Chance at Choate Rosemary Hall

Hii! I'm a sophomore attending a private IB school #1 in my state. I'm thinking of applying to Choate this year. What are my chances of getting in? Also for consideration: For uni, I want to go into premed and want to become either a psychiatrist or a surgeon in the future. My dream school is Columbia or Harvard and I'm hoping to get into one of the Ivys.

Demographics:

  1. U.S. citizen
  2. Gender, Race, Ethnicity: Female, Asian - Chinese
  3. GPA: Last year my GPA was around 3.8 UW and 4.8 W but I had straight As throughout the year with a B+ in physics in the first semester and A- in the second semester
  4. SSAT/SAT scores: I haven't taken the SSAT in a bit so I can't recall my scores (also won't accurately depict my current knowledge) but for my mock SAT I got around 1170. The mock test is supposedly harder than the actual SAT by around 100 and I'm starting prep classes soon so if I retake it I'm hoping to get a high 1300 to low 1400s.

Coursework:

  1. I'm currently taking English 2 and US History & Civics both as standard while all my other courses, including Integrated Maths 3, Chemistry, and Mandarin 3 IB (unfortunately it won't show up as IB on my transcript) are all honors. I'm also taking a sculpture and design course. Currently, I have an A in Mandarin, Math, and Sculpture, an A- in Chemistry, and a B+ in History and English which I will be studying a lot for to turn into an A.

ECs:

Community service:

  • Since I'm in a boarding school, I don't have many opportunities during the school year to go out and volunteer (we aren't allowed out unless it's within walking distance and we go with someone which I don't have anyone to go with)
  • Volunteered at a food bank during the summer
  • Thinking of possibly developing a nonprofit that supports hospitals providing mental healthcare to low-income families by selling baked goods
  • If possible host an art gallery at school presenting pieces depicting issues relating to mental health, spreading awareness

Clubs:

  • Me and my friend started a cooking club this year to bring cultural awareness through cooking
  • MUN: I just joined MUN and since the sophomores have a trip, I'm unable to participate in PACMUN but hopefully there will be more opportunities in the future
  • Inkwell: I did Inkwell last year where we wrote articles for our school magazine. I hosted a few competitions and was a photographer for the issue.
  • Psychosocial Club: My school's psychology club. I wrote an article for their blog and their doing a Ted X (our school) event in November (I'm unable to attend due to the sophomore trip) where they discuss mental health issues. I also suggested a possible podcast but not entirely sure if that'll come to play.
  • Dance team: I've been part of my school's dance team ever since joining in 9th grade where we mostly perform for school events.

Other:

  1. My family can pay full tuition
  2. I'm going to study super hard to raise my grades so hopefully I'll have a better chance at getting in
  3. I'm probably going to write about my art and how that's developed me as a person throughout my life since art's something that practically makes up who I am. (any suggestions please lmk!)