Chance for an Asian Girl

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bates College
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<p>Ethnicity: Chinese
Location: Malaysia</p>

<p>Academics:
LCE/9th Grade: straight As</p>

<p>SPM/O Levels: 11 As and 1 B
Rank: 6 out of 519 students, Top 1.16 % in school</p>

<p>Pre U - Australian Matriculation (Western Australian Certificate of Education):
Physics: B with 61% mark
Chemistry: B with 64% mark
Applicable Mathematics: B with 63% mark
Biology: B with 65% mark
English as an Additional Language or Dialect: B with 66% mark
Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER): 87.6 (national percentile)</p>

<p>ECAs:
Prefect 5 yrs
Librarian 2 yrs
Chinese Club 2 yrs- President, Active Member
Leo Club 2yrs- Secretary
Music and Drama Club 1 yrs - Assist. Secretary
Malaysian Nature Society 3 yrs - Member of Green Living Committee (Helped raise money for Women’s Environmental Network in Uk)
Youth Ambassador
Center for Independent Journalism 4 weeks - Intern
Community Service 2000 hours
Merit Prize, National Chinese Essay Competition
Opportunity Grants 2008-2009 - provides funds to cover the expense of applying
Electronic Organ- Grade 5 (Distinction)</p>

<p>Essay: My essay is about my cultural background. Got edited by Essay Edge and they’ve said it’s powerful.
Counselor Recommendations: Great
Teacher Recs: Great </p>

<p>SATs: first time: 520 CR 630 M 470 W Second time: 490 Cr 610 M 520 W
IBT TOEFL: 102</p>

<p>Financial Aid: Yes</p>

<p>I’m also applying to:</p>

<p>Mount Holyoke College, DePauw, Wheaton (MA), Trinity University (San Antonio), St. Lawrence, Agnes Scott, Grinnell</p>

<p>Please chance me! Please!</p>

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<p>You're SATs aren't enough. Need to push that up! Otherwise, you seem to be a great match for your choices!!</p>

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<p>Bates is SAT optional, so your sats shouldn't matter if you didn't submit them. Other than that, you look like a great candidate!</p>

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<p>did you manage to get an interview somehow?</p>

<p>Bates tends to love people like you. as long as you didn't submit your SATs i'd say you have a pretty damn good shot.</p>