<p>I am currently a Junior and am aiming to get in to HYPS and MIT </p>
<p>GA resident, private school
Ethnicity: Filipino
UW GPA: 3.91ish</p>
<p>SAT I’s on first attempt (will probably take again in march, Jun, october, and (maybe) december)
Math: 770
CR: 630
Writing:690</p>
<p>will probably take SAT Math II, Chemistry, and US History in May</p>
<p>Past AP’s: US Gov and Politics-5</p>
<p>Current Load
- Integrated Physics
- Advanced PreCal
- AP US History
- AP English Language
- Web Design
- Advanced Spanish IV
- AP Chemistry</p>
<p>My only B’s have been graphic design freshman year and AP Gov both semesters (will a 5 on the exam atone for this)? I got straight A’s first semester!</p>
<p>Next year, I plan on taking AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Bio, Ap Physics C, and (probably) AP Stats.</p>
<p>EC’s:</p>
<p>Boy Scouts
-Eagle Scout (just did my board of review). My project was building benches, pressure-washing old ones, and putting sealant.
-Senior Patrol Leader during 10th grade, Patrol Leader during 9th
-broke a national record for hiking. I hiked the Bartram Trail (100 miles/5 days, has a lot of elevation)
-LOTS of community service</p>
<p>Tennis (all 4 years)
-private lesons
-varsity tennis</p>
<p>Academic Quiz Bowl team (10-12)</p>
<p>I founded and am president of our school’s food critic club. We go to restaurants about once a month and write critiques about them, which are published in the school newspaper.</p>
<p>Trumpet
-private lessons
-Superior Rating (9,10,11) at Solo Ensemble Festival
-Community Jazz Band (9-12)
-GISA all-select band member (11th grade) (top band members of private schools in GA)
-played for church on Sundays
-invited to play at school’s open house 10th grade</p>
<p>Piano
-lessons
-invited to play at several concerts</p>
<p>Young Republicans (should i say this? i know prestigious colleges are very liberal?)
-helped a bake sale to fund troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
-helped campaign for John Mccain and senator Saxby Chambliss</p>
<p>Duke TIP summer program (summers after 9th and 10th grade, I respectively studied macroecon. and robotics)</p>
<p>Hobbies:
-food-trying at restaurants (and even cooking some by myself)
-camping/backpacking</p>
<p>Miscellaneous:
I also volunteer at the library during the summer.
I also made the state round for MathCounts in 8th grade. (Is there any way to say this even though it was in middle school)
I received national honors in 7th grade for the SAT math portion. (see above parenthetical statement)
-Traveled around Europe.
-I’m almost certain my PSAT score will qualify me for semifinalist standing in the NMS search.</p>
<p>Essay: talk about a trumpet competition in which one of the judges judged his own students THREE years in a row and how his bias didn’t prevent me from playing trumpet and still playing my best. (can mention more details later if you’d like)</p>
<p>Recommendations: I know several teachers at my school who like me and will probably write well about me.</p>
<p>-I’m also expecting to receive some school awards (2-3ish) by the end of this school year.</p>