<p>I'm applying ED to Duke (Trinity College of Arts and Sciences), and RD to Cornell, Columbia, Northwestern, UCLA, UC-Berkeley, University of Southern California, and NYU.
I'm Asian, my GPA is 3.65 Unweighted (3.91 Weighted)
SAT: 2270 superscored
SAT2: Biology 760, Chinese 780
10 APs taken (planning to finish 16): Statistics 4, Physics B 4, European History 3, Chinese 5, Physics C - Mechanics 5, Physics C - E&M 5, English Lang/Composition 5, Biology 4, US History 4, Calculus BC 5 (AB Subscore 5)
Awarded National AP Scholar in Junior year, AP Scholar With Distinction same year
AMC School Winner (American Mathematics Competition)
AIME Qualifier (scored 4)
Foreign Language Essay Contest Winner
Extracurriculars:
Captain of Varsity Swimming Team, about 4 years worth of Boy Scouts (never got to Eagle), Youth Group volunteering, and Swimming Instructor (paid work). All of which took relatively large time commitments.
From what I heard, my essays are strong, and I have a recommendation letter from a Physics Professor at Columbia.
Good luck to all who are applying early and going to find out soon!</p>