<p>Instate, applying undecided</p>
<p>School: Very esteemed college-prep boarding school in west. Our guidance counsellor is supposedly second best in the nation (don’t know how they rank, just what i’ve heard)
UC GPA: 4.08
UW GPA: 3.75</p>
<p>SAT: 800 M, 790 W, 680 V; TOTAL: 2270</p>
<p>SAT II:
790 Math II
760 US History
670 Literature</p>
<p>AP Scores: Lang - 5, Calc AB - 5, US History - 4, Physics B - 2
also 4 more APs to come</p>
<p>Coursework other than A-G
-3 Courses at Montecito Fine Arts College: Animation 1, Drawing 1, Modeling 1</p>
<p>Volunteer:
-Claremont Presbyterian Church - 40hr
-Farmers Insurance Group Internship - 40hr
-Leroy Haynes Center for Troubled Youths - 20hr
-Prison Library Project - 40hr
-Academic Outreach Tutor - 24hr</p>
<p>Awards & Honors:
-All League Badminton Doubles
-AP Scholar
-National Merit Commended
-Piano Certificate of Merit Level 10 (when I just turned twelve)</p>
<p>ECS:
-Astronomy Club founder and president
-Chess Club founder and president 2 years
-Editor for School Newspaper
-Orientation Leader
-Varsity Badminton 3 years</p>
<p>Personal Statements:
-Pretty Strong (i think)
-1st essay: didn’t go to Chinese school despite mom’s urging as little kid, met grandparents for first time in 9 years and couldn’t communicate. learned chinese through music and subtitles on music videos. opened my eyes to the world
-2nd essay: met my dad for first time in 9 years. flashback me as a kid, how i had to make my advice and grow in absence of dad. interests: astronomy, chess, music that came out of it. personal quality: open mind and make most of any situation. flashback over, i’m with my dad and he’s successful but i’ve found my own path</p>
<p>Please chance me for Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCD</p>
<p>Also if possible, please chance me for Northwestern, Emory, Tufts, and USC.</p>