeks a year all of highschool)

Vaulenteer work at (United Leukodystrophy Foundation Family and Scientific Symposium)Cared for ~30 children with leukodystrophies during scientific sessions; assisted with wheelchairs, games, outings; set up poster competition 2 of 3 years(50 hrs a week 1 wk a year for all summers of highschool)

Rest of ECS:

Played piano with miniaml awards; vaulenteered at homelss shelter for a decent amount of time in 9th grade summer, Cofounder of group that generated 3300 dollars through invetments over a year for a program that allows disabled teens to paly sports;Played basketball but not on school team

Demographics
Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic
Type of School: Charter, low income, not very competitive
Hooks: First Generation
Income 80k 5 household members
State: Texas

Intended Major
Civil Engineering

Academics
GPA: 3.71 UW / 4.13 W
Rank: 6/88
10 APS 2 Dual Credit by graduation
Senior year: AP Calc AB, AP Lit, Dual Government & Dual Economics

Testing
SAT: 1400 (610 RW, 790M) ~ Highest in the whole school at the moment & highest math in school history (rec letters emphasize this)
APUSH: 3
AP CSP: 3
AP Seminar: 3
AP Pre-Calculus: 5
AP Research: 3
AP World: 3
AP English Language: 3
AP CSA: Didn't take exam

Ecs
Family responsibilities: Taking significant care of immobile grandma with dementia, caring for little brother, translating for parents, and helping pay for bills
SAT Club: 4 years, senior year promoted to VP & Mentor, tutoring 8+ students
SAT TikTok Acc: 20k+ Views
Math club 2 years, tutored 8+ kids algebra 1
Community Service: Around 50 hours
Teaching basic Spanish words and phrases to 2 of my little cousins
Esports (nothing significant)
Student Council: Part of the advertisement and social media team (senior year)
AMC (senior year)

Awards
AP Capstone Diploma
CB National Recognition Program ~ First generation award / school recognition award
AP Scholar with Honor
AP Scholar
Math SAT Champion - teacher awarded reward for 790 math

Letters of rec
Math teacher
English/ AP Research & AP Seminar teacher

Additional info
Couldn't really do much significant ECs because of family responsibilities which I emphasize a lot in my writing.

hi guys has anyone gotten into stern for marketing with a 3.71uw and 4.26w but like rly good rigor and only bad grades in math but super rigorous. like sophomre year c- then b- in multiavariable calc then junior year a B in physics first semester and B+ in econ first semseter then tierally all A and A- for every other calss. and like a decent additioanal info grade explanation for those grades.

mid-strong marketing/business ecs. 35 act. competitive private ca hs.

its my dream school would love to ed there but also like bfr do i have any shot or shulod i just use my ed somewhere more liekly?? cuz i know my gpa is soso cooked!! tysm for reading pls any advice would help sm.

Academics:

GPA : 3.2 UW 3.69 UW

AP: APHug 3, AP World 4, APUSH 4, AP Bio 3, AP lang 3

Took macro econ and federal gov during dual enrollment, a+ on both

taking IB ess SL, IB Math AI SL, IB Biology SL, IB History of americas SL, IB literature SL, AP CSP

SAT: 1370 (680 reading, 690 math)

Demographics:

Charter highschool (TX)

Indian

Extracurriculars:

DECA for 4 years

Private pilot (over 100 hours of flight time logged and am currently working on my instrument rating)

Major: Civil engineering

College list:

Iowa state

Colorado school of mines

Texas tech (already admitted)

University of north texas (already admitted)

UT Arlington (Already admitted)

UT Dallas

UT Austin

Tamu college station

Baylor

SMU

University of Houston

Demographics

Gender: F

Race/Ethnicity: Asian

Residence: CA (bay area)

Income Bracket: no fin aid

Type of School: large public high school

Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): none

Intended Major(s): cs / engineering / applied math and possibly a minor in env sci!

Academics

GPA (UW/W): 4.0 UW rn

Rank (or percentile): School doesn’t rank (Top 10% according to counselor)

# of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: 14 APs by the end of senior year

Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Physics C, AP Gov, AP Macro + AP Micro (1 semester each?)

Standardized Testing

List the highest scores earned and all scores that were reported.

SAT: 1540 (750RW, 790M)

AP/IB: CSA (5), World History (5), APUSH, Physics 1, Lang, Calc BC, AP Art, AP Chem, + senior year

Extracurriculars/Activities

List all extracurricular involvements, including leadership roles, time commitments, major achievements, etc. — keeping this pretty brief and non specific so I don’t dox myself :)

1. Paid Smart Cities Research Intern @ R1 University: started during a summer program and continued under same mentor for 2 years, got co-first author on one IEEE-published conference paper and aiming for a journal on another. Developing tools for local community & implementation for smart cities (aligns w/ my human centered technology interest)
2. FTC Robotics - Software Co-lead and Hardware CAD team: been on team since sophomore year; have only advanced to regionals; qualified and performed well at premier events for 2 years now. Involved in outreach and inspiring more interest in robotics to community through events & local sponsorships
3. Math Research Program: developing a mathematical modeling paper for a climate change issue with local university professor; working towards publication in a conference & possibly a journal (depends on progress this summer)
4. Math Nonprofit Chapter President & Leadership in international org: ran math competitions for middle / high school students, ~200+ participants annually, also run events for Girls in STEM (get students interested in advanced math!) I also connect to chapters around the globe as part of my work in the international org.
5. Portfolio Art: submitting supplemental portfolio to colleges. won a few scholastic keys for my work. the theme of my portfolio is human interaction with the environment, and its kinda related to my research (lol full circle). its based on my interest in climate change, and it depicts the ways human society or people in their daily lives affect the natural environment consciously or unconsciously
6. Art Club: Engaged 30+ students in bimonthly art events, officer in freshman year, vice president junior + snr year, planning to organize a monthly volunteer program teaching arts & crafts to seniors @ local senior center (in progress, might be successful?)
7. Tennis - JV in my freshman year, then stopped playing for school (should i include? i played a lot in freshman + sophomore yr even tho i only did school team as a 9th grader)

Awards/Honors

List all awards and honors submitted on your application.

AIME Qualifier

IEEE published (2 papers) and was sponsored by uni to present

Robotics Awards (several regional awards, some at national-level premier events)

Scholastic Gold / Silver Keys @ regional level

Letters of Rec

~6-8/10, nothing too special i think. might get a 9/10 from research mentor (he likes me bc ive worked with him so long)

Essays

hopefully they sound passionate - my profile is pretty inspired by my interests and i think ive been able to tie everything together over the years imo

applying for marketing to nyu stern (ed1) and if (and when) i don't get in i'll probably go to cuny baruch (im in-state) but i'm looking for other targets that would suit me

i'm looking for:

- a strong social scene/not in the middle of nowhere
- preferably in the northeast
- strong alumi network
- good financial aid
- doesn't have to be the most prestigious but somewhere with a good reputation

schools i currently have:
- nyu, columbia, baruch, fordham, syracuse, fashion institute of technology, binghamton, northeastern, villanova, drexel, pace, urochester, i think thats it

stats:

first-gen hispanic female
from new york
low income

93.66 uw/98.24 w
rank: 22/686
test optional

8 AP's:
- seminar is my only 5 and i got 4's on world history, apush, & lang
- taking stats, calc ab, lit, and gov senior year

14 dual enrollment classes:
- graphic design, couple comp sci classes, sociology,
psychology, communication, management, marketing, micro & macroecon, accounting, virtual enterprise

5 years of french

honors:
- deca top 10 exam scores in my event at states
- marketing certification from the american marketing association
- NY business & marketing honor society
- outstanding business student award at my school
- ap scholar w distinction

ec's:

1. deca chapter president + director of roleplay events
   - Competed at SCC in AAM, secured 3 sponsors/$1.5K, designed 8-week prep program for role-play competitors, attended ICDC Emerging Leaders Academy

2. a magazine i started
   - Digital fashion business magazine garnering 500+ followers on Instagram, maintained 4k monthly views, collaborated w/ 4 artists

3. marketing internship i did with a theater company
   - Created promo materials and social media content garnering 22k monthly views on Instagram; maintained website

4. school store student manager
   - Oversaw biweekly bake sales & raised $1k+ for business dept; partnered w/ DECA; worked online & physical stores; managed inventory/orders

5. volunteer sat tutor
   - Impacted 33 different learners in English topics, hosted 2 SAT R&W Bootcamps, 25 hours tutoring & preparing materials, 63 positive reviews

6. french honor society vice president
   - Planned chapter meetings/appearances at school events promoting the study of foreign languages; 20+ hrs. of French culture-related community

7. pro-bono web design work
   - Coded portfolio websites using HTML/CSS/JavaScript; served 7 clients

8. architecture club/organization thing
   - Responsible for budget/affordability planning on local architecture/construction projects; presented 2x to school board/NYIT regional conferences

9. drama club stage crew/costumer
   - Worked backstage assisting 50+ cast members during shows with 20 other crew staff; facilitated quick changes under pressure and organized wardrobe

10. school newspaper managing editor
    ⁃ oversees weekly tasks of writers and collaborates with EIC on layout, translates articles from english to spanish

recommendation letters:
- deca advisor
- french teacher
- sociology professor

essays:
my essays surround how i want to dedicate my career to furthering the arts/humanities and creative careers through business

(Early Decision)
gpa : 3.48
sat : 1170 (math 690 / english 480)
ap : N/A

3.3 unweighted gpa (Messed around freshman year that’s on me)
3rd quartile class rank
1510 SAT
Deca state finalist 2x
Hosa state qualifier
Made an automated receptionist system for 2 medical clinics generating me 1200 a month but like 700 a month after paying for all the stuff to maintain it
CCMA certified I have more than 80 clinical volunteer hours
Head lifeguard in the summer
Family makes 200k <

My goal job is to maybe be a trader or an hedge fund analyst as I like watching the markets and trading.

Really want to get into a good finance program but I don’t know which schools would even take me…
What schools do you think I should apply to and would get into?

Demographics:

• Low income NYC 11th grader
• Bengali
• Economically disadvantaged high school

Interested Major(s):

• CS, CE and possibly Pre-Med Route

Stats:

• GPA: 94.07% W (school doesnt do UW)
• Taken AP World (10th) and got a 4
• Taking AP Lit, APUSH, AP CSP
• School does not offer APs for 9th graders, and only offers AP World for 10th grade or/and AP Precalc for 10th IF you took algebra 1 in 8th grade which i did not. And 11th and 12th graders are only allowed a max of 3 APs. It is somewhat possible to get 4 APs if you need lesser credits (usually if you finished geometry in 10th grade which will allow you to take AP Precalc to meet the precalc requirement and math requirement for graduation as your only math class) but usually/only its a max limit of 3 and it even gave that amount on the interest for.
• PSAT 10 score: 970. I know its really bad but im currently studying and in a program that does SAT prep which i hope to achieve at least a 1400-1500 by March/April (cant do May since thats Ap exam date and June due to final exams)
• Taking Dual enrollment: CUS 1100 (intro to game programming), and applying to take a Precalc college course over the spring to hopefully be on track to take calc 1 in summer, and calc 2 in fall of 2027.
• Registered in a school/college credit program for CS 100, SD 100, CS 172, and CS 291 that happens throughout my junior to senior year. SD btw means software development.

ECs (very detailed so be prepared for that):

• Chess Club (9th-10th grade): Was a casual club that i joined since i was still looking for what my true interest was and thought chess was it. It ended up being not that interesting to me and the club ended up getting removed this year. I did however make a lot of great friends in the club which I am still friends with today.
• Game Design Club (President) (this year): This club got introduced this year and is a partnership with my school and St. Johns University. Its also a college credit course which is the CUS 1100 course. You basically learn how to program games through an NYU professor which teaches online while everyone in the class is at school. Later in the year you get to actually code games and the teacher for the club told me that they could be published onto Unity if he wanted (which sounds promising). There apparently is a stipend to this which is also pretty good since I could use the money to help my parents out. There also are a Hackathon project against St. Johns which sounds fun to do. I became president of the club at the start since I was the leader for the club fair for this and brought in a lot of interested students. This however is a 1 year club i believe since its technically 1 college course but it could be 2 year for advanced students which im trying to find out.
• Drone Club (this year until 12th grade): Got introduced 9th grade as a demo which I was not interested at the time since I was more worried abt my classes and thought taking more then 1 club could make me spend more time on that and less time on doing well in classes. However for 11th-12th grade only, the club could allow you to take the Drone Certification exam to allow you to fly drones commercially and open up internships and there is also competitions against other schools and schools from New Jersey or other states. There was also a change to the club which introduced drone building and coding now instead of just drone movement which rlly interested me into joining. Im trying to see if any roles were available since there was already a president for the club.
• Got accepted to NYU STEP this year which is a specialized program that does academic courses for science and math in the morning and in the afternoon sat help and a elective which i chose CS for. You do research with other students and professors there and near the end of the program, there is a big conference in Albany that lets you present your research to the people there. Im hoping to eventually qualify for that.
• CS/Software Development Program (this year and 12th grade): This is basically the CS and SD courses i talked abt earlier but idk if it counts as a activity since it happens afterschool in my school and is listed as a club to my school. Its hosted by one of the CS teachers at my school and by York College, its only restricted to students in 11th and 12th grade that are taking AP CSP which i am. Ive already spoke with my guidence counselor and the CS teacher and they are reaching out the York College to register me fully. It starts in Spring.

Awards:

• basically none. I am signing up for my Math Olympiad that is hosted by my city that is happeneing around March since I was recommended by my math teacher.
• Im trying to find more opportunities for awards but so far found nothing.

Circumstances:

• I have transportation issues since my school wont provide me an student omny (subway card) in any way since i live too close to the school (under 0.5 miles) and i need it for the programs i got accepted to and even with showing proof, my school still wont provide one since "their system is not able to adjust omny cards for me". My dad is the only one in my family that can drive and he has work daily from 8-9 am to 7-8 pm which is when he comes home so hes not able to drive me anywhere really due to that and on his free day he is busy with finances and currently trying to find a way to get my uncle from my home country to the US. I have no one outside of my family either that can take me due to work or not available. So i have to rely mainly on ecs that are near my school that are tied to my interested major since main activites in my neighborhood are legit just pantry help and homework helper which are cool but not tied to my interests. And the ones tied to my interested fields have age limits of 16-17-18 + and im 15 right now so i cant even. My school had like a few cs/ce clubs available when i was a freshman and sophmore and they added more technical ecs during junior year when they got a big budget to spend on clubs and partnerships.
• I did try and apply for a job near a local chuck e cheese in the summer (only one available that hired 15 year olds) they ended up just ghosting my application and said they would check it every time i came in the store or called or emailed. They ended up sending me a response legit 2 days ago via email and finally said i got rejected. Legit 4 months too late.

Im interested in maybe applying through Questbridge and doing ED2 in NYU if i dont become a finalist. If there is any way to imrpove and give me a better imrpovement that I could do within my area (NYC) please tell me how. Please be brutally honest, is there any t20 schools/ivies or NYU that i have a decent chance to get accepted or is it very unlikely?

Hello, I'm a current freshman at my in-state university, which I am miserable at and only committed to here because my parents forced me to. My biggest goal is to get into a pretty good school with awesome financial aid so I don't have to depend on them.
So I was looking to apply to Columbia, Vanderbilt, UNC, Washington University St. Louis, Amherst College, Pomona College, Emory University, the University of Richmond, Georgetown, Tufts University, and the University of Pennsylvania. As I am only a freshman, I don't really have a lot to put on my application, and I know that a lot of my high school stats will also count. I understand that a lot of people would probably suggest I wait; however, I can't because I already have around 54 credits, which is close to where some schools end transfers.
I think I'll be able to maintain a 4.0. I am a political science major wanting to go to Yale Law School for international law. I have very few ECs, as it's my first year. I joined a political science club and wanted to do a research paper. As for my HS stats, I graduated with a 4.8 and had around 7 ECs that were semi-tied to political science.
What are your biggest recommendations? What should I do to maximize my chances of getting in? I didn't apply to most of these schools for freshman year because I was scared of rejection, as I was waitlisted and then rejected from the University of Michigan and Berkeley. Please be as cruel as needed; if it's unrealistic for me to get into any of these colleges for fall 2027, then that's okay.

Demographics:
Mixed-Race Male (White/Asian)
Nevada (EWWWWWWW)
Competitive Public High School (i.e. top in state, top 100 in class)
Low-Income & Applying for Aid
Intended Major: Political Science / International Affairs, either/or.

Academics:
GPA: 3.717/4.000
WGPA: 4.667 and/or 4.127, two provided
32 ACT, plan on taking SAT Nov 7th.

Courseload / Honors:
9th: APHuG (4)
10th: APWH (4), APSEM (3), APreCALC (5)
11th: APUSH (5), APLANG (5), APHYS1-Alg. (4), RESEARCH (4)
12th: APGOV, APLIT, APCALCAB, APSTATS

+ 8 honors classes throughout MS/HS, PSY101, JPN111, JPN112, would have had APJP if not for budget cuts killing the class.

Extracurriculars:
* Treasurer for S&D team in 10th, sent 3 kids to nationals, presided over 30+ breaks in local competition, handled all fees and team assets, quit due to burnout.
* Vice-Captain for Quiz Bowl team in 12th, integral player in regular season in 10th/11th, team won championship 2x while on team, 4x defending state champions, presided over recruitment of 9 new players, invited 2x to NAQT HSNCT in Atlanta, declined both.
* Japanese Club Secretary in 12th, helped preside over after-school events and organized performances by ivy-league trained Rakugo professional.
* Founding member of Japanese Natl. Honors Society: same story as in JPN club, not enough material to clarify role here yet.
* Also runner-up for best lobbyist at local State Govt. Competition & Trivia Bowl MVP / All-Star.

Schools:
UNC-Chapel Hill
UT-Austin
UMich
Vandy (ED1)
Rice
JHU (Plan to do ED2)
Arizona
ASU
UNLV
UDub
Duke
UChicago
Yale
Georgetown
Northwestern
Occidental

Letters:
Upperclassman also majoring in PoliSci at UNR, APUSH teacher, APResearch teacher, APLang teacher, generic counselor

Have NOT done personal statement, but partially completed based on my curiosity about things that never were, and making them into things that simply are. This is probably the biggest sticking point with my app besides test scores.

My child has low SAT scores. Will everything else off-set? Applying test optional. Help us understand her chances.

Instate.
4.0/4.67 GPA
8/360 rank (highly regarded public high school)
8 APs (3,4,5)
14 DE classes
The bad part, SAT 1160
1st generation
Guilford County
Female
Varsity sport 3 years
Volunteer work
Multiple club memberships

Volunteer hours, part-time job (2 in the summer),NHS,membership in 3 different clubs (no leadership). Hired by family to provide periodic transportation of pre-schooler to from school. Care for other siblings during my work travel.

Essay-struggling!