<p>Info:
High School: Top 100 Public, sends many grads to top schools (~2500 students)
Ethnicity: Korean American
Gender: Male
Low income family (~$30,000); applying for financial aid</p>
<p>Intended Major: Business/Finance</p>
<p>GPA:
Class Rank: Top 10% in a class of 556 students
Unweighted: 3.60 (bad sophomore year, family death will be explained)
Weighted: 3.93</p>
<p>Standardized Test Scores:
SAT Reasoning: 710M/650CR/680W = 2040 (should I retake w/ a 34 ACT? I am fairly confident I can get 2100+)
Math Level 2: 800
Korean w/ Listening: 800
Physics: 750
ACT: 34</p>
<p>APs:
11th: AP Calculus AB (4), AP English Lang (4)
12th schedule: AP Lit, Physics, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Spanish, AP Statistics</p>
<p>ECs:
- Access Christian Club: Secretary/Treasurer—Board Member (12), Media Tech (11), Outreach Representative (10), Member (9)
- Agribusiness Club: President (12), Vice President (11), Publicity Manager (10)
- ****** Youth Ministry, Worship Team/Praise Band: Bassist (9-12), Youth Group Leader (11, 12)
- California Scholarship Federation: Board Member (12), Secretary (11), Member (9, 10)
- DECA: Treasurer (12), Member (9, 10)
- Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA): Honorary Member (10, 11, 12)
- Key Club International: Vice President (12), Treasurer (11), Member (9, 10)
- Korean American Student Association (KASA): President (12), Vice President (11), Secretary (10)
- Football: Junior Varsity (10), Frosh/Soph (9)
- “Olympia” Literary Magazine: Features Editor (12), Writer/Photographer (11)
- Track & Field: Varsity (12), Junior Varsity (9, 10); Schedule conflicts with Wells Fargo internship in 11th grade
- Youth Advocates for the Environment: Secretary (12), Member (10, 11)</p>
<p>Honors/Awards:
- National Merit Commended Scholar/Semifinalist: Scored 220 on PSAT
- Presidential Award for Academic Excellence
- Coastline ROP: Certificate of Excellence
- Principal’s Academic Honor Roll
- Presidential Volunteer Service Award
- UCI Academic Talent Search: Academic Merit Award</p>
<p>Community Service:
- American Red Cross: Community Service Director, volunteered 300+ hours throughout high school
- ****** Korean Church: Camp counselor/youth leader, Vacation Bible School Summer Program for K-6 kids
- ****** Youth Ministry: Mexico Missions Trip (Summer ’06): Built a local Mexican church, Arizona Missions Trip (Summer ’07): Organized VBS for kids
- 30 Hour Famine (organized by church): Activity leader, fund raiser; Raised money for starving families while fasting and obtained sponsors to donate money
- Homeless Outreach (organized by church): Served meals at a homeless shelter in Santa Ana with several youth group members, every Sunday morning</p>
<p>Employment:
- Daffy’s TropicCafe: Cash register/waiter (9-11)
- Wells Fargo Bank: Associate intern/stage director/teller assistant (11); Unpaid internship through Coastline ROP Program
- ****** Youth Ministry: Associate intern/graphic designer/webpage designer (11); Only 2 students chosen out of 500 in youth ministry</p>
<p>Essay/Recommendations:
- Essay: should be focused on my interest in business and particular programs in each respective school
- Teacher Recs: one from AP Eng teacher, one from Honors Chem teacher - both should be excellent
- Counselor Rec: made me fill out a comprehensive packet "all about me" so should be pretty good/thorough</p>
<p>Schools:
Cornell (AEM) - ED
Northwestern (WCAS)
Georgetown (McDonough)
NYU (Stern)
Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)
USC (Marshall)
Boston College (CSOM)
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD
UCI</p>
<p>Would my high test scores offset my low/mediocre GPA? Are my ECs focused enough and show interest in business?</p>
<p>So, how am I looking for these schools? Any/all input would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.</p>