<p>hi, im an asian american who lives in a pretty affluent community in New York (manhasset), will be a senior in 08, goes to manhasset high school, about 8-12% of each class goes to Ivy leagues each year, was ranked in top 20 high schools few years back</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>GPA - Weighted: 4.2179 out of likw 4.27? (weird system of weighting), Unweighted 3.9
Class Size: ~220
No class rankings but im in the top 10%
have taken the most advanced classes</p>
<p>AP scores
World History-5
US History-4
English Comp-4
Physics-4</p>
<p>Courses Senior Year-
AP Calc BC
AP French
AP Bio
AP Economics
AP Literature
Intel Prep</p>
<p>The main scores:</p>
<p>SAT I Math: 720
SAT I Critical Reading: 730
SAT I Writing: 760</p>
<p>SAT II: Chem: 760
Bio: 700
Math2: 720 (expecting 750-800 in october)</p>
<p>ACT: 32</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Sports: county swimmer, going on 4 year varsity swimmer, captain senior year
going on 2 year varsity volleyball, captain senior year</p>
<p>Music: (trombone) making a cd for colleges
Metropolitan Youth Orchestra Principal for one year
Going on the 4th year of:
Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Brass Choir (1st/2nd Chairs)</p>
<p>Clubs:
Historian of National Honor Society
Secretary of French Honor Society
Active member of Math Honor Society
Member of Science Honor Society
Active member of Tri-M music society, hoping to be officer
Member of International Club
Member of key club</p>
<p>Research:Going on 4th year Intel prep at school
Summer research program at Garcia MRSEC
Applying for Siemens and Intel competitions (hopefully placing well)</p>
<p>Community service: 2 time treasurer and 1 time VP of church youth group (~150 members), spent about 10-15 hours per week on saturdays and sundays
Missions trip to Manaus, Brazil for 10 days
(not sure if these count but,)MetLife building performance with brass choir in NYC
various performances with jazz ensemble, marching band
various community service with clubs</p>
<p>Misc Awards:
2 time 9th place finalist for the National French Competition "le grand concour"
1st place and 2x3rd place finishes at Rohm and Haas science fair (local)
Highest, High and honors at Long Island Science Congress</p>
<p>i left out a bunch of stuff but this is just a general overview</p>
<p>Where I am might apply as well...
Northwestern University
GWU 7 year med program
University of Chicago
University of Michigan at Annarbor
Rice University
UC Berkeley
New York University</p>
<p>my chances for- standard, harvard, columbia? (engineering depts.)</p>
<p>i really appreciate your time! thank you very much</p>