<p>Academics:
GPA: 4.0 Unweighted
4.47ish Weighted (this one's an estimate)</p>
<p>APs: Biology (5), Chemistry (5), Calc BC (5), AB Subscore (5)</p>
<p>Senior Year Courses: (I'm still getting my schedule worked out, so I hope to get an Independent Study Engineering Design Lab somewhere in there, too) AP Physics, AP Stat, AP Lit, Linear Algebra, Sociology, Wind Ensemble</p>
<p>Rank: 1 or 2 out of 300-ish</p>
<p>SAT: 2110 (CR: 680 / M: 710 / W: 720) [Retaking in October, hopefully for 2200+]
SAT II: Bio E 800 / Chemistry 790 / Math II 760</p>
<p>Activities:
Technology Student Association (TSA) - a career and technical student organization (CTSO) that promotes STEM and technological literacy</p>
<p>Leadership:
2013-2014: State Sergeant-at-Arms
2012-2013: State Communication Committee Chair
2012-2013: State Reporter
2012-2014: Chapter Officer Team Mentor<br>
2011-2012: Chapter Vice President</p>
<p>Several awards/finalizations in competitions on state and national level:
2012-2013: Nationals: Top 10 Manufacturing Prototype
2012-2013: States: 1st Place Digital Video Production
2011-2012: Nationals: Top 10 Music Production
2011-2012: States: 1st Place Photographic Technology; 1st Place Model Rocketry; 1st Place Music Production
2010-2011: Nationals: Top 10 Photographic Technology; Top 12 Biotechnology Design
2010-2011: States: 1st Place Photographic Technology; 1st Place Career Comparisons; 1st Place Digital Video Production; 3rd Place Magnetic Levitation Vehicles</p>
<p>Marching Band:</p>
<p>Leadership:
2011-present: section leader of saxes
2010-present: tenor sax player</p>
<p>Honors and Awards
2010-2013: Consecutive Top 10 Band in the Atlantic Coast Championship circuit
2010-2011: voted by freshmen class - Unsung Hero Award</p>
<p>Other in-school activities:
Jazz Band: member since freshmen year, principal tenor sax since sophomore year
Science National Honor Society: inducted during junior year, elected secretary during senior year
Math League: only a member during freshmen year - 2nd at regionals, 4th at invitationals
Swim Team: on the team since sophomore year - the backstory is that I had always struggled with being overweight and underwent a 20 lb weightloss freshmen year, giving me the confidence to join the team sophomore year
Interact club: member since sophomore year, participate in several small service projects around state</p>
<p>Pianist:
2013-2014: State Music School: Summer Piano Institute Student Assistant Volunteer
2011-2012: State Music School: Piano Competition Winner
2011-2012: State Music School: Summer Piano Institute Participant
2005-2013: Piano Festival Superior performer
2003-present: Taking piano lessons</p>
<p>All-State Ensembles:
2012-2013: All-State Senior Band Principal Tenor Saxophone
2011-2012: All-State Senior Band Tenor Saxophone
2011-2012: All-State Jazz Band Tenor Saxophone
2010-2011: All-State Junior Band Principal Tenor Saxophone
2010-2011: All-State Junior Jazz Band Principal Tenor Saxophone</p>
<p>I'm also a private tutor in math and English for a couple of elementary school kids.</p>
<p>Recommendation Letters: Hoping to get a really strong letter from my AP Chem teacher whom I have a really great connection with; Another from my AP Lit teacher who was also my Honors English teacher junior year; Possibly one more from my AP Stat teacher who is also my teacher for Linear Algebra this year (a really small "senior seminar" type class) and was my Honors Pre-Calc teacher sophomore year - all three teachers I've gotten pretty close with so hopefully they'll be great</p>
<p>Essays: Why Penn ~ pretty specific details about the school but also reveals a lot about myself; Common App ~ also pretty strong</p>
<p>Currently my plan is to go the Bioengineering route but I am also curious about becoming a physical therapist, especially after I learned the importance of exercise/fitness. I'm thinking that that degree will be good if I want to go into engineering or head into a PT program.</p>
<p>Also, I'm an Asian male..</p>
<p>Other schools I'm applying to -
University of Delaware
Johns Hopkins
Carnegie Mellon
Bucknell
Drexel</p>
<p>I know Penn is probably not going to happen, but it has been my dream school since my older cousin started going there when I was in eighth grade. When I first stepped foot on campus I was just amazed. I feel pretty unimpressive compared to everyone else on CC, but I'd like to know what others think. I feel what makes me stand out is probably my dedication to TSA, a CTSO that not many people are aware of, my weight loss and plans to go into PT, and my passion for saxophone in marching, concert, and jazz band (pretty unconventional for an Asian male). Anyways, thanks!</p>