<p>Canadian male applying from China, from an IB international school</p>
<p>SAT I: CR 750 M 780 W 760
SAT II: Math II 800
Physics 760
GPA: my school says 4.0, but that's considering A-'s as 4 too
if A-'s are considered as 3.75, then UW ~ 3.9
Courseload: All IB courses for junior and senior year, 4 Higher Level, 2 Standard
with an emphasis on mathematics, business, languages and sciences
Rank: 1/22
Hook: not sure. diverse cultural experiences? born in canada, raised in US for 10 years,
then came to china for an IB Diploma-esque high school experience at an international
school?
EC's: computer programming internship, some "significant" leadership at school and<br>
community service, community service 200 hours, positions in organizations teaching<br>
english to local chinese and chinese to foreigners
badminton varsity captain 2 years, player for 3
Piano, level 7
fairly decent overall?
Awards: mostly school awarded, but won second place in the Stanford EPGY English Writing
competition in china</p>
<p>Essays are recs are far too subjective for me to judge, but i'd say they're alright. My teachers are fond of me, and earnestly hope I can gain admission into such a school.
Essay is about the changes i faced coming to china and my resulting development and growth</p>
<p>Please let me know if anything's unclear, and most of all thank you for your time!
Applying for an econ major</p>