<p>Hey guys, I'm going to be a senior this fall. Here are my stats; I'm aiming for HYPS, but I really don't know how well my chances are. Thank you in advance :)</p>
<p>EDUCATION</p>
<p>School: Public suburban high school that has never sent anybody to HYPS
Location: Not Toronto<br>
GPA: 90/100 (4.0 in Canadian System) Percentile: Top 5%
SAT Score: 2160
CR: 720 M: 690 W: 750
Family Income: ~70 000</p>
<p>EXPERIENCE</p>
<p>2009-10 Public Heritage School Volunteer
• Taught Cantonese and re-familiarized traditional customs to second-generation Chinese Canadians
• Approximately 3 hours/week</p>
<p>2009 (summer) Travelled and volunteered abroad in Hong Kong and Mainland China<br>
• Volunteered as an English teacher for underprivileged children in community centre
• Mentored children of minority backgrounds, mainly recent immigrants from Pakistan and India
• Approximately 18 hours/ week</p>
<p>2006-09 Nursing Home Volunteer/ Entertainer
• Provided daily music entertainment/therapy for the elderly with Guzheng (Chinese zither) performances in Chinese-dominant nursing homes </p>
<p>ACTIVITIES</p>
<p>2008-present School Newspaper
• Senior Editor-in-Chief and Founder</p>
<p>2010 (summer) Participated in the 2010 Crimson Summer Exchange
• Well-known cultural exchange program organized by the University of Hong Kong
• Tutored by students from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and other prestigious universities</p>
<p>AWARDS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS </p>
<p>Guzheng (Chinese Zither)
• 2007—Performed during the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), the largest fair in Canada; performance broadcasted by CCTV
• Competed in the Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto
o 2009—Gold Award
o 2008—Silver Award
• 2006-08—Chinese Ensemble Member; performed in the Toronto Centre for the Arts</p>
<p>Creative Writing
• 2009—Published writing in a New York Times Bestselling Series
• 2010—Gold key award in the 2010 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a national competition
• 2009—1st Runner-up in a city-wide writing competition </p>
<p>Visual Arts
• 2010—Gold key award in the 2010 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
• 2009-10—Displayed in various regional art shows
• 2009—Subject proficiency award; award given to student with the highest proficiency in grade
• 2008—2nd in Toronto in the Remembrance Day Poster Contest, a provincial art competition</p>
<p>Piano
• 2001-present—Royal Conservatory of Music, Practical Level 9</p>