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umar99 · 06-05-2008, 03:07 AM

Gender: M
Ethnicity: Asian
Location: California
College Class Year: 2013
High School: Public

Academics:
My school blocks the gpa at 4.32, but if i were to continue augmenting it, I would have around a 4.92
Class Rank: 1/554
Course selection:
Freshman Year:
AP Human Geography 5
Alg II, Physics, Spanish III

Sophomore Year:
AP European History 5
AP Spanish Language 4
AP Biology 4
Trig/Precalc Honors

Junior Year:
AP Calc AB
AP Music Theory
AP US History
AP Spanish Literature (Independent Study) (I actually had a class period for this, but I was the only student and it was me independently reading the required readings)
AP Chemistry
AP English Language

Then I also independently studied AP Art History and AP World History (very similar to AP Euro) and took both of those exams too

Next Year (Senior Year):
Possibly
AP Calc BC
AP Enviro Science
AP Eng. Lit
AP Gov (Both comparative and US)
AP Physics C (although i will independently study for 'B' too and take all 3 exams)
AP Statistics
AP Computer Science AB (or A if AB is discontinued)

..i might also consider independently studying ap psychology and/or ap economics over the summer and take those exams

Scores:
SAT total 2090 (Will retake)
ACT -32
SAT II
Math II: 780
US History: 740
Biology Molecular: 730
Chemistry: 710

ECs
-Math Team captain 4 years
-Middle Eastern Indian Club Leader for 2 years
--Science Olympiad Chairperson and placed 1st-2nd in regional and state events (9th-12th grades)
-MUN Secretary general for my school and participation for 4 years
-Piano for 10 years
-Tennis all 4 years of highschool
-i'm doing a research internship at UCSF this summer
- have 12 credits (units) at community college for classes i took last summer
-Relay for life club -4 years American Cancer Society
-150 volunteer hours at hospital

Recs
-I have 2 great teachers who'll write me recommendations

Question
-Senior year, should I participate in the Academic Decathlon (my school usually wins 3rd-4th at the state competition) and cut down on my AP classes or should I not do Academic Decathlon and have a large number of AP classes. I might get the AP State Scholar award for most AP exams taken.

Colleges of interest
Harvard
Stanford
Princeton
Brown
John Hopkins
UC Berkeley

I'm planning on majoring in Bio/PreMed, Political Science or maybe even History

06-05-2008, 03:07 AM	#1
umar99 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 123	Chance for Me at UCBerkeley, Stanford, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Princeton and Brown Gender: M Ethnicity: Asian Location: California College Class Year: 2013 High School: Public Academics: My school blocks the gpa at 4.32, but if i were to continue augmenting it, I would have around a 4.92 Class Rank: 1/554 Course selection: Freshman Year: AP Human Geography 5 Alg II, Physics, Spanish III Sophomore Year: AP European History 5 AP Spanish Language 4 AP Biology 4 Trig/Precalc Honors Junior Year: AP Calc AB AP Music Theory AP US History AP Spanish Literature (Independent Study) (I actually had a class period for this, but I was the only student and it was me independently reading the required readings) AP Chemistry AP English Language Then I also independently studied AP Art History and AP World History (very similar to AP Euro) and took both of those exams too Next Year (Senior Year): Possibly AP Calc BC AP Enviro Science AP Eng. Lit AP Gov (Both comparative and US) AP Physics C (although i will independently study for 'B' too and take all 3 exams) AP Statistics AP Computer Science AB (or A if AB is discontinued) ..i might also consider independently studying ap psychology and/or ap economics over the summer and take those exams Scores: SAT total 2090 (Will retake) ACT -32 SAT II Math II: 780 US History: 740 Biology Molecular: 730 Chemistry: 710 ECs -Math Team captain 4 years -Middle Eastern Indian Club Leader for 2 years --Science Olympiad Chairperson and placed 1st-2nd in regional and state events (9th-12th grades) -MUN Secretary general for my school and participation for 4 years -Piano for 10 years -Tennis all 4 years of highschool -i'm doing a research internship at UCSF this summer - have 12 credits (units) at community college for classes i took last summer -Relay for life club -4 years American Cancer Society -150 volunteer hours at hospital Recs -I have 2 great teachers who'll write me recommendations Question -Senior year, should I participate in the Academic Decathlon (my school usually wins 3rd-4th at the state competition) and cut down on my AP classes or should I not do Academic Decathlon and have a large number of AP classes. I might get the AP State Scholar award for most AP exams taken. Colleges of interest Harvard Stanford Princeton Brown John Hopkins UC Berkeley I'm planning on majoring in Bio/PreMed, Political Science or maybe even History
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