<p>Hello. I am an Asian male from a top 20 school (newsweek) that sends many kids to top universities.</p>
<p>high schoolgpa. (4=A+,3.8= A, 3.6=A-)
UW gpa: 3.66
W gpa:3.91
should bascially stay the same by the end of this year.</p>
<p>School does not rank</p>
<p>SAT: m-720; cr-700; w-700= 2120
did blah the second time 1920.</p>
<p>ACT: 31</p>
<p>(which score is better act or sat)</p>
<p>SAT2s: bio 730, chem 670(><), taking us and 2c next year</p>
<p>Courseload is pretty hard taking all accelerated classes and 5 APs at the end of junior year: Euro, Comp, Stat, US, Bio</p>
<p>Senior Schedule:
A.P. Literature (might drop)
A.P. Calculus AB
A.P. Physics
A.P. Economics (micro/macro)
A.P. U.S. Government</p>
<p>ECS:
-Varsity Cross Country 11,12
-Varsity Fencing 9-12
-JV volleyball: 9-10, injured 11, varsity 12</p>
<p>-Many various clubs but no real leadership positions besides a few minor roles as secretary and such.</p>
<p>-I am a junior fire fighter, and undergoing rigorous training to join the department this summer.
-I am a camp counselor for mentally challenged kids and adults and volunteer at the organization.
-Volunteer at special olympics for 2 summers
-Heavily involved with a charity that uses music to raise funds to help the needy.
-Volunteer at a local hospital and take care of the elderly.
-Youth group president for two years and have gone to Mexico to establish a vacation bible school for two summers</p>
<p>-I worked at a grocery as a cashier
-Working at a piping supply this summer</p>
<p>No really prestigious awards.</p>
<p>My recommendation letters should be decent and my essays should be good.</p>
<p>I am not really sure about my chances at some top schools.
A tentative list of schools (help me narrow it down):
-NYU(does legacy count?)
-USC (does legacy count?)
-UCB (i wish)
-UCLA
-Michigan
-Dartmouth
-Cornell
-NU
-Emory
-Georgetown
-Duke
-A couple LAC
-Safeties? (sunys, suggest some for me)</p>