<p>//edit: ^OOPS I accidentally pasted it into the title... -____- sorry</p>
<p>I'm gonna give this a shot...</p>
<p>Duke became my new DREAM SCHOOL recently just because of the vibe I got from it.. its academic prestige as well as its desire to find students that are more than a test score... :)</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>4.19 GPA weighted, 3.9 unweighted
Top 2-3% of class</p>
<p>APs taken: Stat, Psych, Bio, English Language (5,5,5,4) <= AP scholar with Honor
APs taking currently: Calc BC, Gov/Pol:US, Macroeconomics, English Literature</p>
<p>Took 2 Honors English classes... 2 Honors social studies classes... 1 math: Honors pre calc...
ALL A’s in all my classes except for B’s both semester in 9th grade Honors English (grr!)</p>
<p>SAT: 2240
710 CR, 770 W, 760 M</p>
<p>SAT II:
780 Bio, 780 Math II, 760 Chem</p>
<p>*Marching band is a big part of my life. All four years, section leader (12th grade) of flute section. Historian of the Band Council (11th-12th): in charge of making band yearbook and helping to plan band events. My Common App essay was about this… I’m very passionate about the activity, you see :P it was dripping in love for band
*Voted as most spirited marching band member (but this isn’t on my application; my spiritedness IS shown through my essay though haha)
*First chair bassoon for three years in top Wind Ensembles</p>
<p>*Medical Intern (12th): 8 hours a week at chiropractic place
*Winter Percussion (9th): received title Rookie of the Year
*Mock Trial Court Clerk (10th)
*Youth Master Plan Implementation Committee (12th): Youth Representative of the city, working to revise the city Master Plan. Also member of the Ad-hoc committee (smaller core group)
*Mission Outreach Club (10-11th), secretary 11th grade, helped coordinate Human Trafficking Dinner
*STAND/Amnesty International Club: (9th-11th): active member (no leadership)
*Asian Student Union (9th-12th): 11th grade, historian; 12th grade, publicist
*Destination Imagination (3rd-12th): Improv performance activity since ele. School! XD
*Not many volunteer hours sadly… Just some hours here and there for Scottish Games, School music events, public library, Tri-Valley Haven….
*summer jobs before 11th and 12th grade</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm not that unique. No amazing medical research at a lab or anything like that :P</p>
<p>I felt pretty good about myself until I came to this site and saw all of you amazing people.. <em>sigh</em></p>