<p>Hi, I'm a rising senior who's going to apply for college this year!
I really have no idea where I'm going to apply to, or more like - I have some colleges in mind, of course, but I don't think my extracurriculars are strong enough :(
My scores are pretty decent, but there's nothing SUPER FANTASTIC or an eye-grabber for my EC, which really worries me..
And I'm an international applicant from Korea, so my scores probably don't mean that much :(
If you could chance me and give me some ideas on where I might go to, I'd be really thankful :D</p>
<p>GPA - 4.95/5 (unweighted - our school doesn't have weighted scores)
ranking - top 10% (school doesn't have ranking system)</p>
<p>SAT - CR 770 MA 800 WR 800
SAT II - Math II C 800, Literature & US History 750+ (predicted)
AP - Micro(5), Macro(5), Calculus(5), Chemistry(5), US History(4 - going to retake)
going to take US History, US GNP, Comparative GNP, English Literature, English Language, Psychology and Statistics this year</p>
<p>Mock Trial - club member, team captain, 2 Best Attorney Awards, 2 3rd-place Awards
(going for 1st-place this time, if succeed then will go to US Nationals)
Moot Court - Individual 5th place speaker
(going for competition again, if within top 6 then will go to US Nationals too)
MUN - Honorable Mention award, school delegate for THIMUN-Singapore
President of multicultural family tutor club - 150+ hours, awards for participation
Volunteer at refugee center - yet a sinecure, have to develop it more this year
Translation volunteer - miscellaneous club projects, Compassion (50+ hours)
Lacrosse - school junior varsity team member (few teams here, our school always wins)
Badminton - individual and team awards in school competition
Research project on aid agencies in Nepal - got published in government paper (was part of government teenager go-abroad project)</p>
<p>Interested schools
: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Amherst, Swarthmore, UPenn, Cornell, Rice, Emory, Georgetown, Washington U. in Saint Louis, UC Berkeley, University of Texas</p>
<p>Interested departments (I'm a pre-law)
: History, Government and Politics, International Relations, Literature, Philosophy</p>
<p>I know the schools I listed are probably too high for me, but still I'd like to see my chances.
I take criticism well, so please tell me how you really feel my application looks like :)
And I'd be really thankful if you could give advice on what I might do for my EC :D</p>