<p>Would you please help me see which schools I should apply to and rate my chances of getting into these schools:
Amherst College
Haverford College
Cornell University
Barnard College
Boston University</p>
<p>Background Info:
Junior in High School
first generation
Chinese- more specifically Fujianese
low-moderate income (parents work 24/7 in a chinese restaurant)
reside in NYC- Chinatown
spend most of my school vacations working for my parents </p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Scores- 1910 (M-680, W-640, CR-590) *I'm going to study extremely hard for my second time (2100+ hopefully- any suggestion on how to achieve this?) *I get so nervous on the test!! I turn red!!!!
SAT II Scores- Math IIC-720, U.S. History-720
GPA- UW-4.0
AP Courses taken or planning to take: AP U.S. History (hopefully 4 or 5), AP English (4 or 5), AP Calculus AB (4 or 5), AP World History, AP Chemistry, AP Spanish, AP Comparative Government (only courses school offers...)
Rank 2 or 3 out of 400 </p>
<p>EC: (Not yet a senior but will continue for senior yr)
American Museum of Natural History- Helped with giving tours, interviewing students for Programs in the Museum (Freshmen and sophomore years)
Science Research (Soph, Junior, & Senior yr also)
Intern at Hospital (Soph, Junior, & Senior yr also)
-do a lot of work, research, read scans, read journals, etc.
Tutor Students (Freshmen-Senior)
Lab Squad (Freshmen-Senior)
National Honor Society (Junior-Senior) (Running for President)
Founder and President of Book Club in School (Junior-Senior)
International Cultural Club (Soph- stopped- no funding)
Junior Varsity Volleyball (Soph)
Varsity Volleyball (Junior-Senior)
Community Service (200 + a year)</p>
<p>Recommendations: Excellent- (1-2 pages from history teacher, science teacher, and mentor who is a chief doctor)</p>
<p>Essays: Know what to write- I think I have them under control</p>
<p>Awards:
Principal's Award in Global, Math, Spanish, Physics, Chemistry, U.S. History
Won several science competitions (4 awards)
Finalist of an Essay Contest- if won- get to go to Sweden and partake in the Nobel Laureates Festival on Dec. 10- Dec. something </p>
<p>Suggestions please, I need safety schools. Thanks for helping!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>