<p>Gender: M
High School: Public
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>
<p>Background:
Chinese. I came to the United States in 2004. I got my green card last year around this time, so I will be considered a domestic.</p>
<p>Special Circumstances to note:
I live in New Orleans. After Katrina, I evacuated to Memphis, TN for a year. My family came back in the summer of 2006. Please do consider geographical location.</p>
<p>Academics:
GPA: Weighted: 4.8, Unweighted: 4.0
Rank: 2 of 350.</p>
<p>Scores:
SAT: R680, M780, W730 == 2190 (Im retaking. I dont think this reading score reflects well. See ACT)</p>
<p>ACT: E34, M35, R36, S33 == Composite: 35</p>
<p>SAT II:
Math II: 800
Physics: 800
Chinese: 800
World History: 800</p>
<p>AP:
Physics B - 5 (10th grade)
Calculus BC - 5 (10)
Physics C Mech. - 5 (11)
Physics C E&M - 5 (11)
Chemistry - 5 (11)
Statistics - 5 (11)
US History - 5 (11)
European History - 5 (11)</p>
<p>Senior Courseload:
AP World History
AP American Government
AP Micro/Macroeconomics
AP Biology
English IV Honors
Spanish III Honors</p>
<p>Extracurricular:
Mu Alpha Theta (9~12; President- 12, VP-11)--4hr/wk
Engineering Club (9~12; VP-12, 11)--1hr/wk (mostly incorporated into MAO)
Student Council (9~12; Treasurer-12, 9, VP-10)--5hr/wk
Quiz Bowl (9,11,12, Captain- 12)--1hr/wk
Varsity Soccer (9, 11, 12)--10 hr/wk
Culture Club (11,12)--1hr/wk
Key Club (9,11,12)--1hr/wk
Chess (9,10)--2hr/wk</p>
<p>Volunteering at a local hospital -- 9 -- 4hr/wk for 30 wks
Volunteering as a chinese class TA in Memphis Chinese school -- 10-- 6hr/wk for 20 wks
Intramural sports: tennis, soccer, badminton, volleyball, ping pong--3~4 hr/wk</p>
<p>Awards and Recognitions:
- AP National Scholar (2007) -- pending Collegeboard's issuing in September
- National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist (2007)
- USA Math Olympiad Qualifier (2006)
- Silver Medalist, USA Math Talent Search (2006)
- 1st, 1st, 2nd-- Topic Tests --Mu Alpha Theta National Convention (2005)
- 1st, Mu Region II, Mu Alpha Theta Log1 Contest (2006, 2007)
- 1st, Individual-- Mu Alpha Theta State Conventions (2005-LA, 2006-TN, 2007-LA)
- Full Scholarship Winner--University of Tennessee Math Competition (2005)
- Outstanding Poster--Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium Summer Internship (2006)--local/program</p>
<p>Summer:
2006:
Physics course (with full scholarship) at University of New Orleans
Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium Summer Internship (with pay $2k; on heavy metal carcinogenesis)
2007:
Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium Summer Internship (with pay $2k; on autophagy of human bone marrow stem cells)
Carnegie Mellon Summer Program for Diversity--Advanced Placement/Early Action (full scholarship): I got A's in the two classes I took for college credit: Intro to Programming and Intro to Ethics.</p>
<p>Recommendations:
1. Mu Alpha Theta/Engineering Club Sponsor and former teacher. He will stress my leadership in Mu Alpha Theta (restarted the club I came back after Katrina)
2. AP Euro His/ AP Econ/ AP World teacher and Quiz Bowl sponsor, with a Ph.D. in European History. He will stress my academics, especially in European History.</p>
<p>Main Essay:
My life in Memphis and the experience of coming back and how these have made me who I am.</p>
<p>I am applying for A.B. in Mathematics and/or Economics.
Advices will be greatly appreciated.</p>