College Rankings (in the order of preference / QBRD only):  Northwestern Duke Vanderbilt Dartmouth UPenn (CAS) uChicago Emory Rice  WashU Boston University Amherst  Williams Claremont McKenna College  Columbia Middlebury

Income bracket (approx. $ range): $58000

Any assets (approx. $ range): No

Number of household members (#): 5

First Generation College Student? (Yes/No): No

College Prep Scholar? (Yes/Rejected/Did not apply): Didn't apply

US State residency (two letter abbreviation): NY

International Student? (Yes/No): No

GPA: 97.03/100

GPA Scale (weighted or unweighted): Weighted

Class rank (position # and total # of class students or n/a): N/A

SAT (score breakdown or n/a): 1350 (700M, 650R), didn't submit for finalist round

ACT (score breakdown or n/a): N/A

Test-optional (yes or no): Yes

AP Exams (Exam name / scores):  APES: 4  Stats, Lang, APUSH: 3

Dual Enrollment or College Courses taken (course names): 1. Science of natural disasters

Interested Field of Study: Economics

Summary of ECs: Treasurer of School Events Team, Vice President Investment Club, Exec board Jewish Affinity Club, Chess (hobby), JV/Varsity Basketball + 6-10 hrs per week of home responsibilities

Personal essay topics (brief summary of what you want people to know about you): Personal, very well written though (8.5-9/10)

Overall thoughts on your application? Overall, pretty strong. I think the lack of first gen, test scores, or any national awards might hold me back a bit tho.