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<li>Background info -</li>
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<p>Ethnicity/gender: Asian Male
I've lived in the United States pretty much all my life, 14 out of 17 years, but according to my mom I'm still classified as a South Korean International student because we're here on a visa -_-. Apparently that hurts my chances at pretty much any college I apply to.</p>
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<li>Stats -</li>
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<p>Competitive public high school
GPA UW: 3.63
Class rank: Optional to put on transcript, I really don't want to put it on but maybe Rice will make me? Top 17%
SAT I: 2320 (800 math, 770 writing, 750 reading)
SAT IIs: 800 world history, 800 math II, 770 biology m</p>
<p>Have taken 7 AP classes (2 sophomore year, 5 junior year)
Soph - APUSH, AP Computer Science
Junior - AP Biology, AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, AP Environmental Science, AP English Language
Senior year schedule will have 4 APs - AP Calculus BC, AP English literature, AP Chemistry, AP government/economics</p>
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<li>Extracurriculars - </li>
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<p>Symphony (top level) orchestra
-member 9th to present - officer 11th - president 12th
NHS
-member 11th to present - officer 11th-12th
DECA (association of marketing students)
-member 9th to present - officer 11th - Regional winner/State 2nd place/International alternate 11th</p>
<p>Camp for mentally disabled
-Counselor, volunteered every summer starting freshman year, for a total of 6 weeks so far.
Camp counselor for local community center
English/Math tutor for younger students + edited papers of foreign college students
Summer lifeguard volunteering
Large-scale, semester long Public Relations Project for DECA
-Raised $1000+ to support local community organization helping the homeless
Ebay top-rated seller (idk if this really counts...)
-Dealt with over $3000+ on Ebay with an abundance of positive reviews</p>
<p>~500 community service hours
-214 on the PSAT, guaranteed National Merit commended scholar, possible semifinalist
-AP Scholar with honors</p>
<p>I am looking for probably an economics major/business minor or something in that related area (want to do business in the future). Possibly engineering/business? Not completely sure.
I only listed significant ECs. I realize that by GPA/class rank are mediocre. Please don't sugarcoat replies and give honest your honest opinions; if you really don't think I have a chance, then feel free to bluntly say it. Thank you all :)</p>