<p>hi
i'm an asian girl from new jersey. I lived in the states for a while (am a us citizen) and then moved to my parents' country and lived there for 8 years. I moved to new jersey about 3 years ago so my writing is not excellent. (ive been in esl for half a year) i've overcome personal hardship but am a couple years older than my peers (illness & english)</p>
<p>my stats are:
sat 1 1420(v660 m760)
sat 2 math 2c 800
writing 650
chem 680
(i took each of the sat 2s twice...)
gpa: 3.7/4.0
rank: 16/311 (5.1%)
AP Bio 3.0
Calculus BC 3.0
currently: ap chem, ap physics (joint program with a nearby college), honors english
ap language & comp
...my grades are mostly b's this year so far (used to be a straight A student)...and im taking physics for the first time</p>
<p>extracurricular:
volunteering
(school peer tutoring club "peer tutor of the year",
school library, school nurse's office, school volunteering club, nearby hospital for 3 years...
and some temporary positions like working on a political campaign for a couple of days..)
math club,
school newspaper (just a writer..about 6 small stories), culture club (small leadership position),
national honors society
bowling (varsity/jv captain)</p>
<p>work: tutoring job (during senior year)
Columbia University Science Honors Program
National Latin Honors Society</p>
<p>i've been in class president and secretary in my other country but nothing after that...</p>
<p>i'm interested in pharamcy/ biochem..i'd like to go into research</p>
<p>what are my chances for:
Brown; JHU; Brown; Columbia
Cornell; Boston College; U-Mich</p>
<p>suggestions...please~</p>