A recommendation for all the 2018ers - to help yourself out, know you are going to need an English, math, and chemistry/physics SOE and know once your senior year starts, everyone else will need letters of recommendation. Ask your teachers before you leave this summer if 1) they'd be willing to write you a recommendation, and 2) if you could get their summertime contact information so you can send it as soon as the portal opens. That should help you get the application completed faster and before the rush of all the other seniors.