<p>Hi, all, I guess you probably know what I'm going to ask.... Please chance me, I'd love any input anyone might have to offer. And I apologize in advance for the excess of information.</p>
<p>I'm looking into MIT, Harvard, Wash U, Brown, and Johns Hopkins...</p>
<p>Age: 16
Sex: Female</p>
<p>Weighted GPA: 4.3575 (don't know my unweighted)
Rank: 10 out of 952
PSAT: 225
SAT: 2340 (CR: 800, W: 800, M: 740)
ACT: 34 </p>
<p>9th Grade:
Biology Honors
Humanities (kind of like an art history class)
Orchestra
French II
Algebra II Honors
English Honors</p>
<p>10th Grade:
Precalculus Honors
Chemistry Honors
French III Honors
AP World History
English II Honors
Humanities (year 2)
AP Human Geography</p>
<p>11th Grade
Physics Honors
AP French IV
American Studies (AP US His/AP Eng Lang)
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus BC
Academic Decathlon
(Self Studied: AP Psychology)</p>
<p>12th grade (2009-2010 school year)
AP Statistics
AP Computer Science
AP Biology
AP Physics C
AP English Literature
AP US Government
AP Macroeconomics
Academic Decathlon
(Self Studying: AP Environmental Science)</p>
<p>Extracurricular activities:
-Science Fair (11 years)
-Whiz Quiz (2 years): Nationally Qualified Team in 2008
-Piano (3 years)
-Violin (8 years)
-Saxophone (2 years)
-Academic Decathlon (2 years)
-Columnist for the Dallas Morning News (2 years)</p>
<p>Clubs:
-National French Honor Society
-National Honor Society
-Key Club
-LASER
-World Affairs Council
-Red Cross Club
-People to People
-Mu Alpha Theta
-Mensa
-Peer Tutoring Club
-Habitat for Humanity
-SEVA</p>
<p>Student government/other leadership roles:
-Team Captain of Plano ISD 2nd Place Whiz Quiz Team
-Team Captain of the Academic Decathlon Team (highest scoring A student)
-Set up peer tutoring program at the Boys and Girls Club </p>
<p>Employment/Volunteering
-3 years: Self-Employed as a Math tutor of middle school & high school students
-Volunteer at the Boys and Girls Clubtutoring in Math & French
-Organized free, once a week classes over the summer (2009)
-Lab Assistant in the Science Department at PISD Summer School (summer 2009)
-Active chemistry and algebra tutor at Plano West
-Volunteer at local nursing homes and clinics
-Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity Builds </p>
<p>Awards
9th Grade
-1st Place Award for Best Medical Project from the Cooper Institute
-3rd Place Baylor Research Institute: Best Medical Project Award
-Honorable Mention in Dallas Regional Science Fair
-3rd Place at Plano ISD District Science Fair
-Top 5 National Laureates for the National French Exam
-2nd place in the Collin County Poetry Contest
-1st, 3rd place and Finalist in the Plano Public Library Poetry Contest
-3rd Place in the Poetry Society of Texas Poetry Contest
-PISD Trustees Award of Excellence Recipient
-Award of Merit and Honorable Mention in Plano ISD’s Reflections Contest
-Certificate of Achievement in Algebra II Honors
-Certificate of Achievement in English I Honors</p>
<p>10th Grade
-1st Place Baylor Medical Center: Best Medical Project Award
-1st Place Award from the US Department of Health & Human Services & Surgeon General
-1st Place Award for Best Medical Project from the Cooper Institute
-Honorable Mention at the Dallas Regional Science Fair
-3rd Place at Plano ISD District Science Fair
-2nd Place in Behavioral Sciences at the Texas Junior Academy of Science
-1st place in the Collin County Poetry Contest
-1st place in Plano Public Library Systems Poetry Contest
-2nd Place (3 entries) in the Poetry Society of Texas Contests
-National Semifinalist in the 16th Annual Anthem Essay Contest held by the Ayn Rand Institute
-Top 5 National Laureates for the National French Exam
-PISD Trustees Award of Excellence Recipient
-Award of Excellence in Plano ISD Council of PTAs Reflections Contest
-Honorable Mention in Plano ISD Reflections Contest
-Team Captain of Plano ISD’s 2nd place Whiz Quiz Team</p>
<p>11th Grade
-National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist (I live in TX, so hoping that 225 cuts it)
-National Finalist and Recipient of $15,000 Scholarship at the Young Epidemiologist Scholars National Competition
-1st Place in Behavioral Sciences at the Texas Junior Academy of Science
-Advanced to American Junior Academy of Science 2010
-1st Place at Plano ISD District Science Fair
-Honorable Mention at Dallas Regional Science Fair
-Top 10 National Laureates in the National French Exam
-1st place in the Collin County Poetry Contest
-1st place in Plano Public Library Systems Poetry Contest
-1st and 2nd Place in the Poetry Society of Texas Contests
-Award of Merit in Plano ISD Council of PTAs Reflections Contest
-2nd Place in Essay Writing at Academic Decathlon Regional Meet
-Selected in the Top 25 Essays in the Profiles of Courage: John F Kennedy Essay Competition
-2nd Place World Affairs Council Essay Competition
-3rd Place in Team Super Quiz at Academic Decathlon Regional Meet
-4th Place in UIL Current Events</p>
<p>Music:
-National Guild Piano Competition (07, 08, 09)
-Piano Music Theory Texas State Silver Medal (08)</p>
<p>Interesting Facts:
-born in India, lived in UK and Wales
-skipped the 4th grade at age 9
-trilingual: can speak Malayalam, English, and French fluently
-strong supporter of and active donator to the Locks of Love Foundation
-I take courses from EPGY every summer ever since 7th grade, not for cred, but just for the furthering of my own knowledge: I have taken Alg 2, US History, Precalculus, Calculus, Physics C</p>