Chance an Iranian male with high hopes for America!

<p>Stats:
Middle Eastern (Iranian)
Top 300 Nationally Ranked High School
New Jersey
Fluent in Farsi, Arabic and English. Studied French in High School</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9 UW/4.4-4.5W (Scores got better every year)
Rank: Top 10%
ACT: 33
SATS: 2290
SAT II's : US History 800 Chem 720; World Hist 800
SATS:
AP tests: 5 on US and
European History;
5 on Statistics;
5 on Bio
5 on Physics
5 on AP Gov/Econ
5 on Lang
Will be taking more
Courseload: Most rigorous that the school allowed; but I didn’t take anything but 2 honors my freshman year.</p>

<p>School EC's:</p>

<p>-School newspaper (9-12) – Sectional Editor and Leader
-Speech and Debate team (9-12): Here is how I ranked at national tournaments
3rd at NFL Nations
6th at CFL Nationals
1st at Yale Invitational
Finals at Harvard University
1st at GMU Tournament
- President of Political Clubs – History Club, French Club, Amnesty International, Created a Microfinance Organization that receives loans and gives it to farmers rather than African governments
- Interned with Congressman Frelinghuysen for two weeks in DC – learned a lot and met Robert Gates
-National Honor Society (treasurer)
- Countless other Clubs</p>

<p>Community/Volunteering/Entrepreneurship
- 300+ hours at the Retirement Home + Soup Kitchens</p>

<p>Recs:
Two excellent reccs
Two e from teachers who all really liked me, and my counselor recommendation should be pretty strong
Essay: I was born in Iran: I talked about how I was born in Iran – the social stigma with being an Iranian
I also talked about my future to apply my practices to Iran through my diplomatic studies
Also – the importance of elite schools to the world and what people can do going to them.</p>

<p>Schools:
Columbia
Penn
Princeton
Harvard
UVA
NYU
Northwestern
Rutgers
UMich
JHU
UNC
UC Berk</p>

<p>hey
exept harvard which is always hard , all other are matches for you.
i’m iranian too by the way.</p>

<p>Are you considered an international? Do you need aid?</p>

<p>No, and no. I’ve been living in America for 10+ years and have come from a 30k family bracket to a 600k one.</p>