Another Asian Junior Dreaming Big. ^.^

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys first post here and I was wondering if you can chance me! I'd really appreciate it. </p>

<p>Personal
Ethnicity: Asian (yeah.....)
Gender: Male
Class: 2009 (Junior)
School Type: Public
Planned Major: International Relations/International Politics</p>

<p>Academic Info
GPA: 4.15 Weighted/4.0 Unweighted
Course Load: Most difficult
Class Rank: 100 percentile (both weighted and unweighted) so 1/623</p>

<p>Test Scores:
SAT I: 800 (M), 780 (CR), 680 (W, Essay 12)
1580/2260 Best Single Sitting</p>

<p>800 (M), 800 (CR), 710 (W, Essay 11) Best combined
1600/2310</p>

<p>SAT II: US History: 800
Math II C: 800</p>

<p>Ehh... still need to take a 3rd one...</p>

<p>AP Tests:
U.S. History: 5</p>

<p>Extracirculars
-Violin
-Officer (10, 11)
-Vice-President (11)
-Section Leader (10, 11)
-All-Conference (10, 11)
-All State (10)
-Concertmaster (10)</p>

<p>40 weeks/10 hours per week</p>

<p>-Track
-Varsity Letterman (9, 10)
-Weightlifting (3-5 hours per week in offseason)
-All-Conference (10)</p>

<p>12 weeks/3-5 per week
12 weeks/10-12 per week</p>

<p>-Student Government
-Representative (10, 11)
-ASB Vice-President (11)</p>

<p>40 weeks/2 hours per week</p>

<p>-Darfur Activism
-Raised 500 dollars independently (9)
-Founded and organized (and still organizing) a charity fundraiser run for Darfur that had raised over 2500 dollars (10, 11)</p>

<p>It's kinda like 50 weeks/.5-10 hours per week but closer to .5-2 for about 40 weeks and then it gets serious for about 10 weeks. My personal favorite EC, the one I invest the most energy into, and the one most worthwhile for me ^.^</p>

<p>-Math Team
-Member (9, 10)
-Officially scored member of State Championship Team (9)</p>

<p>I gave up math team because I wasn't really interested in math. Although it was really fun while it lasted.</p>

<p>Volunteer
-Hospital 300 hours
-Others 140-170 hours (yet to count)
-By the time I send in my applications I expect to have somewhere around 600 hours.</p>

<p>Honors/Awards
-National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist (hoping to be finalist)</p>

<p>Schools
Pretty much the Schools I want to go to are respected in International Relations, in big cities, and have some kind of internship opportunities. Please feel free to suggest more</p>

<p>Reach:
Columbia (First choice)
Georgetown University: School of Foreign Service
Johns Hopkins University
Harvard University</p>

<p>Match:
George Washington University
University of Chicago
New York University
University of California: Berkley</p>

<p>Safety:
University of California: San Diego
American University</p>

<p>Order:
1) Columbia
2) Georgetown
3) NYU
4) Harvard
5) Johns Hopkins
6) George Washington
7) U of Chicago
8) Berkley
9) UCSD
10) American </p>

<p>So what do you think my chances are for some of the higher reach schools I currently have? I'm really proud of myself so far for all the work I've put in doing stuff I like, and avoiding things that may make my resume look better at the cost of my well-being.</p>

<p>My biggest thing I'm worried about at the moment is my SAT Scores. There are so many Asian people with (in my mind) similarly impressive EC's, harder classes, better SAT scores etc. I have already taken it 4 times, and have failed to get an excellent score in one sitting. Anyone have tips to improve writing scores? </p>

<p>Thank you in advance!</p>

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<p>i think your SAT should be the last thing to worry about actually............ 2260 is GOOD. and your superscore is EVEN BETTER.</p>

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<p>A lot of people here on CC put way too much emphasis on SATs. But even then, you're worried about a 2310 superscore? You have the scores portion of the application down pat, now focus on maintaining your GPA and pouring your heart into your interests to make you really stand out: that would make for a great app essay. </p>

<p>Also, don't worry what other classes Asians across the nation are taking; as long as you took the most rigorous course load offered at your school, that will come across in your school report submitted by your counselor, and you'll be fine. Keep it up :-)</p>

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<p>what's your junior year schedule?</p>

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<p>i think you have a really good shot...your scores and gpa are well within the range and as ignorant as it may sound your interests such as track and weightlifting are not that of a typical Asian applicant.</p>

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Class Rank: 100 percentile (both weighted and unweighted) so 1/623

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<p>Just wanted to tell you that a 100 percentile is impossible. That means you are better than 100% of your school, i.e. better than even yourself. You can only be in the 99th percentile (unless you want to go into decimals.)</p>

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<p>Lol. Our school's transcript says 100 percentile. =P</p>