<p>I'm doing my college search right now, and I have no idea where to start. I want to do something Science (not Engineering, though), such as Biology, Chemistry, or Biomed. (i'm planning to go into Premed with a minor in either art or dance)</p>
<p>General stuff:
Female
Asian
Atheist
16 years old [will turn 17 the summer after senior year]
High school class of '08
Public high school, very competitive. [Arcadia, if you know it]</p>
<p>GPA:
3.725 unweighted [counting freshman year]
3.76 UW [only soph and junior years]
4.23 W [soph and junior] </p>
<p>Courseload:
Algebra 2 Honors, English Honors, Chem Honors Sophomore Year
AP CHem and AP English, Honors Math [Precal + Cal A] Junior Year
AP US Government, AP Physics B, AP Calculus BC, AP English Senior year, Orchesis [a very very time consuming class.. its the Dance Company, two periods] and Speech and Debate Team
I've had [and will have] seven periods (only 6 in a normal day) fresh, soph, and senior years. [in fresh and soph, i've had robotics team]
I've been in Orchestra for 3 years, and Dance for two. </p>
<p>SAT Scores:
SAT 1st time: 2050
SAT 2nd time: 2330
SATIIC: 800
SATChem: 780
SAT Lit: 760</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Piano: [9, 10] I passed Panel [the equivalent of level 11... although technically there are only 10 levels]
Dance:[10, 11, 12] I'm on the school's dance team, and take two hours of outside class a week.
Key Club: [9, 10, 11, 12]
Leo Club: <a href="held%20an%20office%20position%20for%20organizing%20the%20school's%20Aids%20Walk%20team">10, 11, 12</a>
Volunteered at USC's laboratory summer before junior year for roughly 120 hours.
Volunteered as a pianist and music composer for a children's choir an hour a week.
This summer I will be working again at USC (the Edmondson summer fellowship program) as an intern, 9-5 starting next week all the way until school starts. </p>
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<li>all the 12's denote stuff i plan to do next year. </li>
</ul>
<p>THE SCHOOLS I WANT TO APPLY TO: UCI , UCLA, UCBerkeley, UCSD, Uchicago, Oberlin, USC.. and some others i haven't decided. </p>
<p>I also cannot think of any safeties where I'm pretty much guaranteed a spot [or at least, i have a 50 50 chance of getting in], so I would appreciate any help you guys can give me. </p>
<p>what are my chances? =d
also, do you think the fact that i'm a year younger than most people of my grade will help me in admissions? </p>
<p>THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP! :D <3</p>