<p>I am from a low income family, multiracial asian, from an "okay" public high school in SoCal with around 2,500 students. We didn't send anyone this year to the Ivys, only to Cal and UCLA.</p>
<p>Here are my stats.</p>
<p>California Resident
Junior
Male
Asian
GPA (unweighted): 3.98
GPA (weighted): 4.55
Class Rank: 6/589
SAT: 2040 - Math 760 CR 600 Writing 680
SAT IIs: World History 760
I will be taking CHEM and USH this june.
AP Tests: World History, US History, Chemistry</p>
<p>JUNIOR Courseload 1st Semester Grades, same grades for second as well
AP USH - A
AP Chem - A
English Honors 3 - A
Spanish 3 - A
Art - A
Pre Cal Honors - B</p>
<p>Courseload for Next Year: Hardest Courseload Offered at School
AP PHYSICS B
AP CALCULUS BC
AP STATS
AP SPANISH LANG
AP ENGLISH LIT
AP GOVT/POLITICS</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<ul>
<li>Founder/President of Habitat for Humanity, sophomore year. Put in around 300 hours of service, raised over $5,000, organized events (10, 11)</li>
<li>Habitat for Humanity Hospitality Committee - 50 hours (10, 11)</li>
<li>Boardmember on City's Comittee - Attend annual meetings, social gatherings, make up programs for youth of city (10, 11)</li>
<li>Work: 25+ Hours a week to support family's income, gets paid cash. (9, 10, 11)</li>
<li>Volunteer at various organizations - 200 hours (9, 10, 11)</li>
<li>Senator Campaign Internship - Precincts walking, Phonebanking - 150 hours (11)</li>
<li>Intern at Law Office: 100+ Hours (11)</li>
<li>Academic Decathlon (School won 1st Place County) - Top 20 at State Level out of 80 teams (11)</li>
<li>Mr. Tolerance - Advocate for Tolerance on Campus (9,10,11)</li>
<li>Founder of Breakdancing Crew - Perform at various shows/festivals (9, 10, 11)</li>
<li>Student Leadership Conference, Sacramento (10)</li>
<li>Student Leadership Seminar, Sacramento (11)</li>
<li>Writer for School's newpaper (9, 10)</li>
<li>Competitor for American Chemical Society test (11)</li>
<li>UCI EAOP College Prep Program (9,10, 11)</li>
<li>School's Link Crew Program - Link Crew Leader (10, 11)</li>
<li>Student Council (12)</li>
</ul>
<p>UPCOMING Extracurriculars for Summer
Boy's State, California (11)
UC COSMOS (11)
Law Institute (11)
Summer Leadership Conference (11)</p>
<p>Awards:
Habitat for Humanity dedication award (10, 11)
Harvard Book (11)
1st Place Academic Decathlon Team (11)
1st Place Super Quiz (11)
Boy's State Nominee, Selected (11)
Best Freshmen Writer (9)
Best Sophomore Writer (10)
Shakespeare Recitation (Lady Macbeth) - 10
Volunteer of the Year, Library (11)</p>
<p>My parents are middle-school dropouts, not sure if that helps.
My major is political science, minor in East Asian Studies</p>
<p>Any recommendations for safeties, matches, reaches? I appreciate your help
In-state, out of state, any suggestions?
everyone is competitive at my school
everyone wants to get into UCB AND UCLA
I however do not want that
Actually I just want a full ride
because i can not afford college tuition</p>
<p>thank you so much for your time.</p>