Am I doomed????????PROBATION

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am an international from Korea.
I am applyingto JHU, Upenn, Cornell, Duke, WashU, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Gtech, Rice, Emory, Case Western, Notre Dame, NYU, Tufts, and Lehigh.</p>

<p>I am plannning on majoring biology or biomedical engineering.</p>

<p>I know it's a lot, but I am worried because U-Mich deferred me. </p>

<p>I have taken SAT twice. CR 710 M 800 W 610, and 700 770 680.
SAT2: 750 BioE 790 Chem 790 Math2c
GPA: 3.9 My school only provides weighted GPA.
My school is a prep boarding school in CT. It's quite competitive.
I have only taken two APs. AP Calc 5 and currently taking APBio
I was in Canada in 9th grade. 9th grade there was like 8th grade in US, so I never got chances to take many APs. </p>

<p>My EC's aren't great. They are mostly voluntary works. I went to Nepal and Uzbekistan for medical volunteer work.
I worked in ICU in a hospital. I also volunteered in a facility that helps autistic children.
I am in orchestra for 4 years, and I have two varisty sports: tennis and wreslting
Also, I translated letters between a mother and her daughter who is adopted to Swedish parents. </p>

<p>I wrote my essay about the letters, and I think it's emothional and personal. </p>

<p>One big major weakness is my probation. I opened up the SAT booklet before directions were given. My counsellor saidd that she would explain it was a mistake and that I am honest. </p>

<p>Am I screwed because of it? Chance me please.......</p>

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<p>I do not believe that your admission is going to be greatly affected by probation (but that is only my opinion).
However, it is important to consider that Korea is somewhat notoriously known for cheating (I am a Korean myself). An example:</p>

<p>[World</a> Briefing | Asia: South Korea: 900 Sat Scores Canceled - New York Times](<a href=“http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE2DE1131F930A25750C0A9619C8B63]World”>World Briefing - Asia - South Korea - 900 Sat Scores Canceled - NYTimes.com)</p>

<p>Other examples include personal experience (CSAT exams)</p>

<p>What did your letter from Michigan say?
(I also got deffered from Michigan but do not really know the topic of the letter for I am volunteering/working in Mexico during winter vacation)</p>

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<p>regardless of your probation i’d say you still have a decent shot at Rice, Emory, Notre Dame, Tufts, Gtech and NWestern. Cornell and Upenn may be slight reaches (low reaches) but if your essays are stellar you’re in (:</p>