Chances please? :D

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<p>Rising Senior :/</p>

<p>Asian Female, PA, sucky public school</p>

<p>UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.99
Rank: 2/531</p>

<p>SAT: 780 CR, 800 M, 800 W (2380 Single Sitting)</p>

<p>SAT2: 800 Math 2, 760 Chemistry, 800 USH, 740 Biology (yeah, i suck at these)</p>

<p>APs: AP Calc BC 5, many still pending, but expecting 5s on Chemistry, English Lang, Psychology, Statistics, and maybe a 4 on APUSH </p>

<p>Freshman year:
-Honors Biology: A
-Honors English 9: A+
-Honors Alg. 2: A+
-Honors Precalc: A+
-Honors Western Civilization (History): A+
-Intro to Computer Programming: A+
-Spanish 2: A+
-Health/Gym: A+/A+</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
-Honors Geometry: A+
-AP Calc BC: A+
-Honors U.S. History: A+
-Honors Chemistry: A+
-Honors English 10: A
-Spanish 3: A+
-Health/Gym: A+/A+</p>

<p>Junior Year:
-AP Chemistry: A+
-Honors Physics: A
-AP Statistics: A+
-AP U.S. History: A+
-AP English 11: A+
-AP Psychology: A
-Spanish 4: A+</p>

<p>Senior Year Classes:
-AP English 12:
-AP Physics C:
-AP Spanish:
-AP World History:
-AP Comparative Gov:
-AP Biology:
-College to take Multivariable: </p>

<p>ECs:
-varsity swimmer (co-capt), 4 years
-summer swimming, 6 years
-science olympiad (capt.), 4 years
-ARML (american regions math league) (Section leader), 4 years
-piano, 12 years
-student council rep, 4 years
-debate team, 3 years
-math team, (capt.) 3 years
-newspaper (section Editor) 4 years
-art club, 2 years</p>

<p>Awards:
-ARML - National Championship Team (9,10,11); Section Leader (10, 11); Highest Achieving Female (9, 10); Team High Scorer (9)
-Science Olympiad - 1st in Anatomy, 2nd in Ecology regional level; 2nd in Ecology, 4th in Anatomy State level
3rd in Ecology, 5th in Anatomy state level
-Swimming - "Diligence Defined" swimmer award, i hold 4 team records for my summer team
-Rensselaer Medal Award for outstanding achievement in the study of mathematics and science ($15,000 a year, for up to 5 years)
-Piano - lots of national and state awards and recognition
-NMSF
-AMC 10 School Leader (9, 10), Bloomsburg University Competition – First Place Team (11), Lehigh University Math Contest – Third Place Team (10,11), Pennsylvania Math League High Scorer (9, 10, 11)
-$3,000 Scholarship Winner to Cedar Crest College for Outstanding Mathematics
-Lehigh University Math Contest Fifth Place Individual
-Honorable Mention in the Bill of Rights Institute “Being and American” National Essay Contest:Top 10 (out of 24,000 entries)
-Emerging Leaders Institute Class of 2011
-Art displayed in Bethlehem’s Cultural Arts and Education Center</p>

<p>Community Service (bout 550 total):
-250+ hours at Hospital
-100+ hours at nursing home
-50 hours choir piano acccompaniment
-100+ hours teacher's aide for chinese school
-50+ hours summer swim team timer</p>

<p>Work:
- Kumon Teacher Assistant
- MATHCOUNTS teacher
- Private swim coach</p>

<p>Essays should be unique, Interview should go well, but no legacy/recruited athlete :/</p>

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<p>Just seeing your trend, I can tell already that you will definitely end up going to a top school. Just apply broadly to the top 20s and I’m sure you’ll find a good number of takers. My bigger concern is that your desire for chance assessments (even with such an exceptional record) is a potential dead giveaway of lacking self-esteem. Take a closer look at yourself and accept that you’re already in the upper echelons of the country’s students in terms of work ethic, dedication, etc.</p>