<p>came to america in 2001. I live in Illinois lol
UW gpa:3.7 ish; Weighted: 4.25
UC (10th and 11th) unweighted: 3.8
took maximum number of honors and ap courses. W
ranked 47/742</p>
<p>Act:34 eng:35 math:35 reading:33 sci:31
SAT II world history: 780
math IIC :760
physics:750
AP: Physics: 5
US history: 4</p>
<p>Scholastic Bowl 7-11
MVP in a tournament
Captain of B team - Yeah!</p>
<p>Math Team 7-11
State qualifier
I carried the junior team pretty much</p>
<p>Band 8-11
District contest: Good rating
voted as most dedicated</p>
<p>Voluteer:9-11
300 hours in a local hospital's ER
I was in charge of managing younger volunteers lol</p>
<p>Writing published in Creative Communication Essay Contest
(a great accomplishment for me because I came to US in 2001)</p>
<p>PSAT: Commended scholar - missed semi by 4 points</p>
<p>NHS 11</p>
<p>Tae Kwon Do for 2 years. Even though I started in my freshman year, I broke my foot and couldn't do it for a year. But now I lead the kids through daily exercises.</p>
<p>JV golf 10 - just throwing it out there...</p>
<p>Viking Pride Award - awarded to students with the most impressive improvement. (need teacher nomination) I'm so proud of this because I have tried so hard last two years. And about 30 kids from the whole school get it annually.</p>
<p>Tutored A LOT 9-11
I helped a girl in a remedial math class move up to a regular one.
Also helped a girl in a regular math class move up to an acclerated one. lol
tutured a kid from Korea by talking to him on the phone every week.</p>
<p>match? safety?
should I consider other schools like U of Wisconsin or something?
any suggestions of safety schools in Illinois?</p>