<p>Hi everyone! So the first semester of my senior year is beginning to wind down now, and here starts the rush of college applications. I just finished up everything for Questbridge, since I'm a finalist, so I guess I'll be hearing back by December whether or not I was matched with the schools I ranked (Stanford, Princeton, Columbia, Rice, in that order). Let me know what you think of my chances!</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>Asian female
Texas resident
GPA: 4.53/5 (weighted); 4.0 (non-weighted)
Rank: 1/550
PSAT: 226 - National Merit Semifinalist - will mostly likely advance
SAT: 2330 - 800 V, 770 M, 760 W
SATII: Math II - 700; U.S. History - 750; Literature - 730 (retaking Math II in December)
ACT: Waiting for October scores</p>
<p>Distinctions:</p>
<p>Richard Greene Scholar - one student from every high school in district picked for $10000 scholarship and business internship</p>
<p>National Merit Semifinalist</p>
<p>AP Scholar with Honor</p>
<p>1st generation college student - family's income about $50000/yr</p>
<p>AP Classes:</p>
<p>AP World History - 5
AP U.S. History - 5
AP Psychology - 5
AP English Lang/Lit - 5</p>
<p>Senior Year:</p>
<p>AP Calculus BC
AP Biology
AP English IV
AP Statistics
AP European History
Richard Greene Internship
Academic Decathlon</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>National Honor Society - President (06-07)
Business Professionals of America - President (06-07)
Future Business Leaders of America - VP (05-06)
Health Occupations Students of America - Member-at-large (04-05) - placed top 10% at national competition
Latin Club
Quiz League
UIL Spelling, Creative Writing
MUSE (Mentors Uniting Students in Enlightenment) - free mentoring/tutoring program my friends and I started at our local library - 2nd year of operation</p>
<p>Community Service:</p>
<p>300+ hours at public library
30 hours - Mission Arlington
10 hours - Salvation Army
Various hours through clubs and organizations</p>
<p>Employment:</p>
<p>June 2005-Present
16-18 hours/wk as library clerk</p>
<p>Here are some of the colleges I'm going to apply to:</p>
<p>Stanford - Questbridge
Princeton - Questbridge
Columbia - Questbridge
Rice - Questbridge</p>
<p>University of Pennsylvania
Cornell
Brown
University of Chicago
Georgetown
University of Southern California
Texas Tech - Natl Merit package
University of Alabama - Natl Merit package</p>