<p>Asian (Bangladeshi) male who goes to a private school in Indiana. school sends everyone to college, some to top colleges. avg SAT=1260/1600
will apply for financial aid</p>
<p>GPA- 4.10 w, ~3.8 uw
Rank- school does not rank
SAT I- 740 CR, 720 M, 700 W
PSAT- 214
ACT- 34
SAT II- US History 770, Math IIC 730, Biology M 680, French 530
AP- US History 5, Biology 5, Calculus AB 5, English Lang. 5</p>
<p>9th grade
English 9 B+/A
French II A-/A
Adv Alg II A-/A
Adv Biology A-/A
World History A/A
Theater/Adv Theater A/A</p>
<p>10th grade
English 10 A/B+
French III A-/B+
Precalculus A/A
Adv Chemistry A/B+
Gov/Econ (1 semester each) A/A
PE/Health-P</p>
<p>11th grade
English 11 A-/A-
French IV B+/B+
AP Calculus AB A/A-
AP Biology A/B+
AP US History B/A
Utopian Novel (semester) A</p>
<p>12th grade (projected)
AP English Lit.
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics B
AP Euro History
Middle East (semester)
Env Science (semester)</p>
<p>ECs
Academic Research with college professor- 7 papers co-authored and presented at national conferences
Speech Team-2x state finalist in extemp and impromp, missed junior year due to flu (9,10,11,12)
Newspaper- asst Opinion editor, nationally recognized newspaper (10,11,12)
Red Cross volunteer- ~100 hours (9,10,11,12)
Student Council Rep. (11)
Senior Leader- supervise lunchroom cleanup for underclassmen (11, 12)
Model UN (9,10,11,12)</p>
<p>Awards/Recognitions
National Merit (definitely commended, probably semifinalist)
Wabash Book award (11)
Dean's Award Commendation (11)
Social Studies Dept Commendation (10)
Excellence in Persuasive Speaking Award (10)
Headmaster's List (4 semesters, >4.0 w)
Honors List (2 semesters >3.7 w)</p>
<p>Recommendations: should get a good one from my math teacher (10,11) and a great one from my history teacher (10,11)</p>
<p>Essays-solid, but not spectacular</p>
<p>Colleges:
Cornell
Penn
Amherst/Swarthmore
Haverford
Northwestern
Michigan
Case Western
Carnegie Mellon
Emory
Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech
Rice/Washington Univ (StL)
Indiana Univ
Purdue
Notre Dame</p>
<p>Probably major in engineering or pre-med. Should I narrow down or add to this list? Also, I am considering ED to Cornell, Penn, Northwestern, and WashU. Am I reaching too high? What should I improve or is it too late? Thanks for the help.</p>