Chance me for HPYSM!

isleofthedeep
Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:21:54 +0000

Hi,

I would like some feedback on my profile (sorry, only 2 out of 5 from HPYSM). (I know I appear cookie-cutter asian, but this profile reflects my true interests)

Schools I am considering:
Caltech
Carnegie Mellon
U Chicago
Duke
Emory
John Hopkins
UNC Chapel Hill
Princeton
Stanford
Vanderbilt
UVA
Washington U in St. Louis

Asian male (no! - LOL)
Highly competitive HS, not ranked
4=honors, 4.5=AP
GPA: 4/4.093
PSAT: 229 (69 CR)
SAT: 800M, 760 CR, 760 W (2nd sitting)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Biology M, 780 US History, 780 French, 750 Physics, 730 Chemistry

Freshman year
Biology 2 Adv. Topics
English 9
Principles of Technology
French 2
Computer Science
PE
Algebra 2/Trig

Sophomore year
AP Biology (5)
Precalculus
World History/Geog II
English 10
French 3
PE
AP Music Theory (5/5)

Junior year
AP US History (5)
AP French Language (5)
AP BC Calculus (5/5)
English 11
Physics 1
Principles of Composition/DNA Science I
Neurobiology/Physiology of the Arts

Senior year
AP Physics C
Multivariable Calculus/Linear Algebra
Neuroscience Research
AP French Literature
AP English Language
AP Government
Geosystems

Additional Classes
Biology 1, French 1, Algebra 1, Geometry, World History/Geog I

Activities/Honors
NIH Summer Student - Neuroscience
School Science Fair - 2nd
Co-founder & -president of Neuroscience Society
Co-treasurer, co-president of French Honor Society
NHS, Adapted Aquatics Volunteer - 2 hrs weekly for approx. 2 years
French Tutoring - 1 hr weekly
Maryland Brain Bee - 4th
Odyssey of the Mind - State 3rd, 2nd, 1st; Worlds 17th, 8th; Ranatra Fusca award; planning/judging of school’s Spontaneous Invitational
8 applied music credits at local community college
1st place, piano at local community college, honors recital performance
Solo concert (>1hr) at local community college
Finalist (2X) at International Young Artist Piano Competition, 4th
Selected to perform at Governor’s Executive Mansion at community college scholarships fund-raising event
International (15+ pieces) National Guild Artist Diploma
1st place original skit (2X) & 1st place dramatic interpretation at regional Foreign Language Tournament
7th, 5th, 4th National French Contest
Varsity & year-round club swimming - 4 years, captain senior year

Recommendations: Fine on humanities, maybe not so on Math/Science
Essays: Not sure

Thanks for your feedback.