<p>Asian Male (South Korean) from a low-income family (less than $30,000), in a moderately competitive Texas Public High School.</p>
<p>The Colleges I am applying/have applied to: Yale, Stanford, Cornell, UPenn, University of Virginia, Georgetown, University of Texas At Austin, Southern Methodist University and MAYBE Emory (I haven’t decided yet). </p>
<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.55
Weighted GPA: 4.289
Rank: 27/698 (roughly 3.5%)
IB Candidate (Also taking Many AP classes)</p>
<p>SAT I:
Composite - 2310
Critical Reading - 760
Math - 780
Writing 770 (12 Essay)</p>
<p>SAT II:
Math IIC - 750
US History - 760</p>
<p>AP Stuff:
Sophmore Year: Biology - 3, World History - 3
Junior Year: English Composition - 4, US History - 5, Calculus AB - 5;
Senior Year: Government, Economics, Statistics</p>
<p>IB Courses: (I haven’t tested for any of them except for Math yet)
Math Methods SL - 6
Spanish 4 SL
Physics 2 SL
History HL
English HL
Computer Science 3 HL</p>
<p>Course Load remarks: Yes, I understand that for my SAT scores, my rank and academic GPA is very low, but there is an explanation (though not a great one). Basically, freshman and sophmore year, I was horribly addicted to this game, and I never did homework. I made about half A’s, half B’s in 9th and 10th grade. Starting 11th grade, I started actually “trying.” My Junior year, I made Straight A’s, in ALL IB/AP classes; my lowest grade was a 91 in AP Calculus. I know that my rank isn’t anything impressive, but many of my peers already know that given my academic capacity, I have the ability to easily be in the top 5 at my school, had I actually tried in 9th and 10th grade…I dont know if that matters…but there IS an UPWARD Trend in my grades. So far 12th grade, my lowest grade (on the 6 weeks report card) was a 97 in AP government…</p>
<p>EC’s:</p>
<li>Student Congress (11, 12) - Legislative Captain (12), State EGP Proposal Finalist, 2-time district finalist, Varsity letter, nominated for “Distinguished Delegate” award at State, and EGP Team of the Year (2006-2007)</li>
<li>Mu Alpha Theta (11, 12) - Vice President (12)</li>
<li>National Honor Society (11, 12) - Vice President (12)</li>
<li>Class Council (11, 12) - Senior Class Treasurer (12)</li>
<li>JV Tennis (9, 10) - won 1st place in some district tournaments; consolation prizes</li>
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<p>Clarifications: Yes, I am aware that I only participated in events during my 11th and 12th grade years. Once again, I don’t really have any good excuses, other than I was a lazy kid…But I made up for it by using popularity to win major posts by Senior Year–i hope this counts for something.
Volunteering:</p>
<p>Volunteering/Community Service:
- Teen Court - Served as a volunteer teen attorney for 9th, 11th, and 12th grades. I have 2 years experience as a Lead Prosecuting/Defense Attorney.
- Church - For all 4 years of HS, I served as the bass guitarist for the church worship band. In Addition, I have also volunteered for 3 summers for Vacation Bible School, I serve on the Youth Leadership Council, and I have served as a Sunday School Teacher and TA. </p>
<p>Work Experience: 3 months, during the summer at a local Old Navy; I worked as a sales associate.</p>