<p>PROFILE: </p>
<p>School type: Top 300 public in Southern CA
Ethnicity: 25% Mexican 75% European
Gender: male
Income level: high</p>
<p>STATS: </p>
<p>9-12 weighted GPA: 4.578 (5.0 scale)
10-12 weighted GPA: 4.71 (5.0 scale)
9-12 unweighted: 3.94 (4.0 scale)
10-12 unweighted: 3.96 (4.0 scale)
School doesn't rank and my counselor said our GPAs aren't that reliable because we weight easy courses like marine bio honors as much as hard ones like AP Physics C</p>
<p>FRESHMAN YEAR:
English 1 Honors: B/A
Spanish 2 A/A
Video Production 1 A/A
Biology 1 Honors: A/A
Geometry: A/A</p>
<p>Sophomore Year:
AP European History: A/A
AP Human Geography (second semester only): A
Honors Chemistry: A/A
Honors English: A/A
Spanish 3: A/A
Algebra 2 A/A</p>
<p>Junior Year:
Pre Calc Honors: A/B
English 3 AP: A/A
AP US History: A/A
AP Biology: A/A
Spanish 4 A/A
International Business 101 (junior college class; first semester only): A
I also participated in my schools science fair which usually counts as an honors weighted class but I started my project too late to have it added to my schedule. </p>
<p>Senior Year
AP Physics C
AP Calculus BC
AP English Lit.
AP Environmental Science (I hate chemistry and thats the only intense science course I haven't taken. :( How much will that hurt me?)
AP Government/AP Economics (1 class)</p>
<p>TEST SCORES: </p>
<p>ACT: 32 (34 E, 29 M, 33 R, 31 S, 11 Essay)
SAT: take in November (don't want to predict score)
SAT Subject:
770-US Hist.
710-Bio E
taking tomorrow: math 2
AP:
5-AP Biology
5-AP European History
5-AP US History
5-AP Comparative Government and Politics (self-study)
4-AP English Language
4-AP Human Geography</p>
<p>Activities and awards: </p>
<p>AWARDS (lacking, I know):
Ap Scholar with Distinction
National Honor Society (12th grade only)
CSF member since freshman year
Model UN outstanding at a small conference
KIWIN'S-most punctual member (i know, stupid LOL)
Video Production 1-2nd place music video (again, stupid I know)
high honor roll freshman through junior year (except 2nd semester)
maybe some speech and debate awards?
KIWIN'S-4th most hours out of about 140 members</p>
<p>EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Golf (4 Year Varsity Co-Captain, 2007 Co-MVP; I have made the league individual tournament every year but have not advanced. My team has made the playoffs the last two years but has not advanced)
SCPGA jr. tour (small jr. golf tournaments)-I have played 4 tournaments. Best finish t-16th.
KIWIN'S (key club district)-(10-12)-Junior year I was recording secretary, as a senior I hold the #5 position in Key Club International
spanish honors society (10-12)
Mu Alpha Theta (11-12)
Science Club (treasurer) (11-12)-I was on the Ocean Bowl team last year and we got fifth at LA surf bowl. I also participated in the science bowl B team (non-competitive) and will do ocean bowl competitive team, science bowl B team, and science olympiad this year.
Model UN-(11-12)
Students Organized for America's Homeless (VP) (11-12)
Academic Decathalon (12; new club)-appointed Co-president
High school science fair and science fair that sent students to the intel regional one. I didn't advance. My project stunk. LOL
Speech and Debate (12)
Camp Escapades volunteer (summer program in which I helped autistic children at a summer camp)
I also participated in a golf camp the summer before junior year
probably NHS
about 280 hours of community service</p>
<p>What are my chances for the following schools (in order of preference)</p>
<p>Columbia University-ED
Swarthmore
Northwestern University
Washington University in St. Louis
Claremont McKenna College
University of Southern California
Boston College
American Univeristy
Santa Clara University</p>
<p>If you guys could tell me where I lack (besides mediocre test scores for top school), that would be great? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>