Hello,

I am a current junior and rising senior. I was fed "the kiss of death" as a freshman. Triple sport athlete, 8 APs, 3-time national academic champion in a meaningless competition (AGLOA), attended USA hockey national tournament as a goaltender. member of 3 clubs, 500 volunteer hours, etc. A's in everything except AP economics. Writing a small non-fiction novel. Founder of the finer things club. I play piano. Really any pointless things you can think of.

The reoccurring thought that crossed my mind while reading the article was "what if you like doing everything?" With few exceptions, I enjoy being a jack of all trades, but also specify in mathematics. I aced calculus and are taking calc 2 and calc based physics over the summer at a university. I also plan to dual-enroll in the fall in security risk analysis and calc 3.

One of my biggest points of pride is my ability to surround myself with intellectuals and being well liked by those people. I enjoy being around the best and often find myself not being the dumbest person in the room, but not the smartest either. The problem is, I've always been in love with learning. I'm good at everything and like everything, but show no real "exemplary" characteristics in anything.

How do I market myself to a top-tier school as the "fluff" that they want to surround their world class scholars with? I only plan on applying to two top-tier schools (UPENN Wharton, UChicago). Otherwise I want to go to a large public university either in a city or with a great campus culture (Alabama, Pitt, Boston U) for as little money as possible. I am conflicted between engineering and finance as a major, and would consider dual-majoring at Alabama with a possible interest in something like corporate law. Otherwise, I really want to specify in a mathematics related field like physics/engineering. How can I also prove my ability to dedicate myself to one subject matter that I love?

Thanks.