Chance an International student for Wellesley College,UChicago,Northwestern,MIT,etc

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I’m a female from Hong Kong(currently a junior).
School: A local school (English as the medium of language) that does not send students to US colleges (almost all students pursue their studies in Hong Kong)</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA : not available
Rank: 1/190 (Sophomore)
I guess I’m the first or second this year
Grades:
(Sophomore- annual)
Chinese Language: A
English Language: A
Mathematics: (Core curriculum)A
(Module 2- algebra and calculus) A
Liberal Studies: B (It seems that no one in my school got an A)
Physics: A
Chemistry: A
Economics: A</p>

<p>(Junior) 1st term
Chinese Language: A
English Language: A
Mathematics: (Core curriculum)A
(Module 2- algebra and calculus) A
Liberal Studies: B (It seems that no one in my school got an A again)
Physics: A
Chemistry: A
Economics: A
*I have self-studied 2 APs this year: Calculus BC and Physics B.
I hope I can get a 5 in both of them.</p>

<p>Senior course Load: Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, Liberal Studies. Physics, Chemistry, Economics
(This is already the most rigorous course load --- I can only take at most 3 elective subjects and 1 extra module for mathematics)
*I’ll take the Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Chemistry AP test when I’m a senior.</p>

<p>Standardized Test Scores:
SAT I: 2180 (the second trial)
Critical reading: 660 Mathematics:800 Writing: 720 (Essay:11)
SAT II: Mathematics level 2:800
Physics: 800
Chemistry:800
Toefl: I’m going to take it in July</p>

<p>ECs:
Girl Guides (Grade 7-11)* I’m the patrol leader in grade11
Mathematics Club (member, Grade 9-10)
Book lovers’ Club (Chairperson, Grade 11)
Prefect (Grade 9-11)
Prefect’s Association (Hon. Secretary, Grade 11)
Peer Guider (Member, Grade 9-11)
English Debating Club (Member, grade 10-11)
Arts Club (Hon,. Secretary, Grade 10)
Class Arts Exhibition: Chairperson (Grade 11)
Design a game stall for my school’s language day
Design a website for my family’s company
Mentorship Program (Grade 11)
Piano (since I was 5)</p>

<p>Awards and others:
HKMO Open: Gold awards
HKMO: 1st class honour
Local maths competition: silver and bronze awards
Hanglung Mathematics Award: Honourable Mention (a group award, with scholarship)
- this is about a math project that I did with my schoolmates
- the project will be published
NESTA-SCMP Interschool Debating Competition: 2nd runner up
Radio Drama competition: Bronze Award
Politikos Quest Championships 2010: 1st runner up (a group award, organized by CUHK)
Some arts awards
- one of my picture was shown in an exhibition in the Cultural Centre and another one published in a book
Some scholarship from my school for being the first
I’ve also completed several projects about Chemistry, Physics and Chinese History.</p>

<p>Summer Programs :
Introduction to Olympiad Maths 2010
International Mathematics Olympiad Training- level 1
Math. Program in HKU with credits (this summer)
Math. And Econ program in HKUST with credits (this summer)</p>

<p>Services:
I’ve not counted the exact number of hours, but I think I have done more than 150 hours.</p>

<p>I’ve not decided my major yet, but I’m very interested in Mathematics and Economics.
Schools that I may apply to:
Reaches: Wellesley College, UChicago, Northwestern, MIT, Duke
Matches: Barnard, Smith, BMC, Emory, UCB, UCLA, USC
Safeties: Trinity College, Macalester College, NYU, UCSD</p>

<p>Please chance me for the above colleges. Thanks a lot=]</p>

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<p>Bump…
Please help^^</p>

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<p>ECs only count from 9-12 grade. Not starting from 7th.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your reminder=)</p>

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<p>i think you have great chances! </p>

<p>And if you have been participating in an extra curriculur since 7th grade, of course that shows dedication and “counts”.</p>

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<p>Thanks=)
It’s great to know that I can include it in my application.
By the way, I’m worried about my choices of safeties…
Are they not ‘safe’ enough?
Any suggestions?</p>

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<p>Do you need FA?</p>

<p>IMO training level-1: Are you on the actual IMO team?</p>

<p>Is HKMO Gold Award a big deal?</p>

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<p>I do not need FA.</p>

<p>I was just attending the training but not on the team.</p>

<p>For the HKMO Open, it’s a local competition(HK and Macau students can join)
I’m not sure whether it’s a kind of major awards to US colleges</p>

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<p>There aren’t too many math females and you do not need FA.
I think you have good chances at top colleges if you apply as a math major. (You could write about your passion for mathematics or/and your IMO training experiences.)
IMO is a REALLY BIG DEAL so IMO training only MIGHT make you look good.</p>

<p>Your SAT II scores, rank and UWGPA are excellent but try to raise your SAT score (or try ACT).</p>

<p>I think you should apply to more selective colleges including Yale, Princeton, Cal Tech and Cornell and more.</p>

<p>I don’t think Wellesley College is a reach school for you.</p>

<p>Good luck to you!</p>

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<p>20more:</p>

<p>Thanks for your encouragement.
Most probably I will apply as a math major.
How much should I get in SAT to raise my chances?
Should I get a 2250+?</p>

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<p>Wellesley College- Match/ You should get in</p>

<p>Northwestern,Duke, U Chicago- Not asking for aid puts you in a big advantage in the form that many stellar international applicants wanting aid are grouped as one pool and not wanting aid are treated differently. If you manage to show the strength in your applications you should get in to any of these</p>

<p>Barnard, Smith, BMC, Emory, UCB, UCLA, USC Trinity College, Macalester College, NYU, UCSD are all easy matches and some like UCSD and Trinity College you don’t need to worry about </p>

<p>Agreed with other posters…raise your SAT scores just by a 100 points write good essays and you are in </p>

<p>MIT is different though…money cannot buy an MIT education you have to earn it and trust me when I say this going to IMO camp makes small difference to MIT …if you can represent Hong Kong in IMO and win something then thats something otherwise your chances are pretty slim for MIT</p>

<p>However none of us here can promise anything so all the best :)</p>

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<p>DarthSpawnus:</p>

<p>Thanks for your comment. I will think seriously of taking another shot to SAT.</p>

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<p>Keep in mind that the match between you and a school is important too -like whether you are fit for a school or not whether you are enough interested or not </p>

<p>All the best :)</p>

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<p>Any suggestions for schools that are good in Maths and Econ? If you can point out "reach, match or safe, that will be great.
Location is not a problem for me, many thanks.</p>

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<p>Princeton is great for Math & Econ. And UPenn (Wharton) for Econ. UChicago too but you already have that on your list :)</p>