<p>Let's make this as brief as possible...</p>
<p>Gender: Male
Race: Asian
Rank: School does not rank
GPA: 3.4 UW 3.8 W (horrible 1st 2 years, huge upward trend, also 1 grade ahead in math)
SAT: 1400/2160 (retaking and confident I'll get a 2250+)
SAT II: Math IIC 800, Chem 790
APs: 8 (for core classes such as science, math, etc. 4 APs senior year) including senior year, Chemistry 5, rest TBA
School info:
-Top 10 public school in the state
-Very competitive
-Lots of grade deflation
ECs:</p>
<p>Piano
-9 years
-Played in Carnegie Hall (7 times), Merkin Hall, participated in international competition in Paris and won Gold
-Grade 8 ABRSM
-Won several other competitions
-Performed several times for nursery homes
-Tutored since freshman year</p>
<p>School
-Academic League Captain, started sophomore year
-Started own club junior year
-Violin since 4th grade, played in chamber orchestra since sophomore year</p>
<p>Other
-Water sampling 4 years
-Research @ Rutgers (summer '10)
-Hopefully research or internship at Stern this summer
-Worked for solar company (summer '10)
-150 volunteer hours at local chinese school</p>
<p>Recs: Going to be excellent, getting 1 from the principal who loves me</p>
<p>Essay: Got some good, unique ideas in mind</p>
<p>Other notes:
-Guidance counselor will emphasize my growth junior year. Hopefully this can alleviate my bad GPA
-I'm a junior
-I'm interested in business</p>
<p>Schools I'm interested in:
-UMich
-Babson
-Boston Univ (possible safety?)
-Rutgers (possible safety?)
-Stern (ED?)
-UCB (I'll need a miracle)
-CMU (same as above)
-Fordham (possible safety?)</p>
<p>Also, are there any ways I can increase my chances?</p>