Chance fo ED Wharton? need some solid critique

fekwt100
Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:23:40 +0000

CC, one week until apps are due, extremely stressed, any insightful comments will be appreciated

Asian male from jersey

GPA: 4.1 W, 3.6/3.7 UW (kinda low) about 400 in class, school doesnt rank
have taken the highest level courses availible to our school all four years, 2 aps soph year, 5 last year, and 6 this year (some ap courses are two year courses at our school)

SAT: 2330
800 math
760 reading
770 writing

800 math 2
740 us hist (might have to send b/c took it on the same day as math 2)
800 chem
800 bio

5s on ap chinese, chem, studio art (drawing), and us hist

2 strong teacher recs and 1 from guidance counselor
strong essays (according to my english teacher)

Academic Honors:
National Honors Society
National Chinese Honors Society
National Science Honors Society
Commended in the National Merit Scholarship Program
AP Scholar with Honors
Top 5% in the Nation for the American Mathematics Contest 12
Top 15 in the State for the New Jersey Science League Competition for Biology

Art:
Studying fine arts privately for nine years
Winner of various state, national, and international art competitions
Designed and led a team to paint three wall murals at middle school
Part of the team to paint a wall mural of the newly built cafeteria at High School
Designed the shirts of Chinese Culture Club: raised over $300
Designed the Senior Class Shirts
Designer at online clothing store: [Threadless graphic t-shirt designs: cool & funny t-shirts weekly! Tees designed by the community.](http://www.Threadless.com)
Donated a painting every year to local church for poverty
Member of the National Art Honors Society
Painted holiday decorations for senior citizens a local nursing home every year

Leadership:
Co-Founder and President of the Ultimate Frisbee Club
Vice President of the Chinese Culture Club
Raised over $500 dollars at school for the 2008 Sichuan earthquake

Work Experience:
Lifeguard at the Jewish Community Center and red mango
Student tutor

Volunteering:
Taught 4-6 year-old children at swim team program for two years
Played sports with special needs children at a local community center once a week since sophomore year
Helped out at the bi-annual town health fairs, administering blood pressure readings and greeting visitors

Interns:
Interned at a pharmaceutical firm and bank in china, two weeks each

Athletics:
Swam for club teams for seven years
Member of the High School Varsity Swim Team since freshman year
Swam for the town summer swim team
Achieved top 20 in the state for the 200 yard Breastroke event
Qualified and competed in NJ Junior Olympics
Won various medals at different meets for high place finishes
Member of the High School Varsity Fencing Team
Member of the High School Junior Varsity Track and Field Team

Clubs:
Member of the Future Business Leaders of America Club
Member of Key Club
Member of Korean Culture Club

Music:
Studied the violin privately for five years
Member of the school orchestra
Member of a county Youth Orchestra
Self-taught Cello and Ukulele

Thank you CC!