<p>i<code>m planning on applying to Harvard EA this fall.
i</code>m not an athlete but my dad is an alum to Harvard Business school
so i guess i<code>m a semi-legacy
i</code>m asian american (father is chinese, mother is korean)
i`m fluent in korean and spanish, can speak chinese, and am learning russian
my stats:
NEW SAT: 2200 (v 720, m 760, w 720) SAT II Writing: 770 SAT II Math IIC: 800 SAT II US History: 780 SAT II Spanish: 750
AP Scores:
US History: 5 Calculus AB: 4 English: 5 Spanish: 4
GPA: 3.96 *unweighted - my school doesnt weight / rank
Courses (very challenging ones)
9th: all honors 10th: all honors, Spanish 5 independent Study 11th: ap english, ap calc, ap us, ap spanish, physics honors 12th: ap govt, ap euro, ap lit, ap calc bc, russian I, psychology
also i am a year young for my grade, if that helps at all (?) i doubt it though.
Honors / Awards
High Honor Roll (9th, 10th, 11th) Tennis Players Choice Award (10th) National Student Leadership Conference (10th) National Honor Society (11th) New York Museum of Jewish Heritage Essay Contest Honorable Mention (11th) Fairfield University Book Award (11th) National Merit Scholarship Commended Student (11th) Excellence in Spanish Language Award (9th)
Activities
Sports
Junior Varsity Tennis team (9th 11th) Walter Schalk School of Dance (9th 10th)
School
Spanish Honor Society Advisor (12th) International Club Activities Coordinator (9th 11th) Key Club member (9th 11th) Literary Magazine writer (9th 11th) Model United Nations delegate (9th 11th) National Honor Society Vice President (11th) Spanish Tutor (11th)
Community
Queens Presbyterian Church Korean teacher (9th 11th) Queens Presbyterian Church volunteer translator (9th 11th) Youth Group Praise Band member (9th 11th) Youth Group Officer (9th - 11th) Wilton Teen Center Governing Board 2006 Grade Representative (9th 11th) Chinese Lessons (10th-11th) Volunteer for Habitat for Humanities (10th) Stepping Stones Childrens Museum volunteer (11th) Committee of 100 volunteer (9th 11th)
Work Experience
Volunteer at Committee of 100 Gala in Washington D.C. (11th) English teacher in Seoul, Korea (9th) Korean tutor (11th)
Summer Programs:
Choate Exchange Program to China (11th) National Student Leadership Conference (10th)
hmm, so what do you think my chances are for early action? oh and if anyone would be willing, maybe students now attending harvard, to look over my essays and short answer i would really really appreciate it.
btw. i`m continuing in my senior year with all of the activities listed above. and the committee of 100 is a nationall recognized Chinese-American organization. there are a lot of prominent members in the committee including Maya Lin and Lisa Ling.</p>
<p>well thank you guys for you time!</p>