<p>basics:
-CA resident
-attend rigorous private school
-indian
-possible hook: have lived with a total of 29 family members throughout my life </p>
<p>Academics:
-GPA (weighted) - 4.21 (highest in class); unweighted - 3.96
-taken most rigorous course schedule allowed (7 APs by end of senior year; no honors classes are offered)
-top 10% of class</p>
<p>Awards:
-National Merit Commended Student
-Washington University in St. Louis Book Award
-Cum Laude Society
-AP Scholar with Honor
-Maxima Cum Laude National Latin Exam Award </p>
<p>SAT I Scores: (hope to increase--waiting on Nov. test scores)
verbal: 650
writing: 680
math: 720
(total: 2050) </p>
<p>SAT II Scores:
Biology M: 750
Math IIC: 790 </p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Newspaper:
-editor in chief (12th grade), page editor (11th grade), reporter (10th and 9th)
-won "Excellent" award in national convention for editorial writing
-newspaper won 3rd best in the nation in it's category (8-page papers)</p>
<p>Theatre:
-drama club secretary
-placed in top 24 student-actors in state of California through monologue competition
-won superior awards two years in a row at state thespian convention
-won "Best Dramatic Actor" award (11th grade)
-inducted into the International Thespian Society (100+ hours of theatre) freshman year
-inducted into "Honor Soceity of International Thespian Society (600+ hours of theatre) junior year
-have had leads roles in two major productions
-have acted in a show at a community college
-have stage-managed and assistant-directed a major school play sophomore year
-attended a shakespeare seminar course intensive at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
-worked as a Standardized Patient at UC Davis medical school </p>
<p>Literary Magazine:
-production editor (12th grade); assistant production editor (11th grade); copy editor (10th and 9th grades)
-literary magazine won 5th place in the nation at national journalism convention (12th grade) and 10th place last year (11th grade)
-won "Excellent" award in poetry writing </p>
<p>Sports:
-Varsity Skiing: I started the girls' ski team at the school and was captain in 11th grade and 12th grade; placed 10th in league overall
-Indian Dance: 9 years
Varsity Soccer: 9th, 10th, and 12th</p>
<p>Community Service:
-work as a weekly tutor for "Breakthrough Collaborative," a organization for underprivelaged middle school students
-volunteer work at hospital (100+ hours) </p>
<p>What are my chances at (if you could, please say why..thank you!):
Williams (ED)
Haverford
Swarthmore
Pomona
Wesleyan
Colby
University of Rochester
Washington University in St. Louis
Whitman College
Occidental College
UCLA
UC Berkeley
UC San Diego</p>