chance a rising senior who got rejected from all summer programs :,)
Stats:
108.8 w / 99 uw gpa
13 aps by end of senior year
sophomore year: ap world, ap sem, ap csp (5s and 4s)
junior year: physics 1, calc bc, ush, lang, research
senior year: bio, stats, lit, gov, csa, (possibly psych if it fits into my schedule)
aside from that, ive done all honors courses and 1 de at local cc (gen chem 1, A) but i dont know if im able to do more because it was expensive; my school doesn’t offer de programs so i had to pay regular tuition fees out of pocket.
1440 sat (670 rw, 770 math) im retaking in sept. to try and improve my english score so i can superscore
background: south asian female, second gen, small-medium non competitive high school with very few top acceptances (~250 students), middle class
potential major: computer science, cybersecurity, mathematics
ec’s (not sure what order to place them in)
deca (9-12): currently co vp, have state and international awards
math fair (10-12): gold medalist x2
summer coding camps (10-12): certifications in date science/ai, using software like replit/tableau
semester coding camps (11-12): certifications in javascript, python, html, css, applied in contexts like cybersecurity, machine learning, and website building
private tutoring job (11-12): paid job since february, amassed about ~30 hours
game design program at prestigious college (11)
mathletes (10-12): compete in comps, but have no major recognition
these are ones i have set in stone, but im also part of honors societies at my school (looking to get a position in math + french), quiz bowl (looking to get a position), and hoping to publish my ap research project (i did it on cybersecurity + math) - since they aren’t guaranteed, i didn’t list them and im not sure if they are worth putting in my app if i don’t get the positions i want
awards:
deca state recognition (x2) and international recognition (x1)
grand concours silver medalist (x2)
math fair gold medalist (x2)
ap scholar
ap capstone diploma
potential schools:
macaulay honors college
stonybrook
nyit
rutgers
binghamton
nyu
njit
carnegie mellon
georgia tech!!
stanford (?)
princeton
mit
caltech
(so many reaches so i def need to modify this)
i applied to a lot of summer programs and maybe i overestimated myself but i got rejected from every single one. and now im panicking because i know my ecs are very lackluster. i felt like i was doing so much throughout the year and i felt constantly exhausted my junior year, only for it to look like nothing on paper. i’m kind of at a loss for what to do because it’s june and all opportunities are filled up
i feel so behind, i think the best thing to do is to get realistic advice and stop being delusional, if anyone has advice about modifying my college list, formatting ecs, or just any advice for getting opportunities as a rising senior it would be greatly appreciated :)