yoyo ben, i got new sat scores. chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z California Institute of Technology
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<p>GPA: 4.0 uw
Rank: 1/756 (2 people hold this rank, including me)</p>

<p>SAT I: 2300 (750v, 800m, 750w) - i got 2180 first time. 2300 is my retake score.</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math2c - 800
Korean - 800 (yes im a native =[ )
Physics - 780</p>

<p>EC:
key club(9-12)
california scholarship federation (9-12)
Tae kwon do (9-12) - i am a first degree black-belt
Tennis (10-12)
Environmental science club (10-12) - i founded this club
hospital volunteer (10-12)
I went to this summer program called COSMOS and did labs/projects (it is a research program by the UCs that lets the high school students use college facilities)</p>

<p>Awards:
1st place presenter in COSMOS astrophysics/astronomy.
2nd place in technical report for ASCE annual popsicle bridge contest
3rd place in presentation for ASCE annual popsicle bridge contest
and I got some school awards for best in science and math.</p>

<p>Our school doesn't offer AP Physics (infact, our school didn't even offer honors physics until this year), but I took AP Physics B during my junior year and am taking AP Physics C right now (these are online classes through UCCP program). I was the only person in our school to take AP Physics B and I am the only person in our school to take AP Physics C. I also took physics at UCLA during the summer of my soph/junior year and received an A+.
And I am one of the two people in our school taking AP Calculus B/C.</p>

<p>Oh, and I think I have really good recommendations. My teachers said that I am one of the top few in their careers. I'm not sure about my essays. </p>

<p>thx ben!</p>

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<p>o yea and i might get a B in ap english this year,which will drop my rank and my gpa.</p>

<p>i hope i can bring it up to an A</p>

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<p>New scores quite good, obviously no need to retake anymore. </p>

<p>Activities good, initiative in take Phys outside of school good, COSMOS good.</p>

<p>Your background definitely has more than enough to support a successful bid, especially with good recs. Now it's all you -- don't be boring. Entertain the people who read your essays; show that behind these great stats is an interesting person (not just a dedicated plugger.) If you do, I'd feel pretty good about the app.</p>

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<p>oo nice!</p>

<p>i just finished my essay #2 blank box. i dont think they're bad, although they may not be good enough. </p>

<p>but what about my B in AP english this year and my rank which might go down? will that hurt me a lot?</p>

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<p>No. English is unlikely to hurt significantly.</p>

<p>Give your essay to a friend and ask if they think it's exciting. Ask, did this make you want to stand up and clap, or go meet this brilliant kid? If not, consider working a little more :)</p>

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<p>yes i will definitely do that.</p>

<p>but my blank box isnt an essay so i dunno?</p>

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<p>you actually get advice on chances threads in the caltech forum!</p>

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<p>So namkim, I'll be seeing you at the bridge competition this spring? Technical report and presentation are the only categories we haven't swept the past three years, so make them good ;)</p>

<p>But I hear they changed the rules because of us, so you just might have a chance :).</p>

<p>(Don't get me wrong; this is all in the spirit of good competition. Look forward to meeting you! :p)</p>

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<p>@frozen-tears</p>

<p>where are you goign for the competition thing? UCI?</p>

<p>the competition is held in more than one place</p>

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<p>We're probably going to send two teams to both places this year -- last year we went to UCI but we couldn't find where the competition was held, so we tore off to CSUN.</p>

<p>I'm not sure which one I'll be going to, yet -- probably UCI, since I have friends I'd like to visit. Besides, I want to compete with Grant again. :D</p>

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<p>o if you go to UCI, then you might see me</p>