<p>hey you all.
first off i wanna thank everyone for doing this for me, it means a lot.
so basically i'm applying as a day student to andover..just andover and if i don't get in i'll go to my local high school. i am applying for 9th grade and yes, lol i'm asian american. </p>
<p>my ssat scores;
98-math
98-reading
88-verbal
97-overall. </p>
<p>i've gotten all A<code>s +A+</code>s, no A-`s all of middle school except for art class in 6th grade where the teacher hated me! haha. </p>
<p>my recs should be pretty amazing because i had my chinese dance teacher who's known me for 3/4 of my life do it, and my russian piano teacher who i completely adooore. </p>
<p>EC's
piano; 6 years, 1st place at MA music teachers association competition for 2 years straight, 2nd place for one year. i played the beethoven pathetique sonata, and i'm currently working on a liszt hungarian rhapsody no. 11</p>
<p>dance; i have done chinese classical and chinese folk dance for 9 years at the american chinese art society, i've done at least 500+ community service hours over the past 7ish years. we perform all around the world including in shanghai, taiwan, hong kong, hawaii, disney world, disney land, and we got invited to perform at the carnival cruise this past summer&were invited to dance for the pre olympic events 2008. i've done jazz for a few years as well. i received 3rd place in the new england chinese dance competition in 2004. </p>
<p>academic bowl team; selected 8 members from 8th grade.</p>
<p>math team; member for 3 years, our school = 2nd best division in Intermediate math League of eastern MA</p>
<p>math counts; chosen as part of top 8 to represent our school at regionals, of which we won. </p>
<p>latin club; member for 2 years of its existence at our school</p>
<p>chinese school; many years, best student award for all years. (i can probably take chinese 520 at andover if i get in..very fluent, could ace AP chinese SAT)</p>
<p>sailing; i sail over thee summer, and have attained my solo, kayak, helmsman, and jib rating.</p>
<p>cello; i have played the cello for 4 years without ever taking lessons, principal cellist at my school orchestra, honorary middle school participant at the high school orchestra</p>
<p>zunc quartet; student-organized quartet of me and my friends and we are invited to play in our local school community, and around the merrimack river valley; received personal letters from superentindent of schools commenting on our excellent performance at andover's addison gallery. </p>
<p>newspaper; chief editor of school newspaper for 3 years..publish online editions as well every 2 months. called word. </p>
<p>school ambassador; chosen as guides to help around during social events to assist parents coming into the school, 6th grade new parents who have no idea what they're doing..that kind of stuff. </p>
<p>occupation; i have been invited to teach chinese dance at 2 chinese schools since last year, and have been doing so voluntarily. </p>
<p>i took spanish all of elementary school, latin all of middle, and i am fluent in chinese. </p>
<p>oh and if this helps, i was promoted from kindergarten to 1st grade..so yeah i'm a lot younger than some of the kids in my grade.</p>
<p>alright i think that's it. if anyone needs anymore info, let me know. ahaha well thanks again everyone, i really appreciate it. </p>
<p>and if you could please tell me if andover is high reach, reach, match..or something like that for me? thanks so much</p>