Chances

<p>Asian Male in California</p>

<p>Education:
• Competitive public high school (top 100 in the nation)
• 9 Honors courses taken.
• 7 AP courses taken.
• Unweighted cumulative GPA: 3.648
• Weighted cumulative GPA: 4.34</p>

<p>National Standardized Testing Scores:
• SAT: 2160
o Critical Reading: 630
o Math: 730
o Writing: 800 / Essay: 11
• ACT: 31
• SAT Subject Tests:
o Korean with Listening: 800
o Math Level II: 670 (will retake)
o Taking Literature subject test in October
• AP:
o European History: 4
o Environmental Science: 5
o United States History: 2</p>

<p>Honors / Awards:
• National Merit SemiFinalist, 2008 (Most likely Finalist)
• California Scholarship Federation (CSF), 2005-2009
o CSF Gold membership, 2009
• Palos Verdes Peninsula Science Fair, 2008: Honorable Mention Award
• Mu Alpha Theta Log 1 Contest, 2007: 19th Place
• Frosh-soph swimming team, 2006-2007: Most Improved Award
• National Spanish Honors Society, 2007-2009</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
• Volunteer activity at a local hospital, 2006-2009
o 200+ community service hours, assisting patients and families.
• Key Club, 2005-2009
o 40+ community service hours
• School Newspaper, 2007-2009: Staff writer.
• Chamber Orchestra, 2006-2007
o First chair flutist. (I played the flute for 7 years)
• Academic Decathlon, 2005-2006
• Best Buddies, 2005-2007
o Peer Mediator, 2006-07: Paired with a mentally disabled student whom I helped out during the school year.
• Scientific Research, 2007-2009
o 2007-08: Researched the effects of various light frequencies & wavelengths on the development of Vanessa Cardui.
• Math Club, 2005-2007, 2008-2009
• Ping Pong Club, 2006-2007: Secretary, Sophomore Representative
• Consumer Electronic Business Association, 2007-2009: Secretary
• Frosh-soph swimming team, 2006-2007</p>

<p>Noteworthy Events:
• Peace and Reconciliation Tour in Ireland, Spring 2007.
o Traveled to Ireland and Northern Ireland with the EHAP class for 10 days, where I learned about Irish national schism & reconciliation.
• Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Project (APYLP), 2008
o I was one of 50 Asians/ Pacific Islanders across California to be selected for this program, where I learned about the specific processes of law-making (mock legislature). </p>

<p>Chance me for:
USC
UCLA
UC Berkeley
Rice
Northwestern</p>

<p>Please chance me.</p>