Demographics: Asian male; international; high school in North Carolina
Planned Major: Materials Science and Engineering
ACT: 32 (31 English; 36 Math; 23 Reading; 36 Science)
SAT II: Math II 800, Chemistry 800
Unweighted GPA: 3.9 (a B in US History)
AP Classes Taken: Calc AB (5) Chem (5) Calc BC (5) PHY Mech. (5) Music Theory (5)
Extracurriculars:
- School Math Club (Founder and President) (11, 12) (2 hr/wk, 32 wk) Established Mu Alpha Theta school chapter; organize weekly meetings; compile “Problems of the Week” and “Math Team Training Problem Sets”
- UMass Amherst Research Intensives Participant (12) (30 hr/wk, 6 wk) on food science and antibiotics detection using nanotechnology
- Choral Society of Durham (11, 12) (2½ hrs/wk, 30 wk) Auditioned group with few high-school students in NC Triangle area; performed in Duke Chapel; planned to perform in the Carnegie Hall (May 2016), etc.
- ESL Teaching Assistant, Huiquan Educational Center (Wuhan, China) (10; 45 hr/wk, 9 wk)
- School AP Chemistry Teaching Assistant (11, 12) Organize AP Chemistry review sessions; offer individual tutoring in all levels of chemistry
- WHBC School Shakable Notes Music Club (Vice-President) (10) (2 hr/wk, 30 wk) Organized events, such as public performances for fundraising and talent shows for Christmas/New-Year Celebration, with the president
- School Chamber Group (11, 12) (1½ hr/wk, 30 wk)
- JHU Engineering Innovation Participant (11)
- School Theatre/Musicals (10, 11) (6 hr/wk, 5 wk)
Currently looking at:
MIT
U Penn
UW Seattle
UMich
PSU
Wisconsin
USC
UIUC
UCLA
UC San Diego
UC Davis
Imperial
Oxford
U Manchester
U Toronto