<p>I'm Korean living in MD, US. I'm not citizen, permanent resident, nor illegal immigrant. I came to US about 2yrs ago.</p>
<p>gpa: 3.8uw 4.1w
rank: top 10%</p>
<p>sat: cr540 w560 m730 (will raise to cr 580-600 w 600-620 m 770-800 in Dec)
sat2
math2c 790
japanese 740
physics 700 (took again in Nov, expecting 750-800)</p>
<p>ap
physics B 5
stats 5
going to take Cal BC, Physics C, and possibly WH (Since I'm taking the course...)</p>
<p>ecs
math team(10-12)
math club(12)
science and engineering club(12)
anime club(11-12)
track(10)
library volunteer(12) - 30 hours</p>
<p>awards
AIME qualifier
1st place in regional~state level math comp
honorable mention in another regional~state level math comp
Qualifier for UMD math comp 2nd round (only 200 out of 2000 test takers in MD)</p>
<p>Research
I have a research paper which is very original, no work cited. That's my only hope for getting into Caltech...Though probably I'm not going to submit it other than Caltech. Umm...possibly I'm going to submit it to science fair.</p>
<p>Recommendation
Physics and Chinese teacher...And of course Counselor.</p>
<p>Other
This year, it's likely that I'm going to qualify for USAMO and US Physics Team selection semifinalist, though not sure.</p>
<p>Major: Physics and/or Math</p>
<p>So far...
super reach: Caltech
reach/match: Mcgill</p>
<p>Any safty/match college for me?
FYI, I'm going to apply to only four-five colleges, including Caltech and Mcgill.</p>
<p>Finally, what do you think about my chance at Caltech? I know that it's super reach, but do I have a chance like at least 1% or something...?(you don't have to answer this...)</p>