<p>Someone suggested I move this to the chances thread, so if anyone can offer some advice I'd really appreciate it.</p>
<p>So I've recently perused the common app, and I'm having difficulty deciding which extracurriculars to include and evaluating whether or not my extracurriculars as a whole are suitable for the schools I'm applying to. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
EC's:</p>
<p>School Newspaper- 10th grade: writer, 11th: copy editor, 12th: chief editor</p>
<p>National Honor Society- 11th: member, 12th: Treasurer</p>
<p>Basketball- 9th-12th grade JV and Varsity, team won some tournaments</p>
<p>Tutoring Club- 10th-12th grade</p>
<p>Model UN- 10th: participated in local conference, 11th: traveled to berlin for conference
12th- will be chair for local conference</p>
<p>Toastmasters Speech Program (should I include this??)- just 10th grade, Vice President</p>
<p>Conducted some summer classes and activities for middle schoolers (10th grade)</p>
<p>Jobs:
Paid Tutor (11th)
Worked as crossguard (summer before 11th)
Had job helping cultivate recently purchased hunting land (summer before 12th)</p>
<p>Other stats:</p>
<p>Grades:
10th grade: All honors, 3 B's in the first semester, Straight A's after
11th: B in AP bio first semester, Straight A's after</p>
<p>Overall around 3.83 UW</p>
<p>Class rank: Not sure if school ranks, probably top 10 percent</p>
<p>SAT: 740 CR, 780 math, 710 writing (2230)
SAT II's: Bio 740, USH 700 (should I send this score??)
Math2 760 (retaking for 800)
Junior Schedule: AP Biology (5), AP Lang/comp (4), APUSH (4), physics, precalculus honors
Senior Schedule: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Chemistry</p>
<p>Intended major: Biomedical engineering</p>
<p>I'll be applying to:
UCLA
UC Berkeley
Cornell
UW Madison
Columbia</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>