<p>Hey guys, I'm in the middle of the college search process and I'm officially confused as to where I stand at some places - mainly because of the CC members that have called some people's ECs as "ordinary" and top 20 schools a reach even though I think that their activities are spectacular =_="</p>
<p>Schools: Rice, UT Austin, Vanderbilt, U.Rochester, UC Berk., U. Chicago, and I haven't made up my mind about the other two yet. </p>
<p>Sex: Female
Ethnicity: Asian - Half Chinese, Half Pakistani
Location: Austin, TX
Grade: 11
Rank: 13/588
ACT: 32 (E:34, M:29, S:30, CR: 33, E:7) Planning to retake in April
GPA: 5.21</p>
<p>Schedule:</p>
<p>Freshman - English (H), Algebra II (H), Earth Science (H), Drama 1, Health/P.e., Spanish 1, Spanish 2, World History (H)</p>
<p>Sophomore - English Pre-AP, Geometry Pre-AP, Geography Pre-AP, Oral Interp 1, Theatre Arts II, P.E., Spanish III Pre-AP, Biology Pre-AP</p>
<p>Junior - AP English Language, AP Spanish Language, AP US History, Pre-AP Chemistry, Pre-AP Pre-Calc, Oral Interp II, Medical Terminology, Medical Microbiology, BCIS I (graduation requirement - yuck)</p>
<p>Senior - (plan to take) AP English Lit, AP Bio, AP Econ., AP Govern., AP Calculus AB (school only offers AB), Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, Anatomy and Physiology, Oral Interp III, (one more class I can't remember for some odd reason =_=")</p>
<p>ECs:</p>
<ul>
<li>HOSA</li>
<li>Spanish National Honour Society</li>
<li>Forensics team (around 400 hours dedicated)</li>
<li>JSA</li>
<li>Mu Alpha Theta</li>
<li>Film Club</li>
</ul>
<p>Extras:</p>
<ul>
<li>Played the piano for about 12 years. </li>
<li>Associated Board of the Royal School of Music - Grade 5 in Musical Theory, Grade 6 in Practical.</li>
<li>District Champion for poetry interpretation in Virginia (05/06 season) and Texas (06/07) season.</li>
<li>Virginia Theatre Association All Star Cast - 9th Grade.</li>
<li>Area HOSA Competition.</li>
<li>Officer on the forensics team.</li>
<li>plan to run for president of the forensics team and SNHS</li>
<li>Alpha Award</li>
<li>Moved from Malaysia in 2005 to the States - Virginia, and then moved a year later to Texas (I was number 1 in Virginia, but the transcript got messed up in Texas resulting in the much lower rank)</li>
<li>Trilingual --English, Malay and Cantonese (though I do speak a bit of Mandarin and Spanish now)</li>
<li>First Generation</li>
<li>Heading on a Women's Development Trip in the mountains of Pakistan this summer.</li>
</ul>
<p>I plan to major in something medical related with a definite major in Gender Studies. </p>
<p>Any responses and advice as to how I could better present myself would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>Also I plan to take 3 SAT IIs in May and June - US History, Math II, and Biology. </p>
<p>Peace :D</p>