<p>Background:
A Chinese-American going into junior year in California
Raised by a single mother
Dad died when I was 7</p>
<p>Academics:
4.55 weighted GPA
4.0 unweighted
Class Rank: 2 out of 788
SAT II Chemistry: 800
AP Chemistry: 5
AP European History: 5</p>
<p>Projected Courses:
Junior Year
AP Computer Science
AP Biology
AP English Language
AP Psychology
AP Spanish Language
AP US History</p>
<p>Senior Year
AP US Government and Politics
AP Macroeconomics
AP Music Theory
AP English Literature
AP Spanish Literature
AP Physics
AP Calculus</p>
<p>Activities:
Principal Clarinet in 2008 District Honor Band
Staff writer in school newspaper (I might become an editor next year)
President of Science Olympiad
President of Math Club
Publicity Officer of Music Club this year
Treasurer of Music Club last year
Advanced Level (Level 10) in Piano certified by the Music Teachers' Association of California
Passed examination with honors every year</p>
<p>Awards:
3rd Place in Chemistry in Science Olympiad County Competition
2 time winner at the local Baroque Piano Festival
honorable mention at the local Bach Festival</p>
<p>Work/Community Service:
29 hours with Red Cross
30 hours with Music Club when playing at retirement homes
I volunteer at church by moving chairs, setting up the piano, the pamphlets, etc.
I might volunteer at the library or get a job next summer or during my senior year.</p>
<p>Summer:
Took a Spanish 1 summer school course before freshman year to jump to Spanish 2.
Took a chemistry course at a community college before sophomore year to bypass regular chemistry and take AP Chemistry.</p>
<p>Sports: I used to play ping pong and might start a ping pong club at school.</p>
<p>Interested in:
Harvard
Stanford
Yale
MIT
UCLA
UC Berkeley
Duke
Columbia
Princeton
Cornell
Vanderbilt
U. of Notre Dame</p>
<p>Also, what score do I need to at least get on the SAT?</p>
<p>What do I need to improve most regarding extracurriculars and work/community service?</p>
<p>Thank you for all of your advice.</p>