<p>A warning… this is extremely long.</p>
<p>Username: LittleJc
Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
School: Residential High School (boarding school) – Math and Science
- Sophomores – Seniors
- There is only 3 grades in this school.
Gender: Female
Grade: Senior (2011)
Location: Alabama (blah…)
I will be first generation (to complete high school and go to college). My family has a pretty low income. I have a brother and sister (both attending / attended college).</p>
<p>Academics:
GPA (unweighted): 4.0
GPA (weighted): ----
Class Rank: My school does not provide a class rank =/ … because they believe it’ll make students feel like it is unfair and such (even though they have a end of the school year award assembly ???)
Class Size: Around 80</p>
<p>Scores:
ACT: 27
I am fully aware that my standardize testing score is rather terrible. =/ Which brings me to the point of asking you all, how much does standardize testing scores actually matter? I score extremely high for class settings but during standardize tests… I completely fail. I receive a lot higher grades (not trying to sound arrogant) than the people who have higher standardize testing scores. I really do not believe it judges someone’s ability to do well in college but of course colleges may think otherwise.
I’m going to take SAT subject test during the next available time.
- SAT MATH II
- SAT Chemistry
AP Chemistry: Will know in July…
AP Biology: Will know in July…
AP BC Calculus: Will know in July…</p>
<p>Classes (freshman year): This is in my old high school.</p>
<p>o English – A
o History – A
o Elective – A
o Elective – A
o Spanish I – A
o Spanish II – A
o Geometry – A
o Biology – A</p>
<p>Classes (sophomore year): At boarding school</p>
<p>o Flute Choir (one year) – A
o Concert Band (one year) – A
o Drawing II – A
o Graphic Design – A
o Drawing I – A
o Trigonometry – A
o Computational Science – A
o Sophomore English 1 – A
o Sophomore English II – A
o History of Western Thought – A
o Health – A
o Precalculus – A
o DR: Math Problem Solving (2 terms / 3 terms) – A
o Introduction to Physics – A
o Advance American Studies – A
o Intermediate Spanish I and II – A
o Psychology of Communication – A
o Differential Calculus – A
o Introduction to Statistics – A
o Introduction to Chemistry – A
o Table Tennis – A</p>
<p>Classes (junior year): At boarding school</p>
<p>o Integral Calculus – A
o DR: Math Problem Solving – A
o Anatomy and Physiology I and II – A
o AP Biology I, II, and III – A
o AP Chemistry I, II, and III – A
o Junior English I and II – A
o Concert Band (all year) – A
o Intermediate Conversational Spanish – A
o BC Calculus – A
o DR: Biology – A
o Saints of the East and the West – A
o Advance Conversational Spanish I and II – A
o Advance American Studies II – A
o AP Calculus Review – A
o Differential Equations – A
o Volleyball Class – A</p>
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<li> That may not appear as much classes as sophomore year but it is because there are a lot of classes that takes one whole year (or multiple terms).</li>
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<p>Classes (senior year): At boarding school – What I plan to take</p>
<p>o Senior English I and II
o Government
o Economics
o AP Environmental Science
o AP Physics B
o Linear Algebra (Cal 3, I think?)
o Multivariable
o Organic Series
o Biochemistry
o Concert Band
o Varsity Volleyball (maybe)
o There are other classes… but I do not have my schedule for all if just yet.</p>
<ul>
<li> I do have a question for all of you. AP Physics C is offered at the school, HOWEVER, the teacher for that is known to be … not a good teacher. Most likely end up learning more for AP Physics B than C. Plus, if I take AP Physics C, I cannot take AP Environmental Science. Should I or should I not take AP Physics C?</li>
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<p>By the end of my senior year, I would have taken almost all of the math course offered (there are some that I have completely no interest in). </p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities (during school year):</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Freshman Year
I was extremely active in marching band and percussion ensemble (which basically consumed all my time, therefore, I could not go to any math competitions =/)
WGI – Competed with our group in Dayton, Ohio’
o This is Winter Guard International
o Competed with Percussion Ensemble (not colorguard…)
Attended NUMEROUS marching band competitions (around 5 or more…)
Helped all day with a marching competition hosted by our school.
FCLA</p></li>
<li><p>Sophomore Year
Help set up for High School Science Bowl and Middle School Science Bowl
Oriental Exploration
o Help set up for Fall Festival
o Help set up for Chinese New Year event
Help tutor students
Attended numerous math competitions.
Junior Civitan
o Setting up for Goofy Olympics</p></li>
<li><p>Junior Year
Oriental Exploration – Secretary
o Help set up Chinese New Year, Spring Festival, and any events hosted by the club.
Junior Civitan – Treasurer
o Setting up and cleaning up for the back to school dance
o Setting up for the Goofy Olympics
o Helped with the can food drive
o Help buy supplies for events
National Spanish Honor Society
National Honor Society
Little Sisters of the Poor
Tutored Students
Others: Help setup for Geekfest, help setup for the boo bash
Help (all day / before the event) for High School Science Bowl
Help (before the event) for Middle School Science Bowl
Open (look over) the Library, around 60 hours plus (total)</p></li>
<li><p>Senior Year – activities I plan to do
Chemistry Research with chem. teacher (she’s has a Phd. degree)
o Extremely excited about this… it’s going to be chemistry relating to medical type fields
o Will most likely end up submitting to the Science Fair (even though by this time, college applications and such would be over with)
SGA (basically the student council) – Secretary
Junior Civitan – Vice President
Oriental Exploration – President
Freelancing Club – Founder / President
o A new idea (never created before) where you freelance (earn money) for charities.
o The freelancing revolves around website development.
o Goal: Raise $10,000… I am aware that this appears to be a lot but in reality with freelancing (web development) this is extremely little.
o I will have to first teach people how to freelance (the long part)…
Math Proctor (tutoring) – Every week for 3 hours – Total hours will be around 120+.
Other activities…</p></li>
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<p>Please note: I am sure I volunteered for other events but most likely forgot about it. =[
Also… I’m aware my senior year (not my junior year) for extracurricular activities will be my strong point.</p>
<p>Summer Activities:</p>
<p> Freelancing – Earning money from the internet from programming / website designing
Help my parents out at the restaurant
o This school year summer (2010) – Over 160 + hours, I will be helping out at the restaurant… Just this summer. I suppose this can be counted as volunteer hours?
o This consumes most of my summer time, therefore, I have no time to volunteer at hospitals… nor can I do summer programs.
I have a job opportunity offered by my boarding school to help develop their new website. I’m attempting to receive it but due the distance, transportation, and such, I may not be able to take this…</p>
<p>If you read through all of this, I thank you for your patience and time! I also apologize for any grammar mistakes / typos I made.</p>
<p>Please give me recommendation to different schools and my chances for the followings:
Stanford (my dream college)
UCLA
MIT
CIT (Caltech)
Rice
UC Berkeley
Princeton
Emory
Yale (my mother wants me to go here…)</p>
<p>If you did not notice from everything above, I am interested in math and science type fields… I extremely love chemistry.</p>
<p>I have other colleges … but those are safety colleges (99.9% sure I’ll be accepted)</p>