Chances Please! (Cornell, some UCs...)

<p>Hey Everyone!</p>

<p>I’m in my Junior summer and thinking about college (obviously). I’m not sure if I have a chance at some of these schools, so I would really appreciate it if you guys chanced me.</p>

<p>The Lowdown
Location: New Jersey
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Asian
School: Large, Highly Competitive (my class has about 700 people)
Rank: our school doesn't rank - but top 10% </p>

<p>College Choices
Major: Medicine/Pharmacy
1. Cornell (ED)
2. John Hopkins
3. UCLA
4. UC Berkley
5. Northwestern
6. UC San Diego
7. Rutgers</p>

<p>Academics</p>

<p>GPA: (UW) 4.077 (W) 4.525 (UC grading) 4.857
: no B’s, all A’s</p>

<p>AP’s: (italicized ones are the ones I’m taking Senior Year)
US History 5
Chemistry 5
Language and Composition 5
Calculus BC 5
*Biology
Chinese
Literature and Composition
Statistics and Probability *</p>

<p>SAT’s:
(I) 2250 (M) 790 (R) 740) (W) 720
(II) Chemistry: 780 Math II: 760</p>

<p>Leadership/Club Membership</p>

<p>Go Green Club President (affiliated with Environmental Protection Agency) (10-12)
(10) Founder (11) President (12) President
People to People International Vice President (9-12)
(10) Historian (11) Secretary (12) Vice President
Badminton Club Co-President (10-12)
(10) Co-Founder (11) Co-President (12) Co-President
Chinese National Honor Society President (10-12)
(12) President
National Honor Society Secretary (11-12)
(12) Secretary
FBLA Secretary (11-12)
(12) Secretary
National Forensics League (10-12)
Science National Honor Society (11-12)
Math National Honor Society (11-12)
Church Youth Group Co-Chair (9-12)
(10) Group Leader (11) Co-Chair Deputy (12) Co-Chair
Church VBS (it’s a camp) Small Group Leader Coordinator (9-10)
(9) Small Group Leader (10) Small Group Leader Coordinator
Church Sunday School 6th Grade Teacher (9-12)</p>

<p>Awards</p>

<p>National Forensics League Public Forum Debate
(10) regional: 4th
(11) regional: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4
states: 4th
districts: 5th
FBLA
(11) regional: 2nd
states: 4th<br>
Badminton
(9) 3rd in Central Jersey Badminton Club Junior Tournament
(11) 1st in my high school tournament</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Directed/Co-Coordinated a Relief Support Concert for the Earthquake in China (11)
Volunteered in a Taiwanese Hospital for Foreign English speaking patients (11 summer)
Attended/Chosen for Girl’s State (11 summer)
Go Green Club written about in school (10) and local (11) newspaper
Tutored a Foreign Student in English and Math (9-12)
I am going to start working at GAP in the fall – after I turn 18</p>

<p>Volunteer
1322 hours total </p>

<p>Recommendation/Essays</p>

<p>Counselor: excellent (she loves me)
Teacher(s): I’m not too sure – but the recommendations should at least be very good
Youth Group Counselor: superior (she’s a Cornell alumni, if that counts)
Essays: they are going to be excellent (I think)
: one essay I'm working on is about a rare eye problem I have and how I had to deal with it throughout my life</p>

<p>All right! Thanks guys! It would really help me a lot if you guys could give me some perspective with which college I should apply to this fall. Here are the colleges I’m thinking of again…</p>

<p>College Choices
Major: Medicine/Pharmacy
1. Cornell (ED)
2. John Hopkins
3. UCLA
4. UC Berkley
5. Northwestern
6. UC San Diego
7. Rutgers</p>

<p>Thank you so much! Please be over-critical – I love harsh honesty!</p>

<p>bump. Please chance. Thanks!</p>