<p>My Very Rigorous High School:</p>
<h1>1 ranked public, #13 in california, #67 nationally (as per US News)</h1>
<p>95% AP participation rate
1987,1997, 2008 National Blue Ribbon School
1987, 1996, 2003, 2007 California Distinguished School
API ranking 955 out of 1000
Top Comprehensive Public High School in California for the past three years
CA Business for Education Excellence Honor Roll
US News and World Report Gold Category
Newsweek Top 100 High Schools in the Nation
90% of the students attend post-secondary schools
Bay Area Leader in the number of National Merit and Commended students</p>
<p>GPA:</p>
<p>UW- 3.14
UC GPA- 3.58
W- 3.74</p>
<p>SAT:
2320 (CR-760, M-760, W-800)</p>
<p>PSAT:</p>
<p>213</p>
<p>SAT II:
700-Biology
800-Chemistry
760-Math Lvl 1
740-US History</p>
<p>AP:</p>
<p>Chemistry-5
US History-5
Psychology-5
US Govt (self study)-4
Comp Govt (self study)-4
Euro (self study)-3</p>
<p>Honors:</p>
<p>Exploravision
AP Scholar w/Distinction
National Merit Scholar Commended
Communicable Diseases Campaign Team Leader in Pakistan</p>
<p>Activities:</p>
<p>-Volunteered at Red Crescent Hospital in Pakistan for 480 hours (20 hours a week for 8 weeks for 3 consecutive summers)
-Columnist in local community newspaper throughout high school
-Odyssey of The Mind (grades 11 (4th in regional competition) and 12)
-Volunteered 60 hours at the county library teaching and assisting library patrons with -computer use
-Interned at a startup that designs software for physicians for two years
-Served as a translator for communicable diseases literature in Pakistan (grades 9 and 10 summers)
-Vaccination drive assistant in Pakistan (grade 10)
-Medcorps Member for three years (volunteered at Hepatitis B screenings and all)
-Joined speech club at the onset of senior year</p>
<p>Work Experience:</p>
<p>-Worked as a busboy (10 hours a week for 44 weeks a year for grades 11 and 12) </p>
<p>Essays:</p>
<p>Above average to excellent!</p>
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<p>DECISIONS SO FAR:</p>
<p>Accepted:</p>
<p>Willamette
San Jose State
UC Santa Cruz</p>
<p>Waitlisted:</p>
<p>Pepperdine
UC San Diego</p>
<p>Rejected:</p>
<p>Cal Poly SLO
UC Davis</p>
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<p>I APPLIED AS A BIO MAJOR</p>