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<p>Oh no, another chance me! haha
Just trying to see what I can do for the next 4 years...</p>

<p>Hi, I'm a high school freshman in USA, midwest.
I'm Korean-American, 14, and came here when I was 3.
My school is 5A, with 500 kids/class.
4.2 W, 4.0 UW, 1st in class, only freshman in school history with at least 1 AP class
I'm wondering if any of you Ivy-leaguers could give me tips based on my specs:</p>

<p>SAT (took it in 7th grade, 590 reading, 630 writing, 710 math, 1930 total)
taking SAT again in 2 weeks! :\
ACT (last month on December 10: 32 math and reading, 29 english, 28 science, 30 total)</p>

<p>no AP or SAT 2 tests...yet (taking AP stat./world and SAT 2 world history and SAT 2 math 2 in may/june)</p>

<p>school Schedule
AP World, trig/precalc H, AP statistics, Student Government, Spanish 3 H, English 1 H, Chem H.
Studying AP Bio online.
Freshman class president</p>

<p>Extracurricular
Oncology floor assistant secretary at local hospital
Junior representative of community library.
Tutoring 7-8th grade students in mathcounts
About 250 hours volunteer service
Soon-to-be-eagle scout.
6 years violin. Concertmaster of large in-state orchestra, Western-states Chamber honors orchestra placement
mathcounts team 11th place state
JV football and track
FBLA</p>

<p>self-declared weaknesses: essay writing, critical reading comprehension, arrogance at times
self-declared bonuses: well-rounded, confident, math/science
No decided major yet. Parents always bug me about being a medical doctor, which I might consider</p>

<p>I'm probably missing a few things, but I hope this is enough to put out there...
Please give me advice. Help is really needed, about anything, from SAT 2s to volunteering to sports...anything!</p>

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<p>Study hard, get good grades, join clubs you love and follow through with your passions, write fantastic essays, make yourself look like a person and not a high SAT score.</p>

<p>Bang. Done. 14 is too early for a proper chance thread anyway.</p>

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<p>Why on Earth are you taking the SAT/ACT as a freshman?</p>

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And by “here” you mean College Confidential? :p</p>

<p>Be careful about taking the SAT too many times before you “normally” would in 11th grade. Penn (and perhaps other top schools) tends to take a dim view of taking standardized tests too many times (more than 3) and “at an earlier stage”:</p>

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<p>[Penn</a> Admissions: Required Tests](<a href=“http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/applying/testing.php]Penn”>http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/applying/testing.php)</p>

<p>Other than that, follow Excavalier’s sage advice in post #2 above, enjoy the present, and stop worrying so much about the future! ;)</p>