<p>I'm only a junior but I'm also feeling very apprehensive about college apps coming up! Care to help me out?</p>
<p>I'm planning to apply to Dartmouth ED, but if it's not a match for me I'd like to go to Wellesley or any colleges close to Boston area specifically liberal arts colleges. I guess I'd like to be chanced for the Ivies as well. Thanks!</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2210, 2280 (super score 2310)
PSAT: 233
SAT II: 760 Bio, 760 Chem, 780 Chinese, planning on taking US History and English (both of which I love) and Math I and II (which should be pretty good considering my strength in math)
ACT: None</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94</p>
<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None</p>
<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): Haven't taken yet but will be taking these this year: AP Chinese, AP Biology, AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology, AP Amer. Gov & Politics and these next year: AP Physics or APES, APENG, APHUG or AP World, AP Macro/Micro</p>
<p>Senior Year Course Load (tentative)
AP Lit
AP Physics/APES
AP World/AP Human Geography
Government/Economics
Chamber Chorale (advanced choir, requires audition)
Multivariable Calculus or Finite/Discrete Business Math</p>
<p>Junior Year
AP Calc BC
AP Psych
AP Bio
English 11 Honors
Chamber chorale
U.S. History</p>
<p>Sophomore Year &Freshman year were all honors classes or school-required classes. </p>
<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Hopefully I'll score well on my APs, I will study hard for them and my school even over prepares us for them so maybe AP Scholar?
Piano Competitions
I don't have any others... I guess National Merit Semi-Finalist (though I'm not sure what the cut off was for CA this year yet)
Striving for the Community Service 300+ Hours award!</p>
<p>Subjective:
Officer of Music Composition Club (2 years)
Involved in a cappella group
Involved in Film Club
school choir (3 years+)
Red Cross Volunteer (1 year+)
Tutoring for low-income/homeless kids at shelter (1 year+)
Interned with the Democratic Party
I'm planning on getting a job when I turn 17, maybe in retail or food service at least 10 hours/week
Piano - 14 years
Guitar - 4 years
I spend about 4 hours a week in church activities and the like
Editor of Writing Help Club, very prestigious in our school haha</p>
<p>I've also performed as a soloist, with a singing group, and with a full choir multiple times but I don't know if that matters..</p>
<p>Summer Activities:
Teaching Assistant at learning center (16 hours/week 8weeks/summer 2 summers)
Taught English at a bilingual primary school in Taiwan for a summer
Took a class at Berkeley in Business and Finance
Counselor at a summer "bible camp" for kids in second grade</p>
<p>Essays: haven't written yet, obviously, but I've been told I'm a great writer with a very distinct voice so I think they should be okay. I have some good ideas for them already!</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendation: 1) great friend and confidante, have known her for three years 2) also a good friend, known only for one year but she knows me on a personal level 3) my choir director, have known her for three years, she's seen me grow and mature vocally and personality-wise</p>
<p>Peer Rec: will be perfect, I just know it. I've known my best friend for 13 years and she's a great writer.</p>
<p>Counselor Rec: She's responsible for 400+ students so I can't expect her to remember everything about our visits. However, I will try to get in more time to get to know her this coming year and hopefully will be personal and good.</p>
<p>Other:
State CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Chinese & Taiwanese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: right now is very low... but at one point was 200k, expecting to go back up in a couple of months
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not sure =/ are we URM? </p>
<p>Intended Major: Economics, likely. but still wishy-washy</p>
<p>Thanks a million for reading all of that! I know it's early as of yet and my entire list looks bland and blah but that's what I need your help in. Please give me all the constructive criticism you have so that I can prepare for my college applications next year. I genuinely appreciate all of your opinions.</p>
<p>Edit: forgot to add that I am applying for several summer programs/internships/research opportunities including TASP, Clark Scholars, NIH, and other various free or paid summer activities</p>