Chance Me: UPenn, UChicago, Duke, UT Austin all for CS

General Info:

Asian Male
Middle-Upper Class Family
Californian
Intended Major - Computer Science

Statistics:

3.99 UW GPA
4.68 Weighted GPA
No Class Rank Provided by School

Standardized Tests:
SAT: 1560 (800 Math + 760 Reading + Writing)
SAT Subject: Math II - 800, Chemistry - 800
ACT: 35

AP Courses:

  • AP Calculus BC(5)
  • AP Statistics(5)
  • AP Chemistry(5)
  • AP Physics C: Mechanics(5)
  • AP Biology(5)
  • AP World History(5)
  • AP US History(4)
  • AP Econ/AP Gov(5)
  • AP English Language(5)
  • AP English Literature(5)
  • AP Computer Science(5)
  • Honors Chemistry
  • Multi-Variable Calculus taken at Community College

Extracurriculars:

  • CM Level 5 - honor student for CM Level 4 and Level 5 (piano for 6 years)
  • Karate Black Belt - 1st degree and competed at local tournaments
  • Debate Team -
    -Captain of PF in 11th Grade
    -VP in 12th Grade
    -Qualified to TOC 3 years
    -Qualified to Nationals 3 years
    -Varsity Public Forum for 3.5 years
    -Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking for 3.5 years
    • Lots of awards on National Circuit tournaments
  • California Scholarship Federation - volunteered at misc. events, Secretary in 11th Grade
  • Science Bowl - went to Nationals 2 years, Secretary in 11th Grade
  • Model United Nations - part of club for 3 years, competed in B MUN, SCVMUN, etc.
  • Computer Science Club - VP in 11th Grade, won different hackathons
  • Volleyball Team - 3 years, Team Captain in 11th Grade
  • DECA
    • Qualified to ICDC for 2 years
    • competed at local conferences

Volunteering/Job Experience:

  • Sandia National Laboratories - researched Nuclear Physics for 3 months
  • UC Berkeley - researched under prof. for 3 months
  • Teen Advisory Board - part of board for 4 years, 150 hours
  • Temple - part of board for 3 years, 200 hours

Total Volunteering Hours: 300+ hours

Letters of Recommendation:

  • AP Calc BC teacher
  • Prof. at UC Berkeley

Other:

  • National AP Scholar
  • National Merit Scholar
  • Ranked Top 20 PF Team in California
  • Ranked Top 50 PF Team in California
  • Ranked Top 100 PF Team in California

I am trying to see if I can try to formulate a spike in anyway but I still appreciate any help received. I hope that my grades and EC’s will be able to get me in. Thanks to anybody who helps!

Penn, Chicago, and Duke are “reach for everyone” schools. UT Austin is reach for those who are not auto-admit (top 6% Texas students), and an additional reach for the CS major.

If you are in California, will you apply to UCs and CSUs?