<p>I'd like to end up at UCB, Caltech, or MIT for physics (this I am certain of) and I'd appreciate anything that might be helpful.</p>
<p>White/Caucasian
middle-class
tied with like 10-15 other kids for first in my class in a high school with a 40% poverty rate
(taken and aced every ap/honors class at my school, which is a joke anyway)</p>
<p>Taking an independent study in quantum mechanics sr year</p>
<p>Will have ~25-30 credits from University of Pittsburgh in math courses by the time I'm out of HS
(Calculus 1-3, Analysis 1, Theoretical 1-variable calculus, Linear algebra, Differential equations, 2nd course on dif-EQ, and a grad-school Linear algebra class)</p>
<p>SAT
800 math
710 reading
730 writing</p>
<p>Participated in some research w/ a somewhat prestigious physicist in the field of quantum information</p>
<p>Letter of recommendation from the director of the math department at Univ. of Pitt</p>
<p>Varsity tennis</p>
<p>Not a nerd xD</p>
<p>Horrible study habits, but I'm working on them</p>
<p>Anything else you want to know lol?</p>
<p>(thanks)</p>