<p>I'm a high school senior in a competitive public high school.
STATS:</p>
<p>GPA:3.75 (don't know about weighted or uw) out of 4.0 right now
School doesn't rank
*will rush report senior year first quarter grades and have GC explain why I got low grades years before.
*school's pretty challenging avg SAT was about 1200. (old scale)
SAT I: M 730 CR 660 W 700 2090 total
SAT II: Chem 720 USH 740 Math IIC 800
TOEFL: expecting good score (taking it since I came to US 5 years ago)</p>
<p>Have taken 8 APs by senior year.</p>
<p>ECs:</p>
<p>*Select Choir (4yrs) - 1st 2nd 3rd place in interstate competition, The liaison (responsible for translating meetings, events, handouts for foreign students and parents. Also responsible for organizing major events), will sing for a big choral convention.
*Altar Boys (3yrs) - leader and senior of Altar Boys. responsible for assisting the priest. regarded as holy. rigorous training.
*Patient Support Services (4yrs) - teen volunteer. rigorous training to assist practically everyone in the hospital. Bunch of badges for services and achievements.
*Small Business (4yrs) - own business translating almost any text for a nominal fee or no fee (for financially challenged people). I wish I could translate at courthouses for poor people, but can't. rules or w/e...</p>
<p>Summer Activities:</p>
<p>*Boys State - Selected as my high school's representative to Boys State of America. Leadership position held (City Council). earned the second highest honor (being elected as the governor is highest) an individual can receive, the American Legion Citizenship Medal.
*County Executive Leadership Program - selected as rep. of my school to county leadership progm for a year. part of the prgm is summer internship at the government center. soley completed major projects.
*Korean Embassy - Intern at Korean Embassy in DC. responsible for database, making Visa, Passport services. Rigorous training.</p>
<p>Recs:</p>
<p>*GC rec - GOOD expecting good rec. knows me very well. knows my background, knows almost everything about me.
*1 teacher rec - GOOD knows me very well. shares common interests. likes me. got good grades.
*2 teacher rec - DECENT knows me enough. knows how hard I worked to earn good grade in her AP eng class. impressed her a couple times with scores, essays, etc.</p>
<p>Essays:</p>
<p>*Can write pretty well. first draft still not satisfactory. Expecting GOOD essay.</p>
<p>EXTRA:
*Korean
*Will not ask for financial aid since applying ED.
*AP eng was the hardest course ever taken b/c of still not perfect English.
*Taking SAT I again in Nov.
*Plan on getting stellar first quarter senior year grades and express it to college for ED/EA.
*EC may not jump out, but did best I can in things I'm passionate about.
*International Relations/Foreign lang major.
*limitation to activities, competition (offered internship at NIH, but rescinded b/c i'm not a citizen or perm. resident other opportunities missed)
*Student Visa holder
*First in the family to go to college in the US </p>
<p>I'm going to apply to CORNELL ED, Uchicago EA, EMORY-Oxford college EA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill EA, and James Madison EA. All except JMU seems to be reaches... so I'd appreciate it if you could suggest me some matches and safeties! </p>
<p>Thank you so much!!!!!</p>