<p>I kinda feel that I lack EC a bit.. just came to the U.S. at the beginning of my freshmen year.</p>
<p>I am also Asian with pretty strong math & music.
Took AMC 12 since Freshmen year, qualified for AIME this year. Darn low score on AIME though.</p>
<p>SAT I : 2170 (planning to retake)
SAT II Math IIc: 800 Physics: 800 Chem: 770 (should I retake it?)
GPA: 4.25 (weighted) Rank 1/458</p>
<p>AP Physics B, AP Calc AB & BC, AP Chem: 5's
AP Lang and Comp: 4</p>
<p>Calculus 2 and 3 at University of Alaska Anchorage, and currently enrolled in Diff. Equ and Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos. </p>
<p>Anchorage Area math competition 1st place 04-05
Alaska State Trig Star winner (waiting on the national results)
Command Performance (Alaska State #1 Soloist) 04-05
Command Performance Runner-up (Alaska State #2 Quartet 2nd violinist) 04-05
Bauch & Lomb Honorary Science Award
All-State Orchestra all 3 years
National Honor Roll 02-05
Who's who among the American High School Students 02-05</p>
<p>Model UN 04-06
Student Government Congressmen 04-06
Tutoring Club founder/president 03-04
Website Team (tutoring website for middle school students on high level subjects; provides school club websites) founder/ webmaster
Mu Alpha Theta member 02-06
National Honors Society member 04-06
Anchorage Youth Symphony member 02-06
FIRST Robotics Club 03-04
Gifted Mentorship Program in GIS and Hydrology; currently enrolled in Sturctural Engineering</p>
<p>Volunteer at Imaginarium 335 hours</p>
<p>A teller at the Bank-Within-East 03-04</p>
<p>Fluent in Japanese & Korean; Intermediate Spanish; Animation experience with 3ds max</p>
<p>"National Honor Roll 02-05
Who's who among the American High School Students 02-05"</p>
<p>Don't put that. </p>
<p>"I am also Asian with pretty strong math & music."</p>
<p>That isn't going to help you much.</p>
<p>Good thing is that you're coming from Alaska...which I would venture to say that your chances are GREAT!</p>
<p>OMG ANOTHER ALASKAN! </p>
<p>sup man, i went to Dimond and will be attending Princeton this year. if u got any questions, hit me up <a href="mailto:hobbes344@hotmail.com">hobbes344@hotmail.com</a></p>
<p>of course... i havent actually attended classes or anything yet so dont ask me questions about campus life... yet.</p>
<p>and i was in AYS too. yes, i was the dorky korean kid who was sitting last chair in the first violin section cuz i didnt give a flying rat's ass about the chair auditions. hahaha... mwahahaha.... MWAHAHAHA!</p>
<p>Hi Jae, I'm Jay Han :D</p>
<p>Yea Jay. I kinda realized who you were by reading your "what are my chances thing." Keep in touch this year, and it'll be awesome if I can get in. Oh, and I'm the lamer who works his ass off on chair auditions and still end up somewhere in the middle of first violin section.</p>
<p>lol. aight, im just glad someone from alaska will be applying. </p>
<p>First of all, if you know that Princeton is for you (which i hope it is), apply ED. During the ED process, it is rumored that the Princeton Admissions Committee try to get a full spectrum of the geographical range of its students. Plus, if you get in, you can celebrate while your friends are swimming in their own sweat of admission anxiety / envy. :D</p>
<p>Also, it seems that you are very focused on math and music. There is nothing wrong with that of course, but you will find many other kids nationwide who are competing against you. By all means, list the proudest of your achievments, but do NOT list how many hours you did in community service, as it will give the PAC the wrong impression of your intentions. </p>
<p>As for essays, because of your strength in math and science, I think it would be preferable for them to see your more, errr, emotional/subjective side. Logic has its day in reasoning but make your essays really shine in matter of content fullness and emotional/spiritual clarity. Easier said then done, but you should be able to pull it off. That way, they can see a more "human" side of you, and not just a logic machine. dig?</p>
<p>also, if you have done anything "alaskan" in your years at the AK, list them! They want to see people with "alaskan-ness" in them, to once again capture the full diversity of students. Aight hope this helps, email me if you need anything.</p>
<p>Thank you so much, hobbes. I've always thought you were just some dorky goofy kid, but I'm now seeing you in a new light. And yes, I already have the rough draft for my essay and it's fairly emotional. It's about my two years of Japan life. I was careful not too be too sentimental. And.. I guess I could describe some of the specific Imaginarium experiences like helping out with the state fair? I mean... what would you consider "Alaskan"... like.. umm.. I can't even think of any examples.</p>
<p>like alaskan as in:</p>
<p>Hunting
FIshing
Aurora borealis viewing
life in the winter
ski / snowboarding
the moose that pooped in your backyard
that one time that you almost hit that same moose with your car
the summer nights.. err days</p>
<p>anything unique to alaska, if you can incorporate into your essay or application seamlessly would be great.</p>
<p>ok, off topic a bit, but i'm curious since i have some volunteer hours too, @hobbes: why should the original poster not write how many hours he did volunteering?</p>
<p>Because it makes you seem like you did the community service just to say, "i did x amount of hours. They want to see dedication to a particular community service, perhaps by listing off some of your projects or showing your involvement in ways which doesn't involve numbers. it's the same concept, "show, not tell." You tell the PAC that u did x hours, then they'll think nothing of it. but if you can show them how it influenced you (be honest :D ) or brought new perspective, that would help them get a better perspective of you.</p>