SAT I (breakdown): 2200- 740 Math, 770 Writing, 690 Critical Reading- 11 Essay
ACT: NA
SAT II: Math Level 2: 790, Chemistry: 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.740
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 37/349 (didn’t do well Freshmen year, but my grades showed a huge increase as I progresses through the years, and I also took the hardest classes and had a very rigorous schedule with Mainly AP’s and Honors classes.
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB- 4, Calculus BC- 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Statistics- AP, English 4- AP, Physics C Mechanics- AP, Biology 2 AP, Biology Lab Honors, Discrete Math Honors, European History AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2x Intel ISEF Finalist Math Category, Overall Individual student in state for Science Fair, AMC 10 B- Top State Scorer, National Merit Commended, AP Scholar, Science Olympiad National Qualifier, ARML- First place team divison B Site Winner- Georgia, 3x Overall Descartes Champion of the State- Mu Alpha Theta.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta President (12th grade), Mu Alpha Theta Treasurer (11th Grade), Mu Alpha Theta State Secretary (12th grade), I am a member of the Table Tennis Club in my city and I play competitively. I have played piano for 10 years and have done art for 8 years of my life. I am a member of the Harvard MIT Mathematics Team for my state and we placed 36/135 in the HMMT competition as a team.
Job/Work Experience: REHSS Internship - Got paid 1800 dollars and did extensive research with professor, Bus Boy at Sushi restaurant.
Volunteer/Community service: Science Fair Mentor- I mentor kids who need help with science fair and am the founder for mentoring at my school, I am the Middle School teacher at my Church. I volunteer a lot for NHS and Interact as well. I have also judged at the Regional and State Science Fairs for middle schoolers.
Summer Activities: I went to Taiwan Mission trip for my church and had a very emotional trip when interacting with the orphanage boys.
Essays: 9.5/10 Common App, 9/10 Why Penn Essay
Teacher Recommendation: Physics Teacher- REALLY good, Math Teacher- REALLY good
Counselor Rec: Good, I’d say 8-9/10
Additional Rec: Professor of the internship wrote me a nice one
Interview: None yet
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Louisiana
Country (if international applicant): United States
School Type: Magnet- Public, Blue Ribbon School
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$100,000
Strengths: I have a research talent that sets me apart from my classmates and I have 2 research papers that I want to submit for review in a journal.
Weaknesses: I really messed up Freshman year with the grades