<p>Male, Southern California, majority Asian city.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.56, AP weighted, honors not
Rank 130/596
SAT I : 2040, 720 M, 690 CR, 630 W, (only taken once, retake November; i'm confident I can/will get 730+ in writing)
-1370 old scale 710 vb, 660 m
SAT II: 750 US History, Math IIc: 730, Math Ic: 760 </p>
<p>7 APs by graduation.
5 on AP US
4 on CALC AB
4 on English Language/Composition</p>
<p>National Merit Qualifier, a few leadership positions, fundraising chair of 3 clubs, about 100 hours of CommunityService, Orchestra, Debate, FBLA, etc.. numerous clubs and extracurriculars. Part of a campaign to create third environmental commission in LA County.</p>
<p>My BIG problem is that I've screwed up my grades with lethargy.
But these are the colleges on my list:</p>
<p>University of Chicago
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD
New York University
USC <don't want to be too close to home.
University of Michigan
Boston College
UCI
Boston University</p>
<p>Basically in that order. My grades are the problem, I know I can do vaslty better, but how do I convey that? I have everything else in order, including essay writing and recommendations.</p>
<p>Tell me what you think. Thanks.</p>