<p>...but I'd really appreciate some objective feedback. I'm a junior in high school but am trying to plan ahead as much as possible.</p>
<p>Asian-American
Twin Cities, Minnesota
Public High School</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.96, Weighted GPA: 4.02
(both GPAs will rise after this year, at least a 3.97 and 4.24)
Unweighted rank: 22/407, Weighted rank: 17/407</p>
<p>Taken sophomore year:</p>
<p>SAT I: 2100 (M 600, CR 760, W 740 Essay 12)
(am retaking this November, shooting for ~2200)
SAT II: French 720, Literature 730, U.S. History 740
AP: U.S. History 5, English Lang/Comp 5
(took Lang/Comp exam without prior study/class)</p>
<p>Classes, sophomore year on:</p>
<p>SOPHOMORE</p>
<p>French III: A/A
AP U.S. History: A/A
Health: A (required)
Honors British Literature: A
College English: A
Honors English 10: A
Honors Precalculus: A-/A-
Honors Chemistry: A/A</p>
<p>JUNIOR</p>
<p>AP Government & Politics
CIS Composition (a college course for those who have finished AP English)
AP World History
AP Calculus AB
AP Biology
AP Microeconomics & Macroeconomics
French 1004 at the University of Minnesota (exhausted French at school)</p>
<p>Harvard Summer School 2006</p>
<p>Beginning Fiction: A-
Twentieth-Century American Poetry: A-</p>
<p>SENIOR (projected)</p>
<p>Either switching to Andover or Choate, or:</p>
<p>AP Calculus BC
AP Computer Science
Honors Physics
AP European History
AP Psychology
All other courses at Macalester College</p>
<p>EXTRACURRICULARS & OTHER</p>
<p>-Co-president of the French Club
-Co-president and founder of the HEEK Club, a student group that promotes diversity and community
-Soccer (11 years)
-Piano (12 years), 2nd place MMTA competition, finalist in Northwestern College competition, passed "Superior" level of Northwestern College jury examination, passed level 8 of MacPhail Crescendo Program
-Teach Piano (2 years), have taught seven students, arranged recitals, arranged for students to play at nursing homes
-Work 10hrs/week+ at restaurant
-Senior leadership in Youth Group (member 5 years)
-Volunteered at Feed My Starving Children
-A Honor Roll since Freshman year
-Member of Earth Corps</p>
<p>Other information:</p>
<p>-Began French Freshman year but advanced to the highest level after less than two years
-Will have taken at least 14 AP tests by end of Senior year
-Was the first junior in the state of Minnesota to be allowed into CIS Comp, a strictly senior course; accelerated through French and English
-Have killer recommendations from Harvard professor, English teacher, and APUSH/AP World teacher
-Am compiling a collection of poetry/short prose for publication this year</p>
<p>Thanks! I know these things are so silly, but what can you do. Do you think I stand a chance at Cornell?</p>