<p>I've been reading these boards for a while so, why not. My EC's blow but w/e
I've changed some college choices so hopefully the responses will be different.
Chance at all the top UCs(Berkeley, LA, Davis, SD, Irvine...)
and the privates (Duke, Cornell, Northwestern, Washinton U, John Hopkins, Rice, Georgetown, Pomona,Amherst) </p>
<p>Hoping to go into either premed or engineering. lol yeah i know.
Going to be a senior next school year
Background:
First Generation Asian
First Generation to go to undergraduate school (parents went to undergrads in china and graduate school here)
San Francisco Bay Area</p>
<p>GPA:
UW: 3.9
Weighted: 4.3
CP(UC system): 4.5-4.6ish
Rank: School doesn't reveal it to us till late... probably top 5% out of 700-800 students
PSAT: 208(?) I think, semi-finalist
SATI: 750 Math 760 Writing 700 Reading 2210 Total. Might retake in fall
SATII: 800 Math IIC, taking Physics in October(should be high 700s), maybe one more SATII but not likely. 660 SATII bio in 9th grade (yeah... yuck)
APs so far 5 Euro, 5 Calc AB, 4 English Language
Sophmore Year: AP Euro, AP Java A(didnt take AP test cus teacher was horrible)
Junior Year: AP English, AP Calculus A, AP Java AB(Again didn't take AP test cuz teacher sucked, new teacher btw)
Senior Year: AP Econ, AP English Lit, AP Calculus AB, AP Spanish 5, AP Enviornmental Science</p>
<p>Right, here comes the ECs and club stuff</p>
<p>CSF(3 years)
Science Alliance(2 years) Officer this year - Helps 5th graders with Science fair projects, slowly gaining attention and publicity
Interact Club (2 years)
Science Bowl (2 Years)
BITE council (Student council at local Food Bank to help with management of resources and stuff) (a few months)
Guitar(5+ years)
Volunteer(150+ hours)
Occasional tutoring
Active church/youth member?(?)
Work at Kumon 8-16 hours a week.</p>
<p>Awards (writing this section makes me feel bad :/)
9th Grade Science Fair 3rd Place in Biology
2nd Place Regional Science Bowl Competition
Presidents Volunteer award for 100 and 150 hours. :D</p>
<p>Recs: They should be average/good.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance</p>