<p>SAT I:</p>
<p>Math: 780
Writing: 800 (11 essay)
Critical Reading: 730
COMPOSITE: 2310 (one sitting)</p>
<p>SAT II:</p>
<p>US History: 770
Math I: 770
Math II: 800
Physics: Will take in Oct.</p>
<p>AP Scores:
Bio (4), Calc BC (5), AB sub (5), Physics B (5), Psych (5)</p>
<p>GPA: 4.9 UW: 4.0
Class rank: top 5% (at least)</p>
<p>Location: PA
Gender: F
Race: East Asian
Family Income: $45k before taxes
High School: Public (~2000 students)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
-School newspaper (Writer-9, Sports Editor-10, News and Production Editor-11)
-National Honor Society (11)
-Model UN (10,11)
-Baking for the Elderly (10,11)
-Chess Club (9,10,11)
-Student Government (11)
-Bowling Club (9,11)
-Soccer (6,7,8,9)
-Band (6,7,8,9)
-Piano (started playing at the age of 7)
-Volunteer at local library (150 long, tedious hours)</p>
<p>Summer Activities:
Reading, traveling, volunteering at library, informally helping friends prepare for the SAT, cooking and cleaning, babysitting, etc</p>
<p>Intended Major: Engineering</p>
<p>Senior year courses: 5 APs, 9 AP courses total throughout high school (which is the max number since students can't take APs until jr. year)</p>
<p>Awards: AP scholar with honor, National Merit Commended/Finalist, some excellency awards from my school</p>
<p>Everyone on this forum has amazing transcripts and extra curriculars. I no longer feel like I stand a chance against all the other competitive Asian applicants. What schools are within my reach? I'm thinking of applying to:</p>
<p>MIT
Harvey Mudd
Dartmouth
Johns Hopkins
Carnegie Mellon
Penn
Cornell
Duke
Tufts
University of Illinois Urbana
Penn State Honors</p>