<p>An international student from China, I'm now about to start my senior year at a high school in Dallas, Texas.
I've stayed in Texas since my junior year, during which I spent my first semester at a tiny protestant school in Fort Worth, and then transferred to one of the largest Catholic high schools in Texas. </p>
<p>Apparently, I'm mostly STEM-oriented. As for major, undecided yet...applying to the school of engineering!</p>
<p>Don't know whether go ED or not... let's just assume I go with ED</p>
<p>Another thing, since CU no longer offers full scholarship, half-tuition plus all other expenses add up to about 40000$/year of cost of attendance.
Can't afford that much, need at lease 10000$/year scholarship, don't know if that's gonna hurt my chance...(although CU says it's need-blind)
I may even not apply for scholarship but to manage to pay the whole thing just to secure admission...</p>
<p>Academics:
i). When I was still in China, 9-10th grade:
National Math Contest, 2nd place
National Science Contest, regional 2nd place in chemistry, 3rd place in physics
Academic team
No GPA given</p>
<p>ii). After I came to the U.S., 11th grade (I'm now starting my 12th grade):
800s on SAT Chem, Physics, Math level2
5s on AP Chem, AP Cal AB, AP Physics C mechanics, a 3 on AP Physics electromagnetism, and thus received "AP scholar award with distinction".
32 on ACT (Will retake)
SAT: 2370 (M800/CR780/W790)
4th place at school in Continental Math League Calculus Contest. (only a pathetic 4th place due to the fact that this contest wasn't held at the school I transferred from)
GPA 4.0 for now</p>
<p>ECs:
i). When I was still in China, 9-10th grade:
Model UN
English Honor Society
School Spring Play</p>
<p>ii). After I came to the U.S., 11th grade (I'm about to start my 12th grade):
Vice-president of Mu Alpha Theta
School Ambassador
Sergeant at Arms of school math team
Also a member of Marching band, men's ensemble, National Honor Society, Robotics Club</p>
<p>Thanks a lot, everybody!!!</p>