chance me for HKUST please :( i'm scared

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<p>A rising Korean senior going to an international school in Beijing</p>

<p>SAT: 780math 710writing 700reading T2190 (studying sat this summer to take it again on october, aiming for 2250 which is reasonable considering my prep course and test scores)</p>

<p>SATII: 800MathIIC 800Chinese 630Chem (studying this too, aiming for 750, also reasonable)</p>

<p>GPA: 3.12 weighted (very low because i didnt do any studying until last year)</p>

<p>Courses:
(2 year courses)
IB English A2 HL
IB MANDARIN B HL
IB ECONOMICS HL
IB MATH HL
IB CHEM SL
IB PHYSICS SL</p>

<p>NOT A DIPLOMA CANDIDATE</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>Performing Arts (2 years): band member, first chair, first chair in "international band competition among asian international schools", jazz band first chair </p>

<p>Model UN (4 years): delegates in various conferences, some very hard, looking to be a chair next year</p>

<p>Habitat for Humanity, Campus chapter (4 years): 2 years as regular member, junior year as executive board member, senior year nothing</p>

<p>Prevent-AIDS-club (no name) (3 years): co-founder in sophomore year </p>

<p>Soccer Team (3 years): 2 years in JV, not sure about next year though</p>

<p>Intern (2+ years): Market research in China for a tiny Korean company</p>

<p>Major: business/management/marketing OR industrial engineering</p>

<p>OTHERS:</p>

<p>very fluent in Chinese, (had the HSK of level 7 when i was in seventh grade, going to take it again next year for level 10, 11 highest)</p>

<p>essay incorporates the three cultures and my passion to find more about the market and it's very well written</p>

<p>Any chance? [Georgia Tech(Early), Emory-Oxford, Tufts, NYU, UIUC, UWisconsin-Madison, Penn State, U of Washington-Seattle, Wake Forest, Case Western Reserve, Indiana U-Bloomington, HKUST]</p>

<p>PS: Any suggestions on colleges that are appropriate to my profile?</p>

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<p>depends on whether you need aid…</p>

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<p>What if he needs aid???..Does he stand a chance???</p>

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<p>If the OP does well in his IB exams, then i’d say he’s in with a shot at most, if not all, places he’s listed. </p>

<p>And if you get above 38 or something in IB, then you’re basically in at HKUST.</p>

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<p>i dont need aid but as i metioned, i’m not a diploma candidate i’m just taking six ib courses</p>

<p>and people from my school applied without a full diploma so i was also wondering if i would fall under the “american pattern” education</p>

<p>like my friend who got accepted took 4 ib courses and her condition was to “graduate from the current high school”, and another one just had to get like 6 or 5 for her math ib…</p>

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<p>i think you’ll need to fulfil some kind of high school diploma requirement. Like A-levels, AP/SAT, IB Diploma etc for UST. I’m not sure, though.</p>