<p>Hey you guys. I am really interested in Upenn and have considered applying ED to CAS but my scores…well…they suck…but I just wanted to make sure so i can decide whether or not I should apply at all. Thanks you guys :)</p>
<p>2nd generation Korean-American
Born in Georgia, now residing in suburbs in California
Income bracket <40,000</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.67 weighted
Rank: 4/517 (for now…I think I will be moving up to 2/517 by next year)
PSAT: 190
SAT: ugh…690M, 650W, 640CR
ACT: 30 comp (30 English, 33 Reading, 30 Math, 27 Science)
31 (best combined comp) 34 English, 33 Reading, 30 Math, 27 Science
SAT II: 660 Math IIC, 670Bio E, 710 US History</p>
<p>Special Circumstances: nothing really, except that I moved from GA to CA in the second semester of my sophomore year and that GA did not offer AP classes to sophomores…so I technically had only 1 semester of AP World History…</p>
<p>10th:
AP World History: A (5 on exam)</p>
<p>11th:
Pre-IB Pre Calc/AP Calc AB: A
AP English Language: A (4)
AP US History: A (5)
AP Biology: A (4)</p>
<p>12th:
AP English
AP Calculus BC
AP Psychology
AP Economics
AP Physics</p>
<p>EC’s:
- National Honor Society 2 years</p>
<li><p>California Scholarship Federation 2.5 years </p></li>
<li><p>Latin Club 4 years (founder/instructor)
I had previously taken Latin in GA however, moving to CA which did not offer Latin, I decided to create a latin club and teach latin I and the culture to those interested)
I also took the National Latin Exam for Latin I and got bronze medal</p></li>
<li><p>Future Doctors of America 2 years (founder/co-president)
Basically, we bring guest speakers to our club meetings (neurosurgeons to pediatric cardiologists) who talk about their occupations, do volunteer work at local hospitals/Red Cross, do laboratory research at local biomedical institutions (Salk Institute of Biomedical Studies, UCSan Diego Medical School), volunteer approx 4-8 hrs/wk in local hospice (very fulfilling, I would definetly recommend everyone to volunteer, it is a maturing experience that you will never forget), and provide hands on experience to those interested in pursuing a medical profession.</p></li>
<li><p>LiNK-Liberty in North Korea 3 years (co-secretary/promotions director/public relations)
Spreading awareness upon the humanitarian crisis in North Korea and doing humanitarian activist promotions (ie: organized an all-day LiNK awareness assembly at school, protests in front of the Chinese Embassy in LA, sending petitions to various embassies and release North Korean detainees, host a benefit concert and raise $5,000 for SAFE Haven orphanages in China that are posts involved in an Underground Railroad to help NK refugees) I am a great advocate for this cause while many ppl in my church have dissapproved b/c they feel that I am simply straining the already tense relations our motherland: SKorea and NKorea and US. Nevertheless, I feel that this issue itself is my passion and energy not only b/c of the horrendous atrocities being committed right under our noses but also b/c some of my family members are in NKorea right now…and so, its not only a matter of human decency but of ultimate necessity. </p></li>
<li><p>Model UN 2 years (cofounder/activities director)
My involvement in LiNK led me to intiate our school’s 1st MUN chapter. (our school just opened in 2004…hence our class is the 1st graduating class for 2007!)</p></li>
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<p>Side note: I am very interested in studying international relations/US foreign diplomacy as well as a concentration in either Economics or HISTORY :)—not medicine though, just like getting involved within the medical field-never really considered being a doctor or nurse.</p>