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<p>Asian Male: 1st-8th grade at Yale Campus, CT. 8th grade moved to TX.</p>

<p>Date of Expected Graduation: 05.2010</p>

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<li><p>Very competitive senior high school (Top 100 USNEWS), GPA is 4.5 (out of 5.0)- upward trend GPA since 11th grade.</p></li>
<li><p>Had taken 7 APs (all 4s) by the end of junior year (got AP Scholar with Distinction) and take 6 APs senior year (for sure to get National AP Scholar after senior year).</p></li>
<li><p>SAT score 2130; SATII: Biology 720, U.S History 740.</p></li>
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<p>Will retake SAT and SATII in November and December to get better score.</p>

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<li><p>250+ community service hours- library, hospital, debate judge and TA.</p></li>
<li><p>Regional Finalists of 2009-2010 Siemens Competition.</p></li>
<li><p>Got research internship (paid) and published first author review paper with PI.</p></li>
<li><p>Qualifier for National level debate once (NCFL) - Public Forum.</p></li>
<li><p>Qualifier for state level debate twice (TFA) - Policy Debate.</p></li>
<li><p>Qualifier for regional level debate twice (UIL) – Informative.</p></li>
<li><p>Vice-president (12th grad) of Academic Decathlon.</p></li>
<li><p>Secretary of debate team (12th grade)-debate team ranked #1 in Nation out of 2,700 high schools by the NFL.</p></li>
<li><p>Secretary (11th grade) and treasurer (12th grade) of Model UN.</p></li>
<li><p>TA for Algebra II Math.</p></li>
<li><p>I was in the all state band- top 10 chairs of flute (CT) and the</p></li>
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<p>band had our own CD (8th grade. I took private lesson for 6 years-Neighborhood Music School).</p>

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<p>You need to push those SAT 1 and 2s up 100+ points each(total) to stay in the running. I take it you aren’t an ED candidate. Everything else is good.</p>

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<p>Although SAT Is are important toward admission to Amherst, they won’t make or break a candidate, especially not one with a 2130. Higher scores are always desirable and increase an applicant’s likelihood to be admitted, but they are considered alongside his or her personal and academic accomplishments–Topgun2010 doesn’t appear to be lacking in either.</p>

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<p>Oh Kwu, I actually agree with you on this one, except that there are so many applicants for each spot, higher scores do matter, all other factors being equal. My S with higher scores, IB program and similar activities was wait-listed last year, so I am giving the best advise I can to this outstanding candidate.</p>