<p>I'm a Canadian student and will be applying to schools this fall. Also, I have researched and have found that Canadian and Mexican citizens are not regarded as international students in Ivy Leagues, per se; they have just as good a need-blind chance as any other American applicant. </p>
<p>Here are my stats, any help will be great.</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Indian, but with Canadian citizenship (I am not going to indicate my ethnicity on the applications)</p>
<p>SAT I:
Total - 2260
Math - 730
Critical Reading - 730
Writing - 800</p>
<p>SAT II: I haven't taken these yet, but am expecting 750+ in Biology, Math II, and Chemistry.</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.8 (This is according to the Canadian grading system where an A is 80+...but my cumulative percentage average is 85%.)</p>
<p>Rank: My school doesn't rank, but I'm in the top 5% of my class out of about 500 people.</p>
<p>**Courses Taken<a href="Most%20rigorous%20my%20school%20has%20to%20offer;%20the%20counselor%20even%20tried%20to%20discourage%20me%20from%20taking%20the%2012th%20grade%20courses%20multiple%20times">/b</a>:</p>
<p>9th Grade:
Math, Science, English, French, Phys. Ed, Technology, Music, Geography</p>
<p>10th Grade:
Math, Science, English, French, Phys. Ed, Technology, Canadian History, Civics/Careers</p>
<p>11th Grade:
Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Personal Fitness, Technology, English, Law (and American History in the summer)</p>
<p>12th Grade:
Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Calculus, English, Personal Fitness, Technology</p>
<p>In my school, we don't have any AP/IB classes; instead, we have 3 streams: University, Mixed, and College. University is considered to be like Honors, Mixed is normal, and College is below level. All my classes have been University level.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
DECA President (9, 10, 11, 12): I've made it to the Provincial Level every single time; last time I came top 20 out of about 100 teams. I'm President for 12th grade as well.</p>
<p>Investors of Tomorrow (11, 12): It's just like a mock investing club; stock prices change in real time and you're given $1,000,000 to invest. I will be on the Executive Team for this next year too.</p>
<p>Debate Club (11, 12): This is not really inter-school, it might be next year; it was started during my Junior year and we're preparing to take part in the school district competitions.</p>
<p>Intramural Basketball (10,11, 12): Mini leagues in my school; usually 3v3 teams. It runs throughout the year.</p>
<p>Senior (Varsity) Basketball Team (12): Regular basketball in the school district.</p>
<p>Bodybuilding (9, 10, 11, 12): I don't know if they would really count this as an extracurricular, but I've been lifting weights for 3 years and it has become a big part of what defines me. I could probably use this to show changes within my persona such as self-confidence, etc.</p>
<p>School Magazine (9, 10, 11, 12): I regularly wrote articles for my school magazine, and worked within the technical department (eg. layout, design, etc.)</p>
<p>Music: I played Alto Saxophone since grade 5; I was in the school band up until Grade 9, when I had to give it up in school. I still play outside of school.</p>
<p>Web Design Company (5 years): I run a web design company known as Total Pixelation Studios (you can see it at Total Pixelation Studios: Infinite Possibilites | Web Design, Web Development, Graphic Design, Print Design). I've had about 12 clients and have made thousands of dollars...it's a big part of my life, and I'm hoping universities will recognize my dedication and versatility through this. I might be able to get a Recommendation Letter from one of my clients, if that is helpful.</p>
<p>Tutorial Website: I run a personal and professional blog that offers various tutorials for web design, and it has helped me to make a name for myself within the web design community. You can visit it at Apoorv Vaidya. Also, if you Google my name, it comes up</p>
<p>Community Service: I volunteered for about 80 hours at the local YMCA, helping in the children programs.</p>
<p>Schools I am going to apply to:
Columbia ED, HYPS, Cornell, Brown, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, NYU (if I get aid), Carnegie Mellon, Swarthmore</p>
<p>Also, I can get letters of recommendations from people who have previously gone to Columbia, Stanford, and Swarthmore. The guy from Stanford now owns a Fortune 500 company. Will this be of any help? I'm not related to them, however; they're just family friends.</p>
<p>Thanks for any help, and I'll chance you back!</p>