Chance me Duke

<p>Hey, I'm a male senior in an international school in Hong Kong.</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Chinese-Indonesian
Citizenship: Australian and British
I have lived in Hong Kong for 13 years.</p>

<p>Major: Engineering</p>

<p>SAT 1
2000 (600 CR, 760 M, 640W) - Just retook them. Going to be around 2100.</p>

<p>SAT 2
Chemistry: 740
Maths 2: 790</p>

<p>Straight A and A* in GCSE. I am taking the IB Diploma right now and I am predicted a 40-42 out of 45.
HL Chemistry - 6
HL Maths - 6
HL Music - 7
SL English - 6/7
SL French - 6
SL Economics - 7
TOK - 2/3</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES</p>

<p>Swimming (10 years)
- Hong Kong National and Junior Swimming Squad
- Represented Hong Kong at overseas meets
- Nationally ranked 4th in Hong Kong
- Team MVP 4 years in a row (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
- ESF Best Male Swimmer Award 2008
- High School Team Captain
- International Honours 2010
- Hold 10 interschool and school records
- Finished 4th at Hong Kong Olympic Trials.</p>

<p>Piano (8 years) - plan to continue in university
- Grade 8 with Distinction
- Associate Diploma in Piano Performance from Trinity College, UK.
- Regularly take part in local concerts, festivals and competitions.
- Bronze in Composer of the Year 2010 competition.
- Once played in front of a crowd of 5000 people</p>

<p>Violin (7 years) - plan to continue in university
- Grade 8 with Distinction.
- school orchestra, 1st violinist (6 years)
- Orchestra has won three international awards.
- ESF orchestra for 3 years.
- Representative and opening act for my school in the International Conference on Climate Change Hong Kong 2007</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Teaching English to mentally challenged and local non-English speaking students (2 years)</p></li>
<li><p>Service project of teaching English to local and disadvantaged students in Beijing (2008)</p></li>
<li><p>Runner Up of international business competition 'Media-Saturn International Retail Management Competition' 2010</p></li>
<li><p>Play in a band, Kiwi Pilot, as a keyboardist. We play in many local charity concerts to raise money, like Winterfest and Charity Rock Concert in our school (2 years)</p></li>
<li><p>Teaching piano as a private piano tutor (1 year)</p></li>
<li><p>HKAYP Bronze Award for community service (2008)</p></li>
<li><p>Junior Reporter for the Young Post in South China Morning Post, biggest newspaper chain in Hong Kong. Once aided for a live interview for Adam Lambert, American Idol runner up (2009)</p></li>
<li><p>Swimming coach. I have created my own swimming team in school and coached for two years (2009-present)</p></li>
<li><p>Australian Mathematics Competition Award (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)</p></li>
<li><p>UK Mathematics Competition Award (2007, 2008, 2009 2010)</p></li>
</ul>

<p>LEADERSHIP ROLES</p>

<ul>
<li>swimming coach, high school swim captain</li>
<li>piano tutor</li>
<li>Stride for a Cure Project Leader (organized hike to raise money for charity)</li>
<li>Scott House Head of Action</li>
<li>Grade 6 student leader in the School Council</li>
<li>Grade 6, 8 and 10 Scott House Action Representative</li>
</ul>

<p>SUMMERS STUFF</p>

<ul>
<li>Oxford Royale Academy, 2010 (Medicine Program)</li>
<li>Hong Kong Polytechnic University Summer Program, 2010 (Health Science)</li>
<li>Hong Kong University Summer Program, 2008 (Popular Music Composition)</li>
</ul>

<p>With that SAT as well as the fact that you are an international ORM, you have a very low chance of getting in.</p>