Chance me for HYP + Amherst?

marley93
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:19:25 +0000

Asian male in a small competitive Massachusetts public school

Academics
SAT I: Math 800, Reading 800, Writing 730 (Essay 8) <–these are for my second time;2240 the first time
SAT IIs: 800 US History, 780 Math IIC, 770 Biology (M)
GPA: 4.06 Freshman and sophomore year, 3.99 Junior year, so 4.04 avg (unw) 4.88 weighted
Class Rank: Top ten in a class of 300, not sure about exact rank
APs: European History 5, Biology 5, US History 5
Senior Classes: AP Psych, AP English, AP Calc AB (School cut the BC class, but I was recommended for it), AP Econ, Chinese 4 Honors, Neurobiology Honors

ECs:
School Newspaper (Co-editor with two other students)
Theatre (mostly ensemble parts, some tech work, but consistent throughout high school)
Class VP Junior Year
School rugby team (4 years)
U-19 rugby team for one of the leading rugby teams in the country
Guitar (since freshman year); might submit a jazz recording
Improv Club
Assistant teacher at a Korean school
Contributed in translating the RMV Driver’s Manual into Korean

I’m interning this summer at a biology lab.

I’m an international student, but have been a US resident since I was 3 (no green card)

I had really good relationships with the teachers writing my recs, and I suppose my essay will be decent.

Also, should I apply EA or regular?