<p>I'm curious, how much of a reach are they? I know that I'm not necessarily the best and brightest student, but I'd like to see what my chances are even with my many flaws :) The schools I'm currently applying to are
- UPenn
- Cornell
- Carnegie Mellon
- U of Chicago
- WashU St. Louis</p>
<p>I'd also like to know where else I could apply, whether they're reaches or safety schools. Safety schools especially because I'm still confused on how you know whether a school is a safety school or not and I need some ^-^''</p>
<p>GPA (unweighted): 3.8 (I think, since our school doesn't really tell us this)
GPA (weighted): 4.1447
Class rank: N/A (they don't tell us :/)</p>
<p>SAT score: 2140 (700 CR, 780 Math, 660 W.... ><em>< Thinking of retaking but only if I have time :/)
Subject Tests: haven't taken them yet.... heh. Procrastinated ></em><
AP Scores:
- APUSH (3)
- Physics B (4)
- English Language (4)
- Psychology (5)
- Calculus BC (5, 5 subscore)
- Computer Science A (5)</p>
<p>Middle School: (just including because it's on my transcript... if I had known I would've studied, I swear!! :'( lolz)
- Algebra I (B)
- Honors Geometry (B)
- French I (A)
- Science Inv (B) (This is just 9th grade science)</p>
<p>Freshman year:
- English CP - A
- World History - A (Freshman not allowed to take AP's, so this is regular)
- Algebra II - A
- Honors Biology - A (thank God they don't show quarter grades LOL)
- French II - A
- Choir - A
- Gym - Passed (haha)</p>
<p>Sophomore year:
- Health/Intro to Computer Programming - A/A
- French III - A
- APUSH - A
- Honors Physics - B
- Honors English - B (thank God they don't show quarter grades LOL)
- Pre-Calc - A
- Honors Chemistry - A</p>
<p>Junior year:
- AP Psychology - A
- AP Calc BC - A
- AP Comp Sci A - A
- AP Physics - B
- AP English Lang - B
- French 4 - A</p>
<p>Senior year:
- AP Chemistry
- Calc III (taken through a local college, but taught at our school)
- AP English Literature
- Ceramics I/Engineering Apps
- AP US Government and Politics
- AP French</p>
<p>Honors/Awards
- Honor Roll
- Grand Concours: achieved top 10 rank both state-wide and nationally for 2 years, top 20 for junior year :P
- National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist
- AP Scholar w/ Distinction
yeah... there's not much here lulz</p>
<p>Extras:
- Tutored about 3 hours/week junior year
- Youth group band member since 7th grade (I can play guitar or drums, whatever's need that day)
- Church's youth orchestra: Piano
- Youth group outings (we occasionally have miscellaneous volunteer opportunities set up by our pastor)
- School's Environmental Club officer since junior year
- Ping Pong Club officer sophomore year
- NHS member
- Worked the summer after freshman year (fencer at a faire)</p>
<ul>
<li>Environmental Club (freshman - present)</li>
<li>Chess Club (junior - present)</li>
<li>Ping Pong Club (freshman - present)</li>
<li>FBLA (junior - present)</li>
<li>Robotics Club (senior year)</li>
<li>Mock Trial (junior)</li>
<li>Photo Club (freshman)</li>
<li>Fencing Club (freshman)</li>
<li><p>Key Club (freshman)</p></li>
<li><p>Thinking of volunteering at an animal shelter on weekends? Either that or work at my dad's store when he gets one this November.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Does it seem like I'm trying to do too much? I used freshman year to decide what I liked so I joined like 8 different clubs, but I felt like listing them would make it seem like I'm spread out too thin or that I quit things too often. Or should I just go ahead and tack them on to the list?</p>
<p>Other stuffs:
- Asian :D (2nd gen.)
- High school is best in the state, top 100 in the nation
- I can speak, read, write Korean :D Understand? Not much haha
I talk to my parents only in Korean though if that counts for anything :)
- Female
- Intended major: Mechanical Engineering
- Can't really ED because I don't know how much money we got lolz. My parents took off from work for a few months to just relax XD My dad went back to work but since it's not his own business anymore, he's not making much, and my mom is in no condition to work. My dad's buying a building soon though and should have his own business again by November at the latest, so we should have some money then? But for now I'm stuck doing RDs for everything.</p>
<p>So... what are my chances? And what are my safety schools??</p>