<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I am a prospective sophomore with an interest in Engineering and Computer Science. Although I think that I would really benefit from going to a quality college, since I come from a family with many children, I have seen my parents struggle from having to financially support multiple children through college and I don’t wish to further their burden. </p>
<p>Given that, what are the chances of me landing good scholarship at a good university (and also being accepted of course), and what can I do to improve?</p>
<p>I am an Asian American attending a local unranked high school.</p>
<p>Here are some schools that I had in mind:
Harvey Mudd College
California Institute of Technology
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
University of Washington
University of Minnesota
Georgia Tech University</p>
<p>Here are some of my stats:
GPA: 4.0 (Unweighted)
No scores yet.</p>
<p>Courses:</p>
<p>9th Grade:
Honors Freshman Literature
Honors Biology
Honors Algebra 2
Engineering 1
German 1 </p>
<p>10th Grade:
Honors World Literature
Honors World Studies
Honors Pre-Calculus
Chemistry
German 2</p>
<p>11th Grade (Plans):
Honors American Literature
AP US History
AP BC Calculus
AP Chemistry
Physics
German 3</p>
<p>12th Grade (Plans):
AP English Composition
AP US Government
Vector Calculus (At a local state university)
AP Physics
AP Biology</p>
<p>I am also self-studying for AP Japanese, AP Micro/Macroeconomics, and AP Computer Science.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Violin Lessons (11 years)
High School Orchestra (My school has a legacy of winning state title)
High School Youth Symphony (8th, 9th, 10th)
A Chamber Ensemble Program (Since Elementary School)
Played Violin in a high school musical
Piano Lessons (For fun, 2 years)
Soccer (Have played for 10 years)
Track and Field
FIRST Robotics (Team Captain, have gone to World Championships)
Programming Club (9th, 10th)
TA for the Engineering teacher (9th, 10th, worked on projects that involved the implementation and the testing of 3D Printers and CNC Routers, and also helped students learn CAD software. It was fun stuff.)
Math Tutor (8th)
Running (For fitness, not competition)</p>
<p>I was also in Band through middle school.</p>
<p>Summers:
Boarding summer camp for orchestra (6th, 7th, 8th, 9th)
Fabricated an arcade machine with a close friend (planning on selling it)
Soccer Pre-Season Training</p>
<p>Awards:
State Middle School Band
State High School Orchestra
Honorable Mention at a Solo Music Competition
Section Leader/Concert Master for various orchestras/symphonies/ensembles
NAACP Youth Award
Qualified for the FIRST Worlds Competition (1st Place Team at Regionals)</p>
<p>Some other minor awards include Middle School Valedictorian and titles at Mathcounts Competitions.</p>
<p>I have not done any volunteering what so ever, but I plan on getting involved in more community service this year (either through a club or by playing music)</p>
<p>All advices, and criticisms are incredibly appreciated. However, if there is no hope in me, I’m fine with playing it easy and going to a local state college (as my safety).</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>