<p>Feel free to rip me a new one, some criticism isn't too bad. Anyways, some schools I applied under Questbridge's Regular Decision Forwarding for the heck of it (didn't think I'd be a Finalist), and I don't think I'll get in to any of those. Otherwise, I'm really hoping to be admitted into UC: Berkeley, but I understand it's a reach considering my SAT scores and being an OOS, but I can dream! And I apologize for making such a long laundry list and almost spelling out every word. It's my habit to be official, organized, and structured. If you don't feel like leaving a detailed comment, it's fine by me if you just say where I stand for each one (high reach, reach, low reach, high match, etc.)!</p>
<p>The UC System: [ul]
[<em>] University of California: Berkeley
[</em>] University of California: Los Angeles
[<em>] University of California: San Diego
[</em>] University of California: Davis
[<em>] University of California: Santa Barbara
[</em>] University of California: Irvine
[<em>] University of California: Santa Cruz
[</em>] University of California: Riverside (Accepted - Chancellor's Scholarship - Invited to Apply to Honors Program)
[<em>] University of California: Merced
[/ul]
Questbridge: [ul]
[</em>] Stanford University
[<em>] Princeton University
[</em>] Yale University
[<em>] University of Pennsylvania
[</em>] Emory University
[<em>] University of Notre Dame
[</em>] University of Southern California
[<em>] Tufts University
[</em>] Vanderbilt University
[<em>] Rice University
[</em>] Washington & Lee University
[/ul]
Other Places I Applied To: [ul]
[<em>] Pepperdine University
[</em>] University of Georgia
[/ul]
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I:
- Best sitting: 1820 (CR 570 M 600 W 650 E10)
- Superscore: 1900 (CR 610 M 640 W 650 E 10)
[</em>] ACT:
- Best sitting: 26 (Same Score Three Times)
- Superscore: 28 (E 29 M 27 SR 27 R 30 W 9)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 - Upward Trend in Rigor & Consistent in Grades (Nothing but A's)
[</em>] School's Weighted GPA (out of 4.5): 4.231 - Very Little Grade Inflation
[<em>] OOS Applicant UC GPA: 4.31
[</em>] Rank: 7/73 (Top 10%)
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
- [10] AP European History (3)
- [11] AP English Language & Composition (3)
- [11] AP Environmental Science (2)
- [11] AP US History (4)
- [12] AP Calculus AB
- [12] AP English Literature & Composition
- [12] AP Biology
- [12] AP US Government & Politics
[li] Freshman Year Course Load:[/li]- Biology I (A/A)
- Computer Applications (-/A)
- Euclidean Geometry (A/A)
- Health and Fitness (A/A)
- JROTC I (A/A)
- Literature/Composition 9 (A/A)
- Scripture/Human Sexuality (A/A)
- Spanish I (A/A)
- World Geography (A/-)
[li] Sophomore Year Course Load:[/li]- AP European History (A/A)
- Christian Morality (A/A)
- General Physical Education (A/A)
- Honors Algebra II (A/A)
- Honors Chemistry (A/A)
- JROTC II (A/A)
- Spanish II (A/A)
- Literature/Composition 10 (A/A)
[li] Junior Year Course Load:[/li]- AP Environmental Science (A/A)
- AP English Language & Composition (A/A)
- AP US History (A/A)
- Christian Life Choices (A/A)
- Honors Spanish III (A/A)
- Honors Advanced Algebra & Trigonometry (A/A)
- Honors Physics (A/A)
- JROTC III (A/A)
[li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]- AP Calculus AB (A/IP)
- AP Biology (A/IP)
- AP English Literature & Composition (A/IP)
- AP Government & Politics (A/IP)
- Honors Spanish IV (A/IP)
- Dramatic Arts/Film/Video/Television (A/IP)
- Visual Arts & Comprehensive Imagery (A/IP)
- JROTC IV (A/IP)
- Church History & Comparative Religion (A/IP)
- Economics/Business (A/-)
[li] Major Awards:[/li]- AP Scholar Award
- The American Legion Military Excellence Medal
- 2013 Saint Michael’s College Book Award: Academic Achievement with a Social Conscience
[li] Minor Awards:[/li]- Award of Excellence: Computer Applications
- Award of Excellence: Euclidean Geometry
- Award of Excellence: Spanish II
- Award of Excellence: AP Environmental Science
- Dr. Joseph Bator Memorial Scholarship
- Academic Achievement Ribbon
- Perfect Attendance Ribbon
- LET Service Ribbon
- National Honor Society Ribbon
- High Honor Roll Ribbon
- Honor Roll Ribbon
- Homeroom Representative Ribbon
- Academic Achievement Wreath
- Physical Fitness Ribbon
- Personal Appearance Ribbon
- Proficiency Ribbon
- Commendation Ribbon
- Good Conduct Ribbon
- Parade Ribbon
- Excellent Staff Performance Ribbon
- Exceptional Performance Ribbon
- Honor Unit with Distinction Insignia
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurricular Activities:[/li]- [11,12] Benedictine Knights of the Leo Club - Youth Leo Club by Lions' Club International
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- [10,11,12] Spanish Club
- [11,12] Yearbook Staff
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- [11,12] Mock Trial
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- [9,10,11,12] JROTC
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- [11] Savannah Science Seminar
- [10,11,12] National Honor Society
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- [10,11,12] National Society of High School Scholars
- [12] Math Team
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- [12] STEM Club
<a href="12%20-%20Environmental%20Division%20Head,%20established%20a%20recycling%20program,%20Founder">indent</a> (In-Progress: A composting program)[/indent]
- [12] Philosophy Club
- [11] Homeroom Representative
- [11,12] Science Night
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- [12] Re-wrote the Community Service Requirements to graduate at my school as requested by the principal
- [12] QuestBridge College Match Scholarship Finalist
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]- Tara Feis
- Lions' Club Christmas Tree Sale
- Blood Drive
- Tutoring Program
- Recycling Program
[li] Summer Activities:[/li]- NYLF on Medicine @ UC: Berkeley
- LeadAmerica Conference on Business Innovation @ Stanford University
[/ul]
Other:[ul]
[</em>] State: GA
[<em>] Country: USA
[</em>] School Type: Small (323 students), Private, All-Boys, Military, Religious (Roman Catholic)
[<em>] School Profile: It's a traditional school considering it's been around since 1902. Just recently have academics really taken off; my class was the first one to be put on the school's new curriculum, and we're one of the best classes to graduate. And so, a lot of my classmates and I are deciding to apply to top tier colleges and universities to bring in some good reputation for our school (we have two admitted Early Action into MIT and University of Notre Dame). We're not exactly the best school, academically, within the area, but we're definitely getting up there and competing really well against other schools. We definitely have an interesting environment. JROTC is a tradition around here (number one within our region) and we're require to take it for two years. I chose to stay in the program after my two years. Religion is also a required course for every student. We're not so ethnically diverse though (so I'm one of the few unique minorities around). Lastly, we only have ten AP courses being offered. Two of them (AP Human Geography & AP Chemistry) are new this year, and I was not able to take them due to schedule conflicts. Regardless, I have the most APs ever taken by any student in my school.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian - Vietnamese
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: < $60,000
[li] Hooks: First Generation College Student[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments: If you guys need any clarification on something or questions, go ahead and ask and I will clarify. I can go into a little bit more detail on some things (like my extracurriculars) if you guys need me to. I can even send you my essays, which I'm confident about most of them, for a little review.</p>