<p>that was probably the most bizarre thing i’ve typed to get anyone’s attention. first off, thanks for taking 5-10min out of your life to read one of many chance me posts. again, thank you so much for indirectly calming my nerves down by responding to this post.</p>
<p>introduction: i am a korean that came to america when i was 8. if my perception of what first gen is, i am one lol. I live in GA and hope to get the hell out of GA asap. incoming copy/paste resume:</p>
<p>(YOU DO NOT NEED TO READ BACKGROUND, STR, WEAKNESS portion)</p>
<p>Background Information
•I came from South Korea when I was about 8 years old (1997). I never liked school, and I have had my share of peer pressures, wrong friends, and bad habits. It was in my 8th grade summer when my parents asked me to work at their deli store because they could not find an extra employee. Seeing my parents work for 8-12hours from Monday through Friday, I realized how immature and ■■■■■■■■ I was. They worked for countless hours so that I can slack off and hang with the cool people. Beginning of Freshman year, I tried as hard as I could in school. My grades are not a reflection of how smart I am, but a reflection of how hard my parents work to provide my sister and me education. As much as I do not want to sound superior, my sister does not try in school. So my goal this year is to receive as many scholarships as I can and serve in the military so that my parents can use their hard-earned money for my sister.</p>
<p>Strengths
•I am sociable, determined, self-motivated, sarcastic, and humorous. I enjoy thinking about going beyond a given problem in order to apply it to real life situations. Because of how I was raised and grew up in America, I have a desire to empathize with people of unfortunate backgrounds and to help them as much as possible. I might not donate thousands of dollars or volunteer at a hospital everyday, but I approach small problems with a solid purpose: to help for the sake of helping because I know what it feels like to be at the very bottom. I clean my house not because I want the house to look clean, but because it is disrespectful to let a 45-year-old woman clean the house when I am on the computer doing homework. She works from 10am to 10pm, and the least I can do is use 2 hours of my life to repay the inestimable debt I owe to her. I help with the groceries for random elders because I know I am capable of spending 30 seconds to lift a bag, which an elder has trouble lifting. I can care less about how grand and special one’s good deeds are. It is the purpose where one’s true intentions are.</p>
<p>Weaknesses
•I am neither the smartest nor the brightest student alive. I cannot remember things well and I outright suck at grammar and literature. But I am proud to say that I try as hard as I can in everything I do. I am a rather modest and nervous type so I study to the point where it brings my grade down. I cannot read a book for 30 minutes unless it is worth my time and interest. Because my fear in life is letting others down, I become rash, crazy, and blinded to dangers when I let others down.</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities
•Varsity Football (9th-10th [lettered])
•BETA Club (10th-12th)
•Key Club (11th-12th)
•National Honors Society (11th-12th)
Spanish National Honors Society (11th-12th): ICC Representative
•Science National Honors National Society (11th-12th)</p>
<p>Volunteer Hours
•Northlake Medical Center – 86hrs
•Peachtree Christian Hospice – 32hrs
•Victory World Church – 42hrs
•170+ hours of all purpose volunteering hours
•built a house in TN and repaired a church in Costa Rica</p>
<p>Awards
•Gwinnett Football League County Runner-up (8th grade, just for /flex)
•AP Scholar (11th)
•Honor Roll (9th-12th)
•1st School Science Fair (10th)
•3rd Regional Science Fair (10th)
•Top 50 SGHNS at University of Georgia State Science Fair Symposium (10th)
•Student of the Month (12th, /flex)</p>
<p>Work Experience
•My Friend’s Place Deli (9th-10th summers)
•American Deli (11th summer)
both were my parent’s store so it didn’t feel right to take wage</p>
<p>SAT
SAT I CR: 630 (retake 700)
SAT I Math: 670 (retake 800)
SAT I W: 640 (retake 730)</p>
<p>SAT II Math IIC: 760
SAT II Chemistry: 740</p>
<p>AP Exam
AP US History: 4
AP Chemistry: 4
AP Human Geography: 4
AP Physics: N/A</p>
<p>ACADEMICS
GPA: 3.97UW 4.0W (restricted 4.0+)
Rank: 11/850</p>
<p>Freshman:
Spanish I – 98/98
Gifted Geometry – 95/95
Weight Training – 96/98
Gifted Biology – 97/98
AP Human Geography – 99/92
Gifted English I – 93/94</p>
<p>Sophomore:
Gifted Algebra II – 95/94
AP Prep English II – 88/90
Weight Training – 96/100
Gifted Chemistry – 100/98
Gifted World History – 97/98
Honors Spanish II – 95/95</p>
<p>Junior:
Gifted Spanish III – 95/94
AP Physics – 106/104
AP English III – 100/97
Gifted Calculus – 95/92
AP Chemistry – 107/106
AP US History – 102/102</p>
<p>Senior:
AP Statistics – 108
AP English IV – 100
AP Calculus – 108
AP Economics – 105
AP Spanish – 102
AP Biology – 106</p>
<p>Potential College Applications
•Cornell University
•Georgia Institute of Technology
•Rice University
•Case Western Reserve University
•Johns Hopkins University
•University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
•University of Wisconsin-Madison
•Carnegie Mellon University
•University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
•Purdue University
•Vanderbilt University</p>
<p>School Attributes
• professors who not only care about their studies but also their students
• overall sociable environment (no pompous nonsense that Emory offers)
• fun, enjoyable activities (imagine city life (but not limited to) if I’m not getting my point across)
• prestige(?) or respected programs
• ladies (lol jk)</p>