<p>rising senior at a public high school in Pittsburgh, age 15 (16 in December)</p>
<p>GPA - unweighted 3.98, weighted 4.46
SAT - 700 CR, 800 M, 780 W, retaking in the fall
SAT II - 800 math II, 780 bio, 750 US
APs - World History (5), the rest pending
rank: first decile</p>
<p>junior classes: AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP English Lang/Comp, APUSH, AP Bio
senior classes: AP Stats, AP English Lit/Comp, AP Gov, AP Chem, AP Latin</p>
<p>ECs/special awards
-National Honor Society
-Lifeguarding and CPR certification
-fencing since freshman year, team captain, lettered sophomore year
-Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing League champions 2010, 2011
-Technology Student Association: state finalist 2010, regionals finalist 2011
-a few awards in local math competitions (Calcusolve, Integration Bee)
-American Regional Math League - 2009 - present
-qualified for AIME freshman and junior years, though never went past AIME
-Junior Engineering and Teams Society; school team - 2009, 2010, 2011
-Orchestra since 2nd grade
-made it to PMEA Orchestra Regionals 2011
-National Latin Exam: gold medalist 2010, silver medalist 2011
-article about Joseph Kony’s warfare in Africa published in city newspaper</p>
<p>Community service/ work
unfortunately not legally old enough to work most places
100+ hours at UPitt Medical Center
NHS tutoring
scattered hours for community outreach (e.g. recruiting for blood drives) and Orchestra</p>
<p>summer 2010 - Andrew’s Leap (computer science camp at CMU)
summer 2011 - besides volunteering, former governor’s school for health careers
summer 2012 - hopefully an local internship</p>
<p>Essays:
-CommonApp essay will be about juggling and my fascination with it (may change)
-supplement essay(s) will be about my experiences (and failures) through my lab work at Pitt and how they influenced me as a person</p>
<p>personal info:
-Chinese, permanent resident
-will most likely apply for financial aid</p>
<p>Any comments would be appreciated. Would my age might affect my chances of getting in?</p>