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Tests:
SAT I: 1400 780 Math and 620 Verbal
SAT II: Writing 540 (retaking), History 590 (retaking?), 600 Biology, 720 Chemistry, 740 Math IIC (retaking)
ACT: 29 (retaking)
AP: Biology 2, Chemistry 3, U.S. History 4, European History 4
G.P.A.: 4.33 weighted
Class rank: Hopefully top 30 at least
High School: Mater Dei High School (Cathloic High School)(private school)
Race: Pacific Island/Asian
No Financial trouble

9th Grade
English I: A/A
Honors Geometry: A/B
P.E./Word Processing: A/A
Biology: A/A
Religion: A/A
Spanish I: A/A
10th Grade
AP European History: A/A
Religion: A/A (Commendation from teacher)
Honors Chemistry: A/A
Honors Algebra II: A/A
English II: A/A
Honors Spanish II: B/B
Theater Arts I: A/A
11th Grade
Religion: A/A (Commendation from teacher)
Honors English III: A/A
AP U.S. History: A/A
Honors Spanish III: A/B
Anatomy/Physiology: A/A
Honors Pre-Calculus: A/A
Academic Decathlon: A/A (Competed on Second Division team and received 3 silvers and one team bronze.)
12th Grade classes
Religion
AP English
AP Government
Business Law/Economics (Elective)
AP Physics
AP Calculus
Academic Decathlon

Extracurricular Activities:
1 year of Ju-Jitsu (Blue belt)
5 years of piano and golf
Over 170 service hours (Volunteered at St. Joseph’s Hospital and a public library. Also did Special Olympics.)
Team leader in Academic Decathlon (senior year)
Co-president of Science Club (senior year)
3 years in National Honors Society
3 years (going on 4) in California Scholarship Federation
1 year in Kaleidoscope Club
3 years in Renaissance
Economics 20A at UCI over 2004 summer: A+ (One of the two top students of the class).

Awards
Principal’s list all 6 semesters
Medals from Academic Decathlon
Two commendations

Amazing isn’t how one can summarize 3 to 4 years of their lives in just 2 pages… I know my scores aren’t that great. Thanks for your input and feedback. I really appreciate it. Thanks guys.

By Zcat18 (Zcat18) on Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 11:19 pm: Edit

Your chances seem decent, though you're not a shoe-in. Your SAT IIs are very low, for the most part. Any score in the 500s is a black mark on your application, though it isn't necessarily a fatal flaw. You want to get at least 2 or 3 of those to 700 or above, and you don't want any in the 500s. Also, don't send in your AP scores. They're optional, and they won't help you, so there's no reason to send them to NU.

Your grades are very good with a decent strength of schedule, but I worry that you didn't challenge yourself enough before your senior year. All but one of your APs will be taken in 12th grade, which gives does not give the adcom much of an opportunity to see what you can do in very challenging courses. Your ECs are adequate, though not stunninly spectacular. Are you in the top 10% of your high school class?

Overall, I think you will have a good (40-50%) chance of admission as long as you raise those scores and write very strong essays. As I tell everybody, it will probably hinge on your essays, so really make sure that those are as excellent as you can possibly make them. With strong essays and improved test scores, I'd say you should be in good shape for ED, though by no means a lock.

By Light_Cow (Light_Cow) on Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 11:52 pm: Edit

Thanks Zcat18 for your comment. I do plan to retake the SAT II this coming October so that should help. About my classes. I didn't do that well freshman year because I didn't score too well on the entrance test. For junior year, I took the high classes possible. I didn't take Honors English II (Sophomore year) because I didn't pass the entrance test. Mater Dei is weird, the only AP classes that you can take before senior year are the AP History classes unless your very smart and take AP Calculus and AP Physics during your junior year but so far, only 1 kid in my graduating class is took that.

The only honor classes that I missed were Honors English I and Honors Biology during Freshman year. Honors English II during Sophomore year.

BTW, I took two AP classes before senior year: AP European History and AP American History. The classes that we can take at our high school are very set. For example, you ONLY could have 6 classes during Freshman year AND you couldn't take a history during Freshman year.

Thank you for your input. Hopefully, I will do great on the SAT II and write a good essay. Thank you.

Thanks in advance for any comments that you put and I hope that you gusy do give me more.

One more thing... I have been having HUGE problems of either taking AP Spanish Literature or Business Law/Economics during my senior year. If you have comments or suggestions, please tell me! Thank you guys very much.

By Light_Cow (Light_Cow) on Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 04:09 am: Edit

Bump.