<p>Hi all, thanx for going the extra mile by clicking this link
My family is not very well-off (under $20,000 per year)</p>
<p>I am ranked 47th out of 742 right now. (i'm a rising senior)</p>
<p>My UW gpa is 3.683, and my W gpa is 4.53 (we have a weird gpa system)</p>
<p>It's just my freshman year gpa. I had trouble realizing my identity as a korean. plus, i had never taken gifted or accelerated courses before. </p>
<p>Freshman GPA - 3.33
Rest 3.83</p>
<p>my ACT is 33 (34 Math 34 Science 34 Reading 31 English)</p>
<p>SAT II's - 780 World History
- 760 Math IIC
- 750 Physics</p>
<p>AP's - 5 Physics B
- 4 U.S. History</p>
<p>PSAT - commended Scholar - sent it to U of C and Northwestern.</p>
<p>I came from Korea in 2001, and i did not speak english, but I was able to get out of ESL by sheer will (im not trying to brag. just trying to give you guys an accurate picture.)</p>
<p>I have taken the hardest courses possible.</p>
<p>I have qualified for state for math team.</p>
<p>I was a captain of the JV.</p>
<p>300 hours of volunteering at a local hospital (i want to become a doctor)
member of NHS
Tae kwon do (9th - 10th - permanently injured my left foot so i can't do it anymore)</p>
<p>Had an essay published in a national competition</p>
<p>I'm in school band - don't even take lessons but i am 4th chair out of 10 kids in the top band that is one of the best symphonic band within our size. </p>
<p>Will try to do IMEA</p>
<p>Did JV Golf for a year - never took lessons - taugh myself</p>
<p>Won Viking Pride Award - to those who exhibit exceptional academic efforts
must be nominated. This one means so much to me. I was basically labeled a lazy and stupid kid (not true!!!) in freshman year by ppl who didn't know i was new in U.S. </p>
<p>One note about this - i was nominated by my world history teacher who graduated from Princeton and U of Chicago whom i had in freshman and junior year (ap world history) </p>
<p>I had to tutor my way through high school
Science/math even english recently
I have tutored once or twice a week in school year and everyday in summer. </p>
<p>I want to go to one of the top schools, but i can't pay $45,000
My schools are:
U of Illinois
U of Wisconsin
Purdue
Loyola </p>
<p>U of C
Northwestern
U of Michigan
Cornell</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins
Carnegie Mellon
Harvard (^^)
Stanford
Wash U
Princeton</p>
<p>I know most schools don't look at one's financial situation unless the student is an international. But I am hoping there is ONE colllege that considers the financial ability of applicants.
Also, it would be greatly appreciated if you could chance me for those colleges.</p>
<p>p.s. about the match, reach, safety thing. is a college considered a safety if there is a 80% chance or higher to get in and 50% chance for match?</p>