<p>*<em>My fault for commenting in the wrong thread ^^; *</em>
I used the template that people use for decisions & filled out what I can.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: Superscore 2270: CR (750), Math (800), Writing (720). Not taking it anymore.
[</em>]SAT II: Korean (800), Math II (800).
[<em>]ACT: Not taking it.
[</em>]GPA: UW (3.87), W (4.62).
[<em>]Rank: 1st decile (School ranks only by deciles).
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP European History & Computer Science A (4), 2010 AMC 12 (112.5), AIME (5).
[<em>]Current courses: AP English Language, AP Chemistry, AP Calclulus AB, AP Statistics, AP US History, Spanish 3 Honors (IBSL), IB Computer Science (School says HL, but technically it's first-year SL)
[</em>]Senior year courses: AP English Literature, AP Physics B, AP Calculus BC, AP Government/Economics, IB Philosophy, Theory of Knowledge, IB Korean HL (Independent)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Still thinking about ideas.
[</em>]Recs: Planning on asking English & math & chemistry teachers.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: I'm sure she'll write me a good one.
[</em>]Supplementary Material: I might give them my IB Extended Essay because my English teacher (mentor) will most likely write my recommendation letter based on it.
[<em>]Summer Activities: Community service for disabled students 2008 Summer, Internship for teen reading program at my local library 2009 Summer, Internship at a local university under a chemistry professor 2010 Summer.
[</em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): First female from my entire family to go to college, Facebook friends with the admissions director (Does this count?) :D
[/ul]Personal:[ul]
[<em>]Location: CA. 20 minutes away from Mudd :)
[</em>]High School Type: Competitive public & magnet.
[<em>]Ethnicity: Korean.
[</em>]Gender: XY.
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Marksmanship, Red Cross, Teen board & volunteer at my local library, Youth Leadership
[</em>]Awards: 2 from math competitions in 2008 & 2009. 2 more awards at the same math competition for being the top female competitor from my grade. I'm hoping to get them again this late April :D
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<p>The only things that will be added to this are my junior year AP/IB scores and the SAT II Chemistry score, which I'm taking in June. My GPA is going to change for sure, and my guess is that it's going to go down a little bit.
Other than that, this is pretty much it.
Mudd is my dream school right now, and I'm planning on applying ED1. The ideal situation is that I'm accepted through ED1, so that I won't have to apply to any other privates and stress out for 4 more months afterwards :P
I would really appreciate the advice/comments!</p>
<p>You know what? I think you stand a really really good shot. Maybe a few more EC’s wouldn’t hurt at all but other than very very good. Especially as a female.</p>
<p>hey~ another korean female
How did HMC suddenly become so popular within korean females?</p>
<p>ur in good shape</p>
<p>ur AMC & AIME are pretty good. (especially considering that this year’s amc 12 was harder!)
ur SAT I is good
ur courses are good</p>
<p>see you 2 year later!!</p>
<p>umm. i’m a little confused. a “female” with “XY” chromosomes? i guess we’re getting into gender bending now, huh?</p>
<p>oops</p>
<p>i saw the previous post and didn’t really think carefully
haha</p>
<p>oh u are female afterall
haha</p>
<p>created so much confusion</p>
<p>Since you live nearby, try to visit campus a few times (especially when classes are in session). Also think about getting an early start on your essays this summer so that you have plenty of time to refine them. </p>
<p>READ EVERY THREAD YOU CAN FIND ON CC REGARDING EARLY DECISION - Since binding, it gives you no option to compare against financial offers from other schools. If you are considering ED route, you’ll need to be well educated about the pros/cons.</p>
<p>I got in with worse. Does being in CA help you? I’m from MI at a regular crappy public school. </p>
<p>Try to do something weird with your essay. I wrote about this awesome prank I pulled.</p>
<p>i realized that you are taking a ridiculous number of classes
What a beast</p>
<p>@colorado_mom: I’ve actually visited the campus 5 times so far, two of which were official visits. I’ve sat through a linear algebra class, too (the professor was much more engaging & intimate with his students than most of the teachers at my school!). Mudd’s campus & class environment seems to suit me pretty well.</p>
<p>In fact, the financial problem is the one & only reason that my parents are against ED for Mudd (or for any other school, pretty much). If the worst comes & I just can’t afford to go to Mudd, then backing out of the ED deal will be my last resort; that’s why I’m still going to apply to two or more EA schools & some UCs in case, but like you said, I do need to inform myself a lot the whole FA issue. Thanks for the advice :)</p>
<p>@Rising Star: I have absolutely no idea if being in CA helps, but most likely it wouldn’t matter. Haha. A lot of the students at Mudd told me the same thing about the essay–to write a quirky & funny one–but I am the world’s worst at humor. That’s another thing that concerns me.</p>
<p>@maruhan: That’s quite a typical IB junior schedule at my school. A good majority of teachers & former students say that it’s harder than a college student’s schedule, but that’s really what keeps me going: the fact that I would survive in college if I survive a rigorous high school curriculum like this one :)</p>
OTL</p>