Are my ECs weak for HYPSM?

abscissa
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:53:11 +0000

Programming:
· JAVA (basic)

Materials science research since October 2007, hope to be a strong competitor for Intel/Siemens, etc.

Activities
· Physics Club: Team member in the robotics competition at UTA in 2007.
· NHS: I volunteered to tutor in the Coppell public library: total of 20 hours.
· Academic Decathlon: 2005 and 2006 fall semesters
· Octathlon: 2006 and 2007 spring semesters
· Business Professionals of America (BPA): 2006-2007
· School chess club captain: lead the team to tournaments
· Dallas Chess Club and US Chess Federation member since 2003
· Attended ‘Awesome math’ camp in July 2007
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Awards
· Robotics competition in 2007: Team placed 4th
· Qualified for AIME 2007
· Academic Decathlon 2005: Scored the highest for a freshman (but didn’t make the team)
· Octathlon: Gold medal for the Math in 2006 and silver medal in 2007
· BPA 2007: Qualified for state and earned first place in accounting math in the state
· Represented the school for state UIL math and regional UIL Physics- 2006,2007
· School chess club: Won first place as a team and as an individual in 2006 DFW high school championship and 2007 region III scholastic chess championships for high school.
Won 6th place individual and 3rd place for the team in 2007 Texas high school championships.
Also won first place for the team in a few other tournaments around DFW.
· Won third place in 2005 Texas grade championship
· Won ninth place in 2006 US Junior Open

State champion of 11th grade chess championships in Nov 2007
Blitz (K-12) champion of Texas high school state championships (Mar 2007)
17th place in NAT nationals (math contest)
NATIONAL BLITZ CHAMPION IN CHESS FOR AMATEUR SECTION (JUNE 2005)
11TH PLACE OVERALL IN SAME TOURNAMENT
2ND PLACE IN U.S JUNIOR OPEN IN JULY 2004