<p>Asian
GPA: 4.00 UW/4.83 W</p>
<p>Test scores
AP Test Euro: 5
AP Chem:5
AP US History: 5
AP Calc: 5
AP English: 5
Senior year
AP Stats
AP Econ
AP Gov
AP Eng Lang</p>
<p>AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Semi-Finalist</p>
<p>SATs scores
SAT: 800 CR, 750 M, 800 W 12 Essay (2350 total)
SAT US History: 780
SAT Chem: 790
SAT Lit: 800</p>
<p>ECs
Sports-related
JV Tennis Team (9-11)
Varsity Tennis Team (12)
Local tennis summer camp (9-10)</p>
<p>Music-related
I play piano and take weekly lessons (since age 5 to now)
SYMF Contest - won third place in Chopin Mazurka category
Passed CM Level 9
I'm a music therapy volunteer at a hospice center (10-12)
Calphil concert volunteer (10-12)
Organized a music concert to raise money to translate the school newsletter into Korean (11)</p>
<p>Writing-related
School newspaper (10-12): first a reporter, then an editor, then hopefully editor-in-chief
Intern at local newspaper (10-12): wrote various stories, helped with office tasks
Literary Arts Magazine (10-12): first a member, then secretary, then hopefully an editor
Volunteered at summer school english class (12)</p>
<p>School Clubs
Cultural Awareness Club (10-12): first a member, then VP, then VP again
Amnesty International Club (10-12)</p>
<p>Employment-Related: a lot of tutoring, basically
Taught English to Korean students (9)
Tutored Algebra to a failing student (9)
Helped parents at their restaurant (10-11)
Tutored Chemistry (11)
Tutored general math during winter break (11)
Tutored brother 3 hours a day Mon-Fri during summer (12)
Tutored Spanish/Bio/Geometry to a freshman girl (12)</p>
<p>What I'm looking for in a college:
Neither tiny nor huge
Competitive
Has a good balance of liberal arts and math/science.. not polarized
Safe environment</p>
<p>COLLEGES (Reaches/Matches/Safeties)? </p>
<p>HYPS
lower Ivies: Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, Columbia
Duke
Georgetown
U of Chicago
UCLA and UCB
NYU</p>
<p>I need safeties. My counselor told me UCLA, UCB, and NYU are good enough but I'm not so sure. Please give me advice on what schools would be good safeties for me. </p>
<p>I'm also considering Tufts and Wash U in St. Louis. Also, Williams, except that it's rural.. and I'd rather be in a city.</p>