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Hello
My name is nathan. Senior in high school. Heartly want to be a physicist. and searching for a college with good undergrad physics programs that will satisfy me the most, but I truly need some recommendations.
well, first of all I think it is my duty to introduce myself before asking for any comments
I was born in South Korea and moved into the US in the year of 2002 because of an adoption. I live with me stepmother (my stepfather passed away an year after I came here) who is a retired old lady.
I started my education here from 8th grade. In my first year of high school, I didnt take any honors class due to the lack of my English.
However, my English started to improve when I became a sophomore. I took 2 honors classes, Geometry and World History. Then, in my junior year, I took Composition H, American Lit. H, Physics H, Chemistry H, Algebra 2/Trig H, U.S History AP, Comparative Politics, and Marketing I.
Total of 5 honors and 1 AP. And I managed to get straight A's.
This year, I am taking Calculus AP, Chemistry AP(my school doest offer a physics AP), US Government AP, Composition/Langauge AP, and Modern Lit Honors
My GPA is 4.3 and I'm top 7% in my class out of 434 in a public prep school.
However, I do not have ANY working experiences, for it has only been an year (or less) since my Perminant Resident Card was issued and before that, I didnt even have my SSN. Moreover, because I don't have any insurance since my stepfather passed away, I wasnt qualified to play any kinds of sports besides chess.
My extracurricullar activities are The National Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theata (Math Club), and last year, I also was involved in DECA (business organization) and won a second place in NV state for a quiz bowl contest.
I also do not have any credit in foreign language course, although I speak perfect Korean and am planning to take SAT II test to prove that.
I took SAT I once in June and got 1800, but I'm going to take it one more time in October, aiming for 2200.
For SAT II's, I'll take Math II C, Physics, US History, and as I mentioned earlier, Korean.
I think that's pretty good for my bg info... and my question is,
if I were to score more than 2100 in my SAT I and more than 750 in every SAT II subject test, to where should I apply for?? It would be excellent if you could recommend me 3 schools that you think will admit me for 100%, and about 5 schools that are little more of a challenge and about 3 schools that are extremely rigorious in terms of admission. Please do not consider the location, environment, or the cost of the schools you want to recommend.
Thank you so much for reading this. I truly appreciate it.
Sincerely
Nathan
My name is nathan. Senior in high school. Heartly want to be a physicist. and searching for a college with good undergrad physics programs that will satisfy me the most, but I truly need some recommendations.
well, first of all I think it is my duty to introduce myself before asking for any comments
I was born in South Korea and moved into the US in the year of 2002 because of an adoption. I live with me stepmother (my stepfather passed away an year after I came here) who is a retired old lady.
I started my education here from 8th grade. In my first year of high school, I didnt take any honors class due to the lack of my English.
However, my English started to improve when I became a sophomore. I took 2 honors classes, Geometry and World History. Then, in my junior year, I took Composition H, American Lit. H, Physics H, Chemistry H, Algebra 2/Trig H, U.S History AP, Comparative Politics, and Marketing I.
Total of 5 honors and 1 AP. And I managed to get straight A's.
This year, I am taking Calculus AP, Chemistry AP(my school doest offer a physics AP), US Government AP, Composition/Langauge AP, and Modern Lit Honors
My GPA is 4.3 and I'm top 7% in my class out of 434 in a public prep school.
However, I do not have ANY working experiences, for it has only been an year (or less) since my Perminant Resident Card was issued and before that, I didnt even have my SSN. Moreover, because I don't have any insurance since my stepfather passed away, I wasnt qualified to play any kinds of sports besides chess.
My extracurricullar activities are The National Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theata (Math Club), and last year, I also was involved in DECA (business organization) and won a second place in NV state for a quiz bowl contest.
I also do not have any credit in foreign language course, although I speak perfect Korean and am planning to take SAT II test to prove that.
I took SAT I once in June and got 1800, but I'm going to take it one more time in October, aiming for 2200.
For SAT II's, I'll take Math II C, Physics, US History, and as I mentioned earlier, Korean.
I think that's pretty good for my bg info... and my question is,
if I were to score more than 2100 in my SAT I and more than 750 in every SAT II subject test, to where should I apply for?? It would be excellent if you could recommend me 3 schools that you think will admit me for 100%, and about 5 schools that are little more of a challenge and about 3 schools that are extremely rigorious in terms of admission. Please do not consider the location, environment, or the cost of the schools you want to recommend.
Thank you so much for reading this. I truly appreciate it.
Sincerely
Nathan
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