<p>Chinese male.
Crazy competitive Public High School in OR.</p>
<p>Current GPA:
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UW: 3.729/4.000
W: 3.979/4.000
(Could eventually be 4.15W by Dec. if senior grades are counted)</p>
<p>(Not including 2 As from the summer
& a third A changed from an incomplete last year..)</p>
<p>Current Rank:
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UW: 120/615
W: 62/615
(Doesn't include Jr-Sr summer grades nor Sr grades yet)</p>
<p>Test Scores:
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PSAT 216
SAT 2160|750/750/660W (720 UW in writing + 6 essay)
Retaking tomorrow.</p>
<p>SAT IIs: Bio-M: 740, Math L2: 720, USH: 700
Will retake Bio-M, Math L2, and add in Physics instead of USH in Nov.</p>
<p>My HS Transcript (S1/S2):
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+ Intro Comp 133U ... A</p>
<p>Chemistry ........... A/B
Fitness/Indv Ac ..... A/A
Geometry ............ B/A
German II ........... A
Global Study 9 ...... AH/AH
Lit & Comp 9 ........ A/A
Tech Survey ......... A
Media Study 1 ....... A</p>
<p>AP Chemistry ........ A
Adv Algebra II ...... A
Amer Studies 10 ..... AH/AH
Art 1 ............... A
German III .......... A/A
Human Anat/Phys ..... B/A
Lit & Comp 10 ....... AH/B
Student Govt ........ A/B
+ Col Alg 111C ...... A
+ Elem Func 112 ..... A
+ Basic Hlth 041 .... A</p>
<p>AP Biol ............. A/A
AP Calculus ......... A/B
AP English Lang ..... B/C :[
AP Statistics ....... A/B
AP US History ....... B/B
German IV ........... A/B
Sci Research ........ A/A
+ Intro to C C11A ... A</p>
<p>AP Economics ........ A
AP Physics .......... A
AP Psychology ....... A
+ Calc III MTH253 ... A
Lit & Comp 12 ....... A
Advanced Art ........ A
+ Java Prog CIS133J . A</p>
<p>AP Grades
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Chem - 4</p>
<p>Lang - 3
USH - 3
Stats - 4
Calc - 4
Bio - 5</p>
<p>Activities
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Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam (1), Math Team (2), Robotics Team (1),
Student Government (1), MUN (3), Ping Pong Club (4), Science Ambassadors (1)</p>
<p>EC Activities/Leadership
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Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam - Founder [12]
Math Club/Team - Founder [11-12]
Robotics Club/Team - Co-founder & Lead Programmer [10]
Student Gov't - Class Officer, Media Committee [10]
MUN - Committee Head [10], Security Council [11]
?? Science Ambassador [12]
ASE Alzatex electronics internship, 296 hrs [12]
ONPRC MRI research internship, 186 hrs & ongoing 18hrs/wk [12]</p>
<p>Awards/honors you have received
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2006 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Project Proposal Finalist [11]
proposed "Tact1le Graphing Calculator for the Bl1nd"
2005 National Merit Semi-Finalist
2005 FIRST Robotics [10]
Pacific NW Regional Division, Rookie All Star Award
Curie National Division, Highest Rookie Seed (rank 2/85)
Curie National Division, Finalists (rank 8/988)
2004 WHS MUN Most Valuable Freshman Award [9]
2003 Intel Northwest Science Expo, 3rd Place in Physics [8]
2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge Nominee [8]
2003 FIRST Lego League State Tournament: 1st Place, Research Quality Award [8]</p>
<p>My best recs will be from my two mentors (researchers) @ the monkey farm -- I love working there and I think/[hope] it shows. I'll also be getting another rec from my AP Physics teacher, who's also advising our Inventeam. My counseler rec will be horrible, I KNOW it. I'm not just speculating, I know he has an unsavory opinion of me. But, I've no idea who to ask for my second teacher rec. Perhaps my Lit and Comp 12 teacher? (I transferred out of AP Lit - ugh, and it's such a shame too; the difference between LC12 and AP Lit, even in-person, is like night and day. The AP Lit teacher is probably the most intelligent in the school, and.. is very eloquent with words.
AHH, fudsticks!)</p>
<p>I'll probably also do Intel STS with my work at the Primate Center, likely involving a brain-volume segmentation of a scopolamine study..
and plan to take AP CS AB. Would anyone even know I'm self studying CSAB, or if I passed the AMC 12?</p>
<p>I suppose either Carnegie Mellon CIT or SCS then. I haven't really looked at Carnegie Mellon much until recently, due to my plummeting trend in grades and my incredibly competitive class (our valedictorian and salutatorian are guaranteed for Harvard/MIT for sure - but I won't elaborate). I know the Bs and Cs in junior year S2 will sting. I was once one of those "Hey! I'm gunna go to MIT wooooooop" kids and now I'm looking for some more realistic college goals.</p>
<p>Any suggestions? :D</p>