Jr want some advice (weak EC)

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>User Name: pmlee1
Gender: M
Asian
Location: Virginia
High School: Public</p>

<p>GPA (UW): 3.81
Class rank: Not sure, but definitely within top quarter</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 800
SAT I CR: 680
SAT I W: 640
= 2120 (taken once so far, will take 1 or 2 more times)</p>

<p>SAT II not yet, later this year
I plan to take the SAT II for these:</p>

<p>Math II
Physics
Korean w/ Listening
English
World History
(Maybe) US History</p>

<p>Courses:
9th
-Geometry Honors
-World History Honors
-English 9 Honors
-Biology Honors
-Information Technology
-Spanish 2</p>

<p>10th
-Algebra II Honors
-AP World History (GOT A 5)
-English 10 Honors
-Chemistry Honors
-Computer Science
-Spanish 3</p>

<p>11th
-AP US History
-AP Computer Science AB
-AP English Lang/Comp
-Physics Honors
-Programming
-Spanish 4
-Precalculus Honors</p>

<p>EC:
Soccer: 1998 - present
High School Soccer: 2004 - present
Model UN: 2007 - present (running for president next year)
Senior Math Team: 2006 - present
National Business Honor Society + FBLA: 2007 - present
Travel Soccer Captain: 2004 - present
Leadership of Korean Americans - Helped with Chap Petersen state election: 2007
Leadership of Korean Americans - Chosen to meet with local chairman about county issues: 2007</p>

<p>Volunteer/Work:
Fairfax Orchestra Volunteer: 2005
Lorton Community Action Center Help: 2007
Inova Hospital Volunteer: 2007 - present
State election volunteer: 2007
Hurricane Katrina Relief Volunteer: 2008</p>

<p>Other:
Certified as a specialist in Microsoft Office Word/Excel: 2005
Certified as COMPTIA A+ technician: 2007
Building Computers: 2002 - present
Modding + specializing computers: 2006 - present</p>

<p>I am currently applying to MIT’s MITES program (if anyone knows anything about it, please let me know!!!) and hopefully if I do get in, my chances will probably go up right?</p>

<p>I do realize that I am lacking some leadership except for soccer captain and being selected to meet my county chairman. I am trying to remedy this by running for Model UN president next year and possibly starting my own club as president.
Could anyone please tell me if I am on the right track and how I would stack up in the future for these colleges: ?</p>

<p>Caltech
MIT
US Naval Academy
Carnegie Mellon
Virginia Tech (safety)
Cornell</p>

<p>My major will most likely be Computer Engineering, with a possible double major or minor in Computer Science</p>

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<p>Caltech + MIT = most likely no
US Naval Academy = no idea
CMU = possibly (depends on major, if Comp Sci, reach, engineering or any other math/sci related thing, prob yes)
VTech = in</p>

<p>Advice: Improve your SATs for a shot at MIT/Caltech, GPA looks ok, try to increase your rank to top 10%, take Math II and some science SAT for MIT, Caltech and CMU (they require them), and your ECs look decent (try some research perhaps?).</p>

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<p>Thanks for the quick response and I appreciate the honesty. Are there any other things that you would recommend for me to boost up my chances?</p>

<p>I know i am probably being dumb, but could you clarify what you mean by “research”? We’ve never talked about it at my school, neither my counselor or my career center specialist.</p>

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<p>I personally would replace World or US History with Chemistry or something else science oriented for SAT IIs. And it goes without saying that you should take AP Comp Sci A/AB in school if offered and get a 5 on the AP exam.</p>

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<p>ha, i forgot to list my courses!! sorrry</p>

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<p>try for RSI this summer maybe? research is something u can submit to intel sts and/or siemens competition</p>

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<p>RSI isn’t possible because I did terribly on my writing section of my PSAT and got a 211.</p>

<p>Math: 80
Writing: 60
CR: 71</p>

<p>But I am trying for MITES</p>

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<p>Sorry for double post!</p>

<p>Would it be possible to take the SAT II Chemistry when I’m not taking AP Chemistry right now? Wouldn’t it be too difficult? (although I could try to learn it myself, my friends that are taking it claim it to be near-impossible even in class)</p>

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<p>even honors chemistry doesnt cover half the topics on the sat 2 test. id strongly recommend ap chem before taking the sat 2 on it. unless you know electrochem, redox reactions, and equilibrium, i suggest waiting</p>

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<p>thanks for your advice and suggestions, they helped tremendously!</p>

<p>Anyone else want to chip in?</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>bump , forgot to add that household income is only about $20,000 - 25,000</p>