<p>Hi everyone, I thought I might give this a shot. </p>
<p>I've applied early to USF (already heard back from Whittier College and Georgetown), and am waiting hear back on my regular decision from Boston U, Claremont McKenna, Fordham, Hamilton, NYU, Northwestern, Occidental, George Washington, UMich, and USC.</p>
<p>I was hoping to see what my chances were for all of these school so here it goesss</p>
<p>GPA UW: 3.67, W: Have to recheck but I believe it's the 3.8-3.9 range.
SAT: 2160 (CR: 720, M: 660, W: 780)
SAT II: World History- 710, US History- 730, Math II- 640 (as you can tell, I'm not a big fan of math.)
AP Scores: 5s: AP Spanish Language and AP English Language, 4s: APUSH and AP World, 3: AP Bio</p>
<p>Awards/Honors:
AP Scholar with Distinction</p>
<p>Volunteer:
-More than 20 hours volunteering at the local animal shelter
-More than 140 hours dedicated to leading a book club for kindergarteners, 3rd graders, and 4th graders </p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>
<p>Mock Trial (9,10,11,12)- Clerk (9), Witness (10,12), Defense Attorney (11), Club Secretary (11,12)
Won multiple awards in county, Team Spirit Award, Qualified for state competition (10), semi-finalists (9,11)</p>
<p>Korean American Youth Buddhist Association (9,10,11,12)- Vice President (12)
Organized and led group retreats, facilitated meetings, designed and implemented fundraising events, invited religious leaders to speak to group</p>
<p>Book Club Leader (9,10,11,12)
Designed curriculum for and facilitated student discussion groups
Certificate of Excellence from the Korean Education Center (12), KPA Presidents Award (12)</p>
<p>Interact Club (9,10,11,12)- Regular Member, Board Member (10)
Raised awareness for community service and developed goodwill, participated in community service events (park beautification, senior banquets)</p>
<p>Mr. Amador (10)- Organizer, Talent Committee (10)
Organized pageant with team in which over $10,000 of proceeds were donated to George Mark Childrens House, assisted contestants with performances</p>
<p>District Attorney's Justice Academy (11)
Participated in nationally recognized program in which selected students attend seminars on various aspects of law and the judicial system</p>
<p>Intern at a law firm (11,12)
Wrote demand letters and case briefs for small claims court, filed court documents, conducted pre-interview sessions, translated documents</p>
<p>Congressional Intern (12)
Answered phone calls, logged constituent comments and addressed concerns, attended multiple events with the congressman and his staff</p>
<p>State of Residence: California (Permanent Resident status- Korean citizen)
Ethnicity: Korean
First Generation College, First generation immigrant
Personal essay about the different worlds I have come from
Teacher Recs: amazing! Written by my Spanish and AP US teacher, both whom have worked with me extensively. </p>
<p>Thank you so much for reading this long thread- any information would be helpful!</p>
fingers crossed!!</p>