<p>I know Berkeley is very competitive for engineering and even more so for an out of state student, but here goes:</p>
<p>Asian Male - Senior Year
First Person in whole family to go to college (son of immigrants)</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.94 (2 Bs in junior honors English and 1 in AP physics)
UC GPA: (4.2?)
Weighted Rank: 2 of 266</p>
<p>PSAT: 209 (80M 55CR 74W)
SAT: Math-780, Reading-640, Writing -720 (2140)
SATII: Physics-760, MathII-800, Chemstiry-770</p>
<p>AP Tests:
AP Physics: 5
AP Chemistry: 4
AP Calculus: 4
AP Statistics: 5</p>
<p>Hardest Courseload except for no Honors English 9,10,12</p>
<p>8th Grade:
Algebra 1
Spanish 1</p>
<p>Freshman Classes:
Biology
World History
Freshman English
Geometry
Spanish 2
Freshman Boys' Choir
Lifetime Health - 1st semester
Basketball/Volleyball - 1st semester
Advanced Communications - 2nd Semester
Required PE - 2nd semester</p>
<p>Sophomore Classes:
Honors Chemistry
Physics
United States History
Sophomore English
Algebra 2
Spanish 3
Sophomore Concert Choir
Guitar 1- 1st semester
Stocks and Mutual Funds - 2nd Semester</p>
<p>Summer classes at Community College:
Trigonometry/Precalculus
Computer Aided Drafting I</p>
<p>Junior Classes:
AP Chemistry
AP Physics
AP US History
AP Calculus AB
AP Statistics
Spanish 4
Junior Honors English
Human Physiology and Anatomy</p>
<p>Summer class at Community College:
Computer Aided Drafting II</p>
<p>Senior Classes:
AP Biology
AP Physics C: Mechanics (Independent Study)
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (Independent Study)
AP US History - Issues and Research
AP European History
AP Calculus BC
AP Economics
Senior English
Spanish 5
Health Issues</p>
<p>extracurriculars:
Math Club (9-12, President 10-12)
Spanish Club (9-12)
National Honors Society (10-12)
Spanish Honors Society (10-12)
Link Crew Leader (11-12)
Peer Tutoring (10-12)
Volunteer at Library (10, 100+ hours)
Volunteer at Hospital (11-12, 100+ hours)
Volunteer at Buddhist Temple (200+ hours)
School Choir (9-10)
Vietnamese Buddhist Youth Association (9-12)
Vietnamese Buddhist Youth Association, Lion Dance Group (9-12)
NW Lion Dance Troupe (9-12)
Van Lang Vietnamese School (10-12)</p>
<p>Work Experience:
House to House Advertising for a Landscaping company (9-12)-35hrs/wk summer, 7hrs/wk school year</p>
<p>Awards:
AP Scholar
National Merit Commended Scholar
2nd Place Regional Math Competition - Individual (10)
2nd Place Regional Math Competition - Team (11)
Qualified to State Invitational Mathematics Tournament</p>