<p>I am a 12th grade(1st semester) Korean student with No citizenship, permanent residence, alumni relation. Here's my stat(some are expected ones, not actual)</p>
<p>Major: Biology (possibly with minor in one of social studies)</p>
<p>School: Korea's top Science high school, but not well known in the U.S for it is established in 2003.(I will be one of the first graduates, except for early graduates) Previos year, two students, early-graduating my school, admissioned for the U.S colleges. Both of them got acceptance from caltech.(Though both of them didn't enrolled for Caltech; one for MIT, another for Columbia) </p>
<p>GPA: it quite rigorous with college-level math and science courses
10th grade
1st semester: 4.15/4.3 (Mostly A+ but B+ in Math)
* college course: General Biology I
2nd semester: 4.15/4.3 (All A+ except for B0 in Math T.T)
* college course: General Biology II
11th grade
1st semester: 4.19/4.3
* college courses: Genetics, Human Physiology, Calculus I
2nd semester: 4.21/4.3
* college courses: Molecular biology, Plant physiology, Cell biology,
Organic chemistry
12th grade
1st semester: 4.15~4.2/4.3(expected)
* college courses: Calculus II with multivariables
2nd semester: Will not be sent before in admission
(for I am attending Korean school)</p>
<p>AP Exam:
Biology, Chemistry, Calculus BC: 4~5(expected)</p>
<p>SAT 1: 2200 or a little bit higher(expected)
SAT 2: Math IIC 800, Biology E 800, World history 750~800(expected)</p>
<p>Work experience/Leadership/Volunteering/Sports: Virtually NONE
(totally far away from so-called "Well-rounded person", right?)</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities / Honor
10 th grade
- Research Group on Neural physiology in Seoul University
(team representative)
- GERI summer camp in Purdue University
- Online Biology Studying Club
- school Biology Club
- preparatory APEC Leadership camp
- Biology Olympiad Winter camp
* Korean biology olympiad - Broze medal
* Environmental book review contest - Honorable mention</p>
<p>11 th grade
- Research Group on Developmental Genetics in Seoul University(Team leader)
- Founder and leader of of Biology Olympiad preparation club
- member of School Press
- APEC Leadership camp
- Biology Olympiad Winter camp
* Best Research group award
* Korean biology olympiad - Gold medal and semi-finalist of Korean representative for internional biology olympiad</p>
<p>12th grade
- Tutor of of Biology Olympiad preparation club
- member of School Press
- Preparing for Publshing a paper on Developmental Genetics of Drosophila BXC genes.
- preparing for debate contest on Enviromental issues
- Working on editing an integrative biology text book(not an official puplication)
- Working for Voluntary Agency Network of Korea: committed as an official Ambassador and expected to be soon committed to as the best Agency soon(This is an Web organization to ppublicize Korean culture and foster communication between Korean netizens aand foreigners)
* Busan city superintendent of Education's Award for best student in science</p>
<p>Essay: I would write about my passion for biology since I was 7. Since then, I spent great amount of time reading books on biology watching documentary program on biology, and currently mad an eclectic book on college biology, covering various fields of biology with 1st to 3rd grade college level. If I succed in publish my research result on Korean Journal of Genetics(SCI-Expanded level), I would also write about my research experience; staying up all night working with drosophila embryos, almost forgot eating while searching for references and developing hypothesis by myself... I would also mention about days of frustration due to ankylosing spondylitis(a diseases similar to rheumatism but a little bit more severe), overcoming that with the passion for study. I think we have long been neglecting pure science, so I am preparing to devout whole my life reviving world-wide veneration of science, especially in the field of biology. That's the reason why I am preparing to go to the U.S, the world's center of biology.</p>
<p>Would it be reach, big reach or little reach...?</p>