<p>some stats:</p>
<p>Asian American; male; age17</p>
<p>Public High School:
3.98 GPA (1 B in Sophomore Honors English)
top 5%??</p>
<p>Important Courses:
2 Semesters of Sophomore Honors English (10th) - B+, A
AP Physics B (10th) - A, A
AP Physics C (M and E&M) (11th) - A, A
AP Calc BC (11th) - A, A
AP English Language (11th) - A, A
AP US History (11th) - A, A
AP English Literature (12th)
AP Chemistry (12th)
AP Comparative Government (12th)
AP Statistics (12th)
4 years of Orchestra
Spanish1, 2, and 3 (9th, 10th, 11th)</p>
<p>Test Scores:
SAT I (10/06)
CR: 640; Math: 800; Writ: 740
SAT I (10/07):
CR: 670; Math: 710; Writ: 730 (dont plan to retake again :[)
SAT II:
Math II C: 800
Physics: 760
U.S. History: 720
APs:
Calc BC: 5
Physics B: 5
Physics C Mech + E/M: 5
English Language: 4
U.S. History: 4</p>
<p>Awards:
recently I became a national merit commended scholar (nothing big, but its all I have for awards)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Violin player since elementary school</p>
<p>Volunteer Experience:
Arcadia Public Library in Arcadia, CA: 9th, 10th, and 11th grade summers
Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, CA: 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade
Music Mentor (violin) for Foothill Middle School students: 9th and 10th grade
Peer tutoring at Arcadia High School: 10th grade</p>
<p>Work Experience:
Office Assistant (Law Offices of Stephanie Chang): 10th, 11th, and 12th grade summers
Tutor (Excel Institute): 11th grade</p>
<p>im looking to get into engineering parts of the UCs (primarily Berkeley, LA, and SD), Stanford, Caltech, and MIT, but i think based on my recent SAT score, Caltech and MIT may be out of reach by now...and maybe Stanford too...</p>
<p>are there any other top engineering schools that would be match or slight reach? UPenn?</p>