<p>Thanks for the help, all! The Common Application is coming out soon, and I hope I can live up to your helpful praise.</p>
<p>@rainy: Yes, I used to be good friends with Mr. Chu. I think we took the same summer math course in 5th grade and were ARML teammates many years later. I still have school here in Taiwan, and if that's the case in America, give him my greetings!</p>
<p>Considering the rest of your record, and the reason why you won't be vale, I think you'll be fine.</p>
<p>he got into black mop last year(alternate team for US IMO team?)!!!
but then after a week they kicked him down to blue MOP</p>
<p>thanks soo cool, he is too smart... </p>
<p>i feel stupid.... more competition for me for MIT. I'm see my chances diminishing by the second T_T</p>
<p>I really love music. I played piano for 13 years and have played the tuba, clarinet, trumpet, and viola (8 years). However, I don't have any national awards in music. So here's my question:</p>
<p>Is it better to write about an activity you have a lot of passion for but have only minor awards in , or about something that you like and have major awards in?</p>
<p>By the way, this accounts for the fact that I left out a lot of my passions in my resume above.</p>
<p>2007 the IMO will be in Vietnam...</p>
<p>Hey, I used to go on AOPS, but not frequently anymore.</p>
<p>I don't think not getting valedictorian will hurt your chances.</p>
<p>You probably have a 99% everywhere, but Harvard did reject a US IPhO team member.</p>
<p>So, are we nationals competing with your or not? Hope not!</p>
<p>Congrats on everything.</p>
<p>Are you just trying to show off?</p>
<p>kishpish, I'm sorry if this thread comes off to you as a show-off gesture. I'm actually a somewhat nervous and apprehensive guy. I've been worrying about college admissions since junior year, and here I am, still worrying. </p>
<p>Thanks jenkster! I'm glad there's a math community embedded in CC. </p>
<p>By the way, did anyone take a look at the IMO problems?</p>
<p>I have no idea what to say at the moment.</p>
<p>I was speechless at first as well.....</p>
<p>christ, ur amazing o_o</p>
<p>You are the closest thing this board has to a sacrilegist, pal. ;)</p>
<p>I would love a follow up as to where you are accepted. Thanks.</p>
<p>Wow, you're really cool! I just have one question for you--how did you find the TIME to do all of this?
(By the way, have you taken differential equations yet?)
Just wondering; I've taken the AIME and AMC and stuff, but never made it to USAMO yet. ;)</p>
<p>Son of a ***** is crazy.</p>
<p>-College Courses: Linear Algebra, Advanced Calculus, Number Theory, Graph Theory, Modern Algebra (will be taking this senior year: 1st year grad course)</p>
<p>Lily Puppy it would be kind of hard to take 1st year grad math courses without differential equations...</p>
<p>You cannot be human. I refuse to believe it.</p>
<p>Oh My God!!
I don't know what to say.....
I can't believe someone like me from Taiwan can be that good!
I am pround of you!! you are awesome!! =]</p>
<p>WOW.
You're a math/science focus with national debate awards?
<em>dies</em></p>
<p>If you've volunteered at all or had any work experience put that down, even a little helps. Research counts as work most of the time.</p>