<p>Info:
High School: Top 100 public high school in the U.S., sends many grads to top schools
Ethnicity: Asian American
Gender: Male
Low income family (~$30,000); applying for financial aid</p>
<p>Intended Major: Business/Finance/Econ</p>
<p>GPA:
Class Rank: Top ~10% in a class of 556 students (school doesnt officially rank)
Unweighted: 3.60 (bad sophomore year, family death will be explained)
Weighted: 3.93</p>
<p>Standardized Test Scores:
SAT Reasoning: 800M/650CR/740W = 2190
Math Level 2: 800
Korean w/ Listening: 800
ACT: 34E, 35M, 36R, 32S = 34 composite
Superscored: 35E, 35M, 36R, 32S = 35 composite</p>
<p>APs:
11th: AP Calculus AB (4), AP English Lang (4)
12th schedule: AP Lit, Physics, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Spanish, AP Statistics</p>
<p>ECs:
- FBLA (10-12): President (12), Treasurer (11), Honorary Member (10)
- Junior Statesmen of America (10-12): Club Officer (12), Member (10, 11)
- UHS Literary Magazine (11-12): Managing Editor (12), Writer/Photographer (11)
- Key Club International (9-12): Vice President (12), Secretary (11), Member (9, 10)
- Korean American Students Association (9-12): President (12), Vice President (11), Activities Coordinator (10), Member (9)
- Access Christian Club (9-12): Secretary/Treasurer, Board Member (12), Media Tech (11), Outreach Representative (10), Member (9)
- Track & Field: Varsity (12), Junior Varsity (9, 10) <a href="Schedule%20conflicts%20with%20Wells%20Fargo%20internship%20in%2011th%20grade">i</a>*
- Football: Junior Varsity (10), Frosh/Soph (9)
- ****** Youth Ministry Worship Team/Praise Band: Bassist (9-12), Youth Group Leader (11, 12)
- Model United Nations (11-12): Member (11, 12)
- Youth Advocates for the Environment (10-12): Member (10, 11, 12)</p>
<p>Honors/Awards:
- National Merit Semifinalist: Scored 220 on PSAT
- AIME 12 Qualifier: Scored 107 on AMC 12
- FBLA Regional Awards: 2nd in Business Math, 3rd in Economics, 5th in Public Speaking I
- Presidential Volunteer Service Award: 500+ volunteer service hours
- Presidential Award for Academic Excellence
- Coastline ROP: Certificate of Excellence
- Principals Academic Honor Roll (9-12)</p>
<p>Community Service:
- American Red Cross: Community Service Director, volunteered 300+ hours throughout high school
- ****** Korean Church: Camp counselor/youth leader, Vacation Bible School Summer Program for K-6 kids
- ****** Youth Ministry: Mexico Missions Trip (Summer 06): Built a local Mexican church, Arizona Missions Trip (Summer 07): Organized VBS for kids
- 30 Hour Famine (organized by church): Activity leader, fund raiser; Raised money for starving families while fasting and obtained sponsors to donate money
- Homeless Outreach (organized by church): Served meals at a homeless shelter in Santa Ana with several youth group members, every Sunday morning
- World Vision: Tri-lingual translator (Korean, Spanish, English) and youth leader for volunteer trips to Mexico with church youth group</p>
<p>Employment:
- Daffys TropicCafe: Cash register/waiter (9-12)
- Washington Mutual: HIP Intern (12)
- Wells Fargo Bank: Associate intern/stage director/teller assistant; unpaid internship through Coastline ROP Program (11)
- ****** Youth Ministry: Associate intern/graphic designer/webpage designer (11); Only 2 students chosen out of 500 after competitive application process</p>
<p>Essay/Recommendations:
- Essay: Great; should be focused on my interest in business
- Teacher Recs: One from AP Eng teacher, one from Honors Chem teacher - both should be excellent
- Counselor Rec: Very close with counselor; my school requires us to fill out a comprehensive packet "all about me" so should be pretty thorough
- Additional Rec: from my internship advisor, elaborates on my work ethic, people skills, etc.</p>
<p>Schools:
Northwestern - WCAS
Georgetown - McDonough
NYU - Stern
Carnegie Mellon - Tepper
USC - Marshall
Boston College - Carroll
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD
UCI</p>
<p>Would my high test scores offset my low/mediocre GPA? Are my ECs focused enough and show interest in business?</p>
<p>Any/all input would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.</p>