<p>I’m a junior and I realized this semester wasn’t going to be as planned…
High School - California Midsized Competitive Public School
Asian Male</p>
<p>UW: 3.5
W: 3.95
APs: 10th: 1, 11th: 4, 12th: signed up for 4
Honors: 10th: 2, 11th: 1</p>
<p>SAT:
M: 780
R: 740
W: 720
Overall: 2240</p>
<p>SATII:
Math II: 770
Taking Chem/Lit this May</p>
<p>PSAT:
210</p>
<p>ECs:
- Spent 9 days in Mexico rebuilding an orphanage
- Raised $3000 for a trip to Costa Rica to build a church for indigenous people
- Active in numerous clubs
- Intern at a Fortune 500 company for a summer
- DECA; joined this year - 2nd overall category/exam @ norcal, 1st quiz bowl @ state, going to Internationals for quiz bowl
- Jazz Band A (going to be all 4 years); Nationally recognized jazz band, won numerous awards at festivals such as Reno Jazz, Next Generation Festival Monterey Jazz (over 1000 bands applied), Hawaii, etc
- Attending a leadership conference this summer</p>
<p>bombed my GPA, not really optimistic about my chances.</p>
<p>Schools (Prioritized):
NYU - Stern
UVa - McIntire
USC
Emory - Goizueta
Cornell
UMich - Ross
UC Berkeley
UC Davis </p>
<p>Would winning DECA Internationals help my chances significantly?</p>