Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, University of California Berkeley. What do all of these colleges have in common? Besides the obvious similarity of being prestigious universities that many students can only dream of attending, they have another commonality: Langley senior Jun Sup Lee was accepted into all of them.

Lee, who has a GPA of 4.4 and an SAT score of 2350, and has taken a total of thirteen AP classes in his four years at Langley, is the epitome of a model student. He is the president of the Math Honor Society and vice president of the SGA. He participates in Science Olympiads, the science fair, the blood drive, and summer research internships. To top it off, he performs community service for cancer, and spends about twenty hours a week tutoring.

“Jun Sup is a jack of all trades,” said Ms. Jennifer Baldesare, Lee’s counselor. “He is [also] at the forefront of putting all others before himself.”

How does he keep up with all of his homework and extracurriculars? “I get about 3-5 hours of sleep of night,” said Lee.

This sacrifice has definitely paid off. He can now choose from four of the top colleges in the country, three of which have acceptance rates under 9% according to the College Board. “I felt great when I got my acceptance letters,” said Lee. “I couldn’t believe it at first.”

“He has achieved so much in such a short amount of time, that few can match.  But what has impressed me the most is that once he has an idea about something, he follows through,” said Ms. Baldesare.

In the next couple months, Lee will visit the colleges so he can make his decision. “I want to stay on the East Coast, so I’ll probably go to Harvard and Yale.” As for his major, Lee has yet to decide, but is considering applied math with a concentration in economics.

For now, Lee has been enjoying the relaxation and relief that comes with being a second-semester senior. “I’ve been spending less time in school. I’ve been able to listen to more music. I also get more sleep – about six hours a night.”

For any student wanting to know how to be successful like Lee, he has some advice: “When it comes down to something you really love, dive into it. Looking back at my high school experience, I wish I hadn’t spread myself so thin with so many activities, and that I could have gotten more into the things that I loved.”