<p>Hi. I'm a currently a senior and can't decide whether I should take the chance to apply early for the school I've always dreamed of. I'm just going to use the explanation used for the official decision threads. Hopefully you guys can give me some input and opinions! Thank you!</p>
<p>If you have the time would you also chance the following? I'm trying to decide which ones won't be too big of a reach so I can apply.<br>
1) Princeton
2) CMU CS
3) Columbia Engineering
4) UMich
5) UC Berkeley EECS
6) Cornell
7) USC</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math, 760 Reading 720 Writing
ACT: 32? Sophomore year
SAT II: 800 MathII 750 Biology M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92 at a competitive high school
AP: AP Music Theory (5), AP Biology (5), AP USH (4), AP Comp Sci (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ (Micro/Macro), APC Physics (E&M and Mech), AP Chemistry, AP English Lit, AP Statistics, BC Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME Qualifer (got a 5), NCWIT Affiliate Winner & National Runner-up
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Robotics (Leader), FBLA (VP), Computer Club (President), Piano (teaches younger kids & Composes), SciOly, National Honor Society, Speech & Debate, Water Polo (not junior year),
Job/Work Experience: Web Design for companies, Sold longboards, interned in a laboratory over the summer at Stanford (Research), mechanist at a local company
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at summer camps as a Camp Counselor (2 years)
Summer Activities: Research, Community College Classes, Work
Essays: CommonApp - about how I didn't live with my parents when I was younger and grew up with my grandmother. It's about our relationship which is surrounded by sharing our love of food. How this bond help me stay strong despite divorce and unemployment of parents.
Teacher Recommendation: One knows me very well as a person while one knows me very well as a student. Should both be wonderful writers.<br>
Counselor Rec: Should be okay?
Additional Rec: Possibly the Stanford professor I worked with or my boss with the interesting insight into my "entrepreneurial ability" (haven't decided)
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: I think my supplements will be very "interesting" and honest as I am what my friends consider "strangely unique" when it comes to personality and writing style.<br>
Weaknesses: Average asian, okay test scores and grades. Interested in engineering (but a girl), plays piano. </p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>