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Worried about admissions!!!!

Hi everyone!

I鈥檓 a 15鈥憏ear鈥憃ld junior, and even though it鈥檚 still early in the year, I鈥檓 already thinking a lot about my chances at schools like U鈥慚ich, Caltech, Cornell, and a few others. I鈥檓 planning to major in physics or astrophysics, so I鈥檓 trying to build a strong academic and extracurricular foundation.

Academically, I have a 4.0 UW and about a 4.375 W (and it should increase once my college classes are fully factored in). I鈥檝e taken Calc I and am taking calc 2 (I am also likely to finish calc III by this year, so I'm worried about what i should take next year), and I鈥檓 currently in Physics II with plans to take Physics C. I鈥檓 also involved in classes like Student Senate鈥攚here I鈥檝e been an officer for three years and currently serve as a district officer鈥攁nd concert choir, where I plan to audition for All鈥慡tate and other major competitions.

My extracurriculars so far:

International Astrophysics Competition 鈥 Finalist

Advanced through challenging math and physics rounds to reach the semi鈥慺inalist division.

Chemistry Olympiad 鈥 Top 3 in New Mexico

Placed among the top competitors statewide and gained hands鈥憃n lab experience.

NMAIA AI Car Competition 鈥 1st Place

Worked with a NASA scientist to develop machine鈥憀earning models for autonomous RC cars; produced two winning designs.

District Secretary

Elected after speaking to thousands; help coordinate statewide student leadership initiatives.

Student Senate 鈥 1st Vice President (3 years)

Lead policy discussions and represent student interests in school decision鈥憁aking.

New Mexico Governor STEM Challenge 鈥 Lead Researcher

Oversaw research and experimentation for our school鈥檚 STEM team.

STEM Club 鈥 Researcher, Writer, Designer

Designed autonomous taxi concepts, led experiments, and contributed major writing for competitions.

Science Research 鈥 Biochar & Mycelium Studies

Conducted environmental research on post鈥慺ire plant regrowth under mentorship from a former chemist.

Home Daycare Business

Helped build and manage my family鈥檚 daycare鈥攃hildcare, scheduling, finances鈥攕upporting its growth into a large community business.

JV Tennis Captain

Led team culture and contributed to multiple wins.

Soccer Manager

Organized logistics and strategy to support team performance.

Youth Soccer Coach (Ages 4鈥6)

Taught fundamentals and teamwork to young players during summer camp.

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Unweighted GPA: 3.7
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SAT: 720 math
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| 800 verbal
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Extracurriculars

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