<p>I made a post like this earlier, but I didn't really organize it that well and I couldn't edit the post, so I made another one...I hope that's okay C:</p>
<p>I am a Korean female from Los Angeles, California. I am going into senior year in the fall.</p>
<p>Family background: My older sister is 19 years old and suffers from alternating hemiplegia. My mom stays home and spends most of her time taking care of my sister. My dad is the one who goes out and makes money, but he had to leave his job and remained unemployed for half a year until he got a new job about a month ago ^^</p>
<p>SAT 1: 2080 (660 CR, 650 M, 770 W) i WILL retake it in October so I hope I get 2250-2300
SAT 2: 710 USH, 710 Math II (might retake), 680 Chem, 680 Bio
ACT: Got 28 on a practice test, idk if that's good or not
APs: Bio (4), Chem (4), Calc AB (4), USH (5)
GPA: 3.81 unweighted, 4.1 weighted
I got straight A's first semester, 5 Bs and 1 A 1st semester 10th grade, 5As and 1 B (AP Bio) in 2nd semester 10th grade, 5 As and I B (AP Chem) 1st semester 11th grade, straight As in 2nd semester of 11th grade
I took as many honors and AP classes as I could, but because of the high school program I am in, I am limited in the number of AP classes I can take.</p>
<p>Expected Senior Fall schedule
AP Calc BC
AP Physics B
AP Spanish
AP Lit
Senior Board
Honors Art History
Honors Economics/Honors Principles of American Democracy</p>
<p>Volunteer:
-Leader/sidewalker at Ride On (28+ hours) (An organization to teach children and adults with mental and physical abilities how to ride horses and to provide therapy to improve medical conditions using the horse's movement)
-Volunteer at a hospital and shadowed doctors and nurses (150+ hours)
-a tutor and helper at PALS (sponsored by LAPD), which provides enrichment programs for young children and aims to prevent crime and stop gangs (50+ hours)
-volunteer at a cat shelter (8 hours)
-volunteered at a Buddhist temple once for a super important annual ceremony (it was on the news hehehe)
-volunteered at my old middle school to help teachers and staff members (10 hours)
-Heal the Bay (3 or 4 hours)
-Tree People (3 or 4 hours)</p>
<p>Leadership:
-Art Director of Sophomore Council, Junior Council, and Senior Board
-Treasurer, main programmer, and co-founder of the Robotics Club</p>
<p>ECs/Clubs:
-Robotics Club (2 yrs)
-Give and Take Book Club (3 yrs, provides supplementary studying books to students who do not have access to them otherwise)
-Red Cross Club (2 yrs), Nerdfighter/DFTBA Club (2 yrs)
-Knights and Ladies (a really prestigious service organization at my high school that requires an intense interview)
-CSUN Youth Orchestra (8 yrs)
-Church Youth Group (4 yrs)
-California Scholarship Federation member (4 years)</p>
<p>Awards:
-Certificate of Merit for Violin (Adv. Level)
-Certificate of Merit for Piano (Level 6)
-AP Scholar with Honor
-Certificate of Recognition for scoring Adv. Level in Eng./Lang Arts for Two Consecutive Years on the CST
-Certificate of Recognition for scoring Adv Level in Math for Two Consecutive Years on CST
-2nd Place in League Finals for Varsity Golf
-MIDDLE SCHOOL Awards: Highest Honor Award for World Vision Korean School 2010, 3rd Place in Violin Competition at Southwestern Youth Music Festival</p>
<p>Other: Adept at programming in HTML, CSS, and RobotC++, can speak Korean, Spanish, and English</p>
<p>I plan to pursue a career in medicine. If you guys have any colleges that would be good for preparing me for med school (and schools that have fantastic financial aid), then please post them! Thank you so much! C:</p>