<p>Hi, I am a chinese studying at a small boarding school in the south west. My dream school is Brown, and I also love Mount Holyoke College a lot, a lot. Nobody has been accepted to Brown in the past 10 years; quite several was accepted to Dartmouth though.</p>
<p>Stats:
ACT 30 single setting, 32 33 24 31
Superscore 31 32 36 24 31
AP Chem 5 Calc AB 5 Physics c 5
GPA 3.7 (2 years in China, 1 year in US) uw
Class rank- do not rank, but indicate. uw rank of junior year 14/36
My GPA was low in junior year, 3.4 uw. Now this quarter I am having 3.7 uw. </p>
<p>Course load: Full IB,
HL bio, math, history of americas and european history, theatre
SL English, French
CAS, TOK...</p>
<p>ECs:
1. Youth Chairman of Parents Against Cancer - a charity supporting 300+ families in China
I ran program "dreams come true" and volunteer, promote the charity among schools and local kids TV. (150h a year, 3 years)
2. Internship at a magnet hospital this summer (peds, ortho, surgery, ER) for 2 months, have a letter "the best student we have had" (250 hours)
3. Biodiversity Research group at university in China, monitoring local species and preserve endangered butterflies and plants. was the only high school student. (250 a year, 3 years)
4. Road Cycling(competitive sport at our school), 3X State Champion, track cycling champion and record holder
5.chorus (top ten children's chorus in China, sent in supplement)
6. Chinese zither (really good, sent in music supplement)
7. Student Government President, in China (it was not a big deal, stduents were not into these things)
8. Science Olympiad, won regional awards
9. MUN president, went to national conferences
10.Taekwondo black belt, 43kg category national 2nd place (in China)
Others:
Student Ambassador to New Zealand (two weeks, chosen as one of two students from the city); Soup kitchen; peer tutoring; teaching assistant at ESL camp in US(paid); Theatre productions, actress (school play and acted in some local kids TV shows)</p>
<p>Essay: about death of sister(cancer) and my compassion with the sick and their families. It is not a sad essay, but inspiring and positive. Should be very good, as it shows my actions and thinkings.</p>
<p>Low income, parents didn't go to college because of poverty. Now studying in US with full FA. Really want go to college and get the most out of it, yet I understand the fact that I am here in the US and talking English is alrealy a miracle, considering my family's situation. I do not let go hope nor opportunities in my life.</p>
<p>Please chance me! Thank you very much!
Reach / Dream: Brown, Mount Holyoke
Others: Colorado College, Bates College, Cornell College, Agnes Scott College, Franklin & Marshall College, Colby-sawyer College
Hard to find safties, because I need financial aid</p>