<p>Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Class Rank: N/A, but my percentile is like 50% (I know... :( I go to a magnet school, so everybody has good GPA's.)
Unweighted GPA: 3.82
Coursework:
At the school I go to, all of the classes are honors besides AP's and IB's.
11th Grade: AP Chem, AP BC Calculus.
12th Grade: AP Bio, AP Music Theory.
11-12th Grade: IB History of the Americas, IB Spanish SL</p>
<p>SAT One Sitting: 2330 (R 800 M 730 W 800)
Composite (took the SAT's twice): 2390 (R 800 M 790 W 800)
SAT II: 800 Math 800 Physics 800 Chem 740 Lit (my mom made me take this one)
AP: 5 BC Calculus 5 Chemistry</p>
<p>All the other stuff:</p>
<p>Columbia Science Honors Program</p>
<p>Bowling (don't laugh at me... it's still a sport :D )
JV: 9-10th Grade
Varsity: 11th Grade</p>
<p>VOLUNTEER SERVICE</p>
<p>-Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), New York, New York
Total Hours: 106
I volunteered in the pathology lab.
-Church Youth Orchestra
Total Hours: 40
Helped younger kids with orchestra pieces and performed for various church events.
-Youth and Family Focus
Total Hours: 30
Camp at which each day is spent volunteering at different place. Volunteer work was done at Habitat for Humanity, World Vision, Goodwill Rescue Mission, and nursing homes.
-Global Ambassadors
Total Hours: 16
Program where high schoolers from Korea come to our school. I helped with translation and helping out teachers.</p>
<p>EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES</p>
<p>-LiNK (Liberty in North Korea)
President
-BCA Haidong Gumdo Club
Founder, President
-Haidong Gumdo
2nd degree black belt.
-BCA Cancer Society
Class of 2012 Representative
-Math Team Member
-Church Youth Group Leader
-Breakdance Club Member</p>
<p>SKILLS/ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT</p>
<p>-ARML Participant
-NJSL Physics Team Member
-National Honor Society</p>
<p>MUSIC/ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT</p>
<p>-NJ Region I Orchestra
-NJ All State Orchestra
-Concert Festival: performed at Bruno Walter Auditorium & Rose Studio at Lincoln Center
-American Fine Arts Festival 2011 Season Winner</p>
<p>WORK EXPERIENCE</p>
<p>-Intern at Valley Hospital, NJ</p>
<p>I very concerned about my GPA/rank. I screwed myself by getting a LOT of A-'s. How much will it tank my application?</p>
<p>Also, how important are teacher recommendations? I will be getting a decent one from my chemistry teacher, but my humanities rec will be mediocre at best.</p>