<p>ME:</p>
<p>junior at Edina High school (very competitive public school in Minnesota, top 100 by newsweek)</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Chinese and Russian</p>
<p>Scores/GPA:
ACT: 32 (took as a sophomore...going to take it again)
SAT: haven't taken
GPA: 3.95 uw 4.4 (?) w
Rank: 36/500 uw 1/500 w</p>
<p>APs:</p>
<p>Calculus BC -5
Chemistry- 5
Computer Science -4
Euro -4
Human Geography -4
(AP Scholar w/ distinction by end of sophomore year)</p>
<p>Planning to take junior year: AP physics c (both), AP bio, APUSH, AP literature (both), AP statistics, AP enviro science</p>
<p>SAT IIs: planning to take soon</p>
<p>ECs/Awards (All from sophomore yr):
University of Minnesota Talented Youth Mathematics Program (very competitive)
Minnesota Scholar of Distinction in Math
Minnesota Scholar of Distinction in Science (first to do both in one yr and youngest to win either award)
2007 Davidson Fellows Honorable Mention
2007 State Science Fair and JSHS
School Orchestra (9-)
Varsity Debate (9-) I'm kind of a slacker in debate
Science Club (11-)
Math Team (10-)
US Chemistry Olympiad (hoping to qualify this yr)
Math tutor (10-)
Piano (10+yrs- top awards in state)
Started own volunteer non profit company (play music at retirement homes)
University of Minnesota badminton club (youngest member 9-)
Varsity golf (hoping to make it this yr, just started to play, but pretty good)
Destination Imagination Captain (10-) 2007 global first place
Interned with very esteemed professor of cardiology at the U(niversity of Minnesota) </p>
<p>Colleges interested in (lots...looking to narrow it down)</p>
<p>HPYS
MIT
U of Minnesota
UW madison
Northwestern
Duke
Hopkins
U Chicago
USC
Wash U
UC berkeley
Caltech
Columbia</p>
<p>Any other Ivies that would be well suited</p>
<p>I'm also wondering about my chances to elite summer programs:</p>
<p>RSI
TASP
Bronfman Fellowship (I'm 1/2 Jewish)
Jackson labs summer internship</p>
<p>Thanks a bunch</p>