Male; Asian; Immigrant Parents; Non-First Generation College Student
Familial income ~105k
GPA (weighted out of 5): 4.46
SAT I: 1470 (770 English, 700 Math)
SAT II: 770 English Lit; 730 Bio-M
Languages Spoken: English, Mandarin, German
NO PENN LEGACY
Both parents have PhDs; one sibling attended Princeton undergrad and Harvard Law, second sibling attends UMass Amherst
Classes:
English 3 years ACP level, 1 year honors
History 3 years honors
Math: 3 years honors, 1 year AP (AB Calc)
German: 3 years honors, 1 year AP
Science: Honors physics, chem, and bio. AP Bio
Finance and Investments: honors
Concert Choir: 4 years; one year as senior intensive
Brooks Brothers Choir: senior intensive
Photography: 1 year
TV/Video: 1 year
School doesn’t offer many APs (3 total APs taken).
Academic Honors:
National Honor Society
Honor Roll
High Honors
St. Michaels College Book Award for Academic Achievement and Social Conscience
Student of the Quarter
Extracurriculars/Activities:
Tennis: 3 year varsity tennis player for one of the top teams in MA (freshman year was on JV). 12-1 record junior year (best record on team). 2017 Sectional Champions. 2017 Most Improved Winner. USTA tournament player - top 90 USTA New England.
Football: 2 years on JV. JV Captain 2016. Started at middle linebacker for 12 games (stopped playing due to repeated concussions and knee injuries)
Powerlifting: Not offered through school. 14 hours per week in the gym working to increase the 3 main compound lifts and prepare for possible college powerlifting teams
Singing: 4 years in concert choir, led as senior intensive this year. One of the top 6 basses in a 300 student choir department.
National Honor Society: 2 years. Won the St. Michaels Book Award for Academic Achievement and Social Conscience.
Peer Tutoring: volunteered as a student tutor for underclassmen in a variety of subjects.
Tennis Volunteering: volunteered summers at Tenacity, a free tennis enrichment program for Boston kids aged from 6-16
Office Assistant at Parent’s Business: Helped with variety of office tasks, including but not limited to: taking payment, answering phones, scheduling appointments, general cleaning.
Investment Club: managing a portfolio in a using the Marketwatch website and discussing stock market news and trading strategies within the club.
Athletic Honors:
Top 90 USTA New England B16s
Most Improved for school tennis team in sophomore year
Lakeville L7 Futures Event Champion
Sportsmen’s green ball Level 7 Champion
Mayor’s Cup Boston 2017 Singles Champion
Mayor’s Cup Boston Doubles Runner-Up (2013, 2014)
Mayor’s Cup Boston Singles Runner-Up (2014)