<p>Okay nevermind the title. I was looking for a chance. I'm a bit disappointed in my SAT and ACT scores (and I think my SAT supercedes my ACT).</p>
<p>I recently found out that if I had 4 more math questions correct on my SAT, I would've had 800, 2 more writing would've given me an 800, and had I not missed 5 reading I would've had 800 as well. So I can only hope for a 2300+ in October, as long as I prepare before (much more than I have) and finish apps early (and essays).</p>
<p>I just finished my junior year in High School, Class of 2012</p>
<p>Colleges I want to apply to: Duke, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, UC Berkeley, UCLA, USC, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UT-Austin, KU, University of Minnesota, UPenn, UNC, Dartmouth, University of Wisconsin, Michigan State University.</p>
<p>Possible Majors: Chemical Engineering, Business, Political Science, Psychology or Social Sciences (anthropology, Asian studies)</p>
<p>Here is my course load from Freshman year:</p>
<p>Freshman Year</p>
<p>Orchestra
Adv English
French
Algebra 2
World History
Adv Bio
P.E.</p>
<p>Sophomore Year</p>
<p>AP Euro
Adv English
French 2
Genetics/Anatomy?
Debate/P.E.
Adv Chem
Trig/Pre Calc</p>
<p>Junior Year</p>
<p>AP Calc AB
Adv Physics
French 3
AP US History
AP Chemistry
Debate/Forensics
AP Lang and Comp</p>
<p>Senior Year Course Load (next year):</p>
<p>AP Calc BC
AP Literature
AP Physics
AP Macro
AP Gov
AP Statistics
French 4
Debate/Forensics</p>
<p>College Class in Languages; probably Hindi.
College Classes completed: College Psychology; General Psych 110</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Indian - Asian/American.</p>
<p>SAT: 2180 (710 M, 740 R, 730 W, 69 MC 11/12 essay)
ACT: 29 (33 E, 31 M, 27 R, 24 S)
SAT II: 730 US History; 710 Chemistry; 690 Math 2C x_x (regretting the Math2C)
APs: AP Euro - 3; took Calculus AB, APUSH, Chem, and English examinations. Definitely wrote solid 4s and 5s
GPA: 3.70 unweighted - 4.0 weighted</p>
<p>5 AP classes completed, 6 more next year (senior year).</p>
<p>Academically-related awards/activities, etc.
- JV Varsity Tennis, 3 years*
- National Honor Society* --> 5 service projects this year (36 school hours)
- Heritage Panel Officer*
- French Club President*
- Scholar's Bowl*
- Quest, next year
- most likely Science Olympiad next year*
- Intramural Basketball
- close to 50 school volunteer hours. 148 volunteer hours combined school and community
Volunteered at a number of places such as the zoo, the public libraries, school libraries, youth service days, colleges, community colleges, college events.*
- Taking college classes College Psychology*</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars</p>
<p>JV/Varsity Tennis 3 years up to this date* (as well as tennis outside of school)
Debate/Forensics 2 years and next year (maybe)*
10 years of playing the violin; 5 consecutive years in local orchestra (pain to get into, too) played in Carnegie Hall*
3 years of school orchestra
Science Olympiad (next year)
Working in College Research Lab; Work as research assistant*</p>
<p>Other information:
- I'm from reasonable income bracket; both parents have decent occupations.*</p>
<p>Hobbies: Photography, Filmmaking, Reading, Writing, Basketball, Tennis.</p>
<p>What do you guys think? Do I meet the criteria (or criterion) for college scholarships? And how about some of my collegiate prospects?</p>
<p>Also, my employer is a Cornell graduate. Should I get a recommendation from him?</p>
<p>Also
a * indicates something that IMO is a significant EC or activity. Feel free to disagree, just don't harangue me. Chance away, brethren!</p>