<p>v2 thanks in advance</p>
<p>gpa: 3.82/4.00uw, no weights
very competitive new york public school
no rank, def >top5% in class of 400 (im my gc's top student so he's pretty fond of me)</p>
<p>sat: cr750 m760 w790 1 sitting (total 2300)
psat: 222 (nms semifinalist)
sat2: bio800, chem770, mathII750
ap: bio 5, lang/comp 5, us history 4</p>
<p>took all honors classes whenever possible
4 aps in junior year: bio, english lang/comp, spanish, us history
taking 5 aps in senior year: calc bc, physics c, environmental, literature, macroeco</p>
<p>extracurriculars:
-science resarch at local suny (a few weeks) on protein engineering and polytechnic (several weeks) on biodegradable plastics (entered into siemens westinghouse)
-200+ comm service (divided between chinese cultural activities, tutoring piano and violin, and working at local hospital)
-columbia science honors program
-Violin (nyssma allstate 97); Piano (nyssma 6 96)
-cyberathlete league
-martial arts</p>
<p>clubs and positions:
tri-m music honor society: webmaster/points chair
associate editor of school sci magazine
senior mathletes 'varsity'
asian american club: activities officer</p>
<p>jobs:
tutoring (3 hours a week)</p>
<p>awards:
national civil engineering competition, 2nd place
national poetry competition, honorable mention
regional science fair: merit
regional math fair: silver medal
ap scholar... (is this worth putting?)
some other things i cant remember...</p>
<p>schools (slightly changed):</p>
<p>chances at columbia (college) ed? <absolute dream school. i live in new york and have taken the saturday classes there. i love the campus, the city.</p>
<p>also chances at brown, yale, cornell, northwestern, tufts, jhu, carnegie mellon, nyu, suny bing/stony brook, boston u?
is this list a bit topheavy?</p>
<p>thanks so much all</p>