<p>I am a 17 year old Asian in his senior year of a competitive and very large, diverse high school in IL (4100 students split between a fresh/soph campus and a junior/senior campus) (by the way, is "senior" supposed to be capitalised?)</p>
<p>Chances at:
Northwestern University (only school that recommends subject tests, and it recommends 3)
University of Chicago (only considers subject tests)
University of Michigan
University of Wisconsin Madison
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana</p>
<p>My current school includes physical education in the GPA. Also, in IL, PE is a required course all four years of high school (you can opt out, but I did not take advantage of that by taking it over the summer 5 hours a day for several weeks).
At my previous school, I took the most rigorous courses except for Honors Spanish (I sort of regret not doing that now).
At this school, I am also taking the most rigorous courses.</p>
<p>GPA UW: 3.7
GPA W: 4.21
Projected graduating GPA W: 4.3 ~school no longer ranks (magna cum laude GPA= 4.2-4.4 and summa cum laude GPA= 4.4 and above, which is about top 3%)
Still, top 6-7 percent in a very large public school (class of 1000) (highest GPA is 4.63ish)
Freshman year: 4.0 UW/4.42 W
Sophomore year: 4.0/4.42
I transferred schools during summer vacation, and struggled during my the first semester of my junior year. I would easily be ranked in the top 15/1000 had I not struggled, probably with a 4.52 GPA
Junior year S1: 2.43/3.0 (I know)
Junior year S2: 3.71/4.57
Senior year projected S1: 3.83/ 4.67
Senior year projected S2: 3.83/4.67</p>
<p>ACT: 32/32
Math: 33/32
English: 31/33
Reading: 30/31
Science: 32/30</p>
<p>SAT II Chemistry: projected 750-790
SAT II Biology: projected 780-800
SAT II Math Level II: projected 760-780</p>
<p>College course at a community college last summer:
Introduction to Psychology -A/3.0 credits</p>
<p>Classes:</p>
<p>Freshman: Honors Biology, Honors Freshman English, Honors Geometry, Spanish I, World Geography, PE</p>
<p>Sophomore: Hon Algebra II, Hon Soph English, Hon Chem, Spanish II, Child growth and development semester 1 and health semester 2, US government semester 1 and Drivers Ed semester 2, PE</p>
<p>Junior Year: AP Language and Composition, AP US History, AP Microeconomics/AP Macroeconomics (S1/S2), Honors Pre-Calculus BC, Honors Physics, Honors Spanish III, PE</p>
<p>Senior Year: AP Literature and Composition, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, PE</p>
<p>AP tests: </p>
<p>Freshman: none available</p>
<p>Sophomore: none available</p>
<p>Junior year:
AP Language and Composition-3 (mentally exhausted during essay portion)
AP US History-4
AP Macroeconomics-5
AP Microeconomics-5</p>
<p>Senior year:
AP Literature and Composition: projected 4
AP Statisitics: projected 4-5
AP Chemistry: projected 4-5
AP Biology: projected 5
AP Calculus BC: projected 4-5
AP Physics B (self study): projected 4-5</p>
<p>ECs:
AP Scholar with Honor (12)
AP National Scholar (hopefully later this year)
Who's Who Among All American Scholars (11)
Inclusion of 2008 U.S. Achievement Academy National Yearbook (Who's Who in Minority Leadership) (11)
National Society of High School Scholars (11) (does this mean anything?)
Shadowed a gastroenterologist 30 hours (12)
Volunteer at a nursing home 40 hours (11)
Volunteer at a hospital in guest services 60-70 hours (12-I start tomorrow)
Track (no leadership roles) 9,10
Math Club (no leadership roles) 9, 10, 12
Academic Team (no leadership roles) 9, 10, 12
SOS (Students of Service) (no leadership roles YET-probably will be the committee chairman for 1-2 events) 12
Robotics club (no leadership roles) 11, 12</p>
<p>essays:
good-great (probably not excellent), some figurative language in them for creativity and my own unique style (especially for University of Chicago)</p>
<p>Teacher recommendations:
Very good
-AP Biology teacher: I am the top student in AP Biology out of 70-80 students, but that isn't completely reflected in the letter
-Honors Sophomore English teacher
-Honors Physics teacher</p>
<p>All feedback is greatly appreciated! I will chance those who chance me!</p>