Background: International student (dual citizenship, including US passport), Asian + White
Stats: GPA: ~3.5 UW (expecting ~3.8 for junior year), SAT: 1240 (retaking in June, most recent mock~1320, aiming ~1400+)
Coursework: AP Lang, AP Seminar, AP Micro, AP Japanese, Senior year: AP Calc AB, AP Macro, AP Lit, AP Research
ECs (main ones): Head STUCO President (elected for senior year) (sec-tres for junior year), 7 years of STUCO leadership total, Founded school’s first DECA chapter (¥50,000+ revenue, ~¥6,000/member avg), Writer for school newspaper + helped launch student magazine, Vocal Ensemble + Choir (multiple gold awards, international comps), varsity Tennis MVP (#2 singles), JV Soccer Captain, NGO work (reviewing essays for Cambodian students + Volunteer soccer coach for neurodivergent kids), Paid tutoring + childcare (for 4 families), Professional Theatre group (4 years, productions + original work)
Awards: Academic High Honors, Award for Academic Excellence, Award for Outstanding Effort, Award for Commendable Preparation & Engagement, Gold – KPASS Choral Festival (2024, 2025, 2026), Gold – KPASS Ensemble Festival, Gold – NYC WorldStrides Festival, Adjudicator’s Award – NYC WorldStrides, 1st Place Overall – Choral Festival (ranked top among all schools), Varsity Tennis MVP
College List:
Reaches: Harvard (REA + legacy), Brown, Georgetown, Northwestern, USC, Tufts, Wesleyan, UC Berkeley, UCLA
Target/Reach: UCSD, UCSB
Targets: BC, BU, Miami, GW, American, Richmond, FSU, Santa Clara, LMU, UC Irvine, UC Davis
Safeties: SMU, Pepperdine, USD, Baylor, UCSC
UK: St Andrews, Edinburgh, Durham, KCL
Japan: Sophia, Keio