<p>Hi everyone!
If anyone would be so kind as to chance me, i will definitely chance back! :)
So my top schools:
Brown
MIT
Amherst
Johns Hopkins
UPenn</p>
<p>asian (specifically chinese) female, medium suburban northern public school
GPA: 5.8 out of 6</p>
<p>My school doesn't really offer APs to sophomores, and only offers 2 to juniors, so I am and have been taking the most rigorous schedule possible... but will the lack of APs hurt?</p>
<p>Freshman courses: honors geometry, honors physics I, world history I, english I, honors chinese II, intro to art
Sophomore courses: honors english II, honors algebra II, honors world history II, honors chinese III, honors chem
Junior courses: honors physics II, honors chinese IV, AP US, honors precalc, honors english III, honors bio
next year's courses: AP chem, AP bio, AP psych, AP chinese, AP english, AP bc calc</p>
<p>we also don't do class rank... but i'm in the top 3 as of now! :)</p>
<p>SAT I: 790 critical reading, 800 math, 800 writing (11 on essay): 2390 total
SAT IIs: 760 chem, 770 world history, 760 math I (i'll take the math II and us ones too)</p>
<p>extracurrics:
usta tennis (highest rank of 49 in new england u16s)
varsity tennis (4 years): junior captain, all years MVP, sportsmanship award
chinese national honor society
orchestra (viola)
math team
piano (i've played at carnegie and have a cd... idk if it will be a big help though)
winner of photography contest (photography vibes)
interfaith action youth leadership program, committee member (though i am an atheist...)
research at MGH lab
volunteer at children's museum
volunteer at chinese school
volunteer at local hospital
tennis:europe trip to spain (international competition)</p>
<p>i have one teacher that i think will write a pretty good rec, and i think my other one will be at least satisfactory</p>
<p>thanks everyone!</p>