Everyone's Favorite Question

Boo21
Sun, 09 Jul 2006 18:28:00 +0000

General:
Asian Female
Location: Kansas
School: Very Rural, ehh…its decent

The Transcript:
Current Valedictorian
GPA: W: 4.571 U.W: 4.000
Straight A’s.
Taking 7 AP classes all together (school doesn’t offer many)

The Standardized Test Scores:
I’m only planning on taking the ACT, and the first time I took it I got a 28. I’m pretty sure this will go up ATLEAST to a 30, because I’m doing this preparation class this fall. So let’s say my ‘projected’ is the minimum of what I want… a 30. (this will kill me I know)

The Extra Curriculars:
Alright if your stuck in the middle of nowhere, it’s kinda hard to find extra curriculars, so bear with me.

1. Concert Mistress for school Orchestra (since 10th grade)

2. National Science Achievement Academy–(only given to 2 students out 75)

3. Topeka Youth Symphony Orchestra (since 6th grade)

4. Founded the Youth Group Organization of Topeka: a group of Asian Indians who get together every so often and do charity work

5. Created a Project Sucess: I went to Hyderabad India and located this blind school, and I’ve been raising money here to sponser a child back there. My goal is to raise atleast 500 dollars if not more. So far, I’m half way there.

6. National Honors Society-- tutor

7. Teaching students the violin ( I have 6 students)

8. Student of the Month 5 times (only given to students that have made a difference)

9. Model U.N (I’ll do this 2 years)

10. In the process of organizing a violin workshop for prospective violin students (it’ll be at my house)

11. Choreographing dances for the little kids during our annual Diwali show, opportunity to have a choreographed dance be performed at the annual Cultural Festival of Topeka (only the best go here)

12. Volunteering at the hospital (over 100 hours of service)

13. National Forensics League–9, 11,12 grades, ehh won a few medals here and there.

14. Interning with a neurologist
Those are the major awards/extra curriculars that I do.

I’m thinking of applying to the following places.
Duke University
Trinity University (Texas)
UMKC–6 year med program
WashU
University of Chicago
Northwestern
Emory
Brown (def. reach but whatever)

Any thoughts? I realize my standardized testing kinda low, but if I improve that to above a 30, (which is what I’m hoping) do I still have a chance at atleast SOME of these schools?) Thanks in advance.