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Just wondering what people think. Here are my stats:
SAT 1570
SATIIs: Writing 710, Math IIC 740, French 710, Bio M 770, Chemistry 770
APs: English Lang. 5, Chemistry 5, Physics 4, US History 4...going to take six more at the end of this year.
Taken the most rigorous courses, with the exception of the mathematics field, where I am about one level down from the hardest class.
Senior Classes: MEAP, Eng IV AP, French IV AP, Calculus BC AP, Biology II AP
GPA: about 95 weighted with a 0.6 added per honors/AP class. It is about a 92-93ish unweighted.
ECs: Manager for boys tennis, girls jv basketball, volleyball player, club volleyball, volunteer (at the same place for the past 7 years, over 500 hours of service, I've been doing all of these activities since freshman year, with the exception of club, since the team formed my sophomore year and I joined it a year later.
Awards: Dean's Award for service to the school (1 given), Honorable Mention in Analysis (2 given), Academic Excellence in French (1 given), Academic Excellence in Chemistry (1 given), National French Contest 9th, 8th and 7th place(Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years respectively), Most Improved in volleyball (1 given)
I spend a lot of my summers playing volleyball and traveling with the team, volunteering at the museum, and traveling in Taiwan/Japan. I am Chinese American, although I leave that optional area blank. Let me know if you want to know something else.

By Azn_Cowboy (Azn_Cowboy) on Wednesday, January 01, 2003 - 01:45 pm: Edit

Cool. I'd say you have a good shot at getting in. Except...Since you're Chinese, I was expecting you to excel greatly in Math, but that's only important depending on what field you're going into in College.

Good luck!

By kupop on Wednesday, January 01, 2003 - 02:24 pm: Edit

I guess I should include my freshman/sophomore/junior classes too:
Freshman-Biology Honors, Algebra II, World History I, English I, French I
Sophomore-Chemistry Honors, Geometry Honors, World History II, English II, French II
Junior-Physics Honors, Analysis Honors, US History AP, English III AP, French III AP
The only B I've gotten has been in geometry honors...89.

By bumper on Wednesday, January 01, 2003 - 04:44 pm: Edit

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By bumper on Sunday, January 05, 2003 - 02:09 am: Edit

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By abc on Sunday, January 05, 2003 - 03:42 am: Edit

Tommy?

By Duchovnysfan on Sunday, January 05, 2003 - 03:54 am: Edit

I'd say you have a great shot, but please understand that my opinion or any other opinion does not guarantee you admission to any of these colleges. Make sure you have an essay that carries "weight" as well as strong recommendations. I say that because your AP english may equate to general english class at another school. Good Luck!

By Kupop on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 10:26 pm: Edit

My personal opinion is that our AP English class is very well above average compared to other schools, mostly because the teachers are very very hard graders. Most people who are in it are really really strong in English and happy to receive any sort of B that they can get. I realize that my list was kinda cut off in the topic. Here is the full list: Stanford, Harvard, Emory, Swarthmore, Tufts, Princeton, Brown, Rice, Pomona. I also received stanford's letter telling me that I was deferred.

By indianchik on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 11:08 pm: Edit

I think maybe Swarthmore, or Rice. I am not sure on the others. Swarthmore looks for someone who is not only smart but unique. My sister went there and she worked in the admissions office and she would tell me about it.

By kupop on Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 12:03 am: Edit

Thanks...any other opinions?

By bumper on Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 11:54 pm: Edit

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By yu on Friday, January 10, 2003 - 03:38 pm: Edit

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By bumper on Sunday, January 12, 2003 - 11:49 pm: Edit

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By Kupochu (Kupochu) on Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 05:59 pm: Edit

Well, here's an update.
Got rejected from: Brown, Stanford, Princeton Harvard
Waitlisted Swarthmore
Accepted Ut Plan II, Rice, Emory, Tufts, Pomona
Leaning toward Pomona and Swarthmore

By Greghornphs (Greghornphs) on Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 12:57 am: Edit

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