chance me for hyp etc pls...im an international student

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Gender: Female
Ethnicity: East Asian
Nationality: Singaporean
High School: top 2 in Singapore
Class Rank: around top 1%
Unweighted GPA: 4.00
Critical Reading: 800
Math: 770
Writing: 800
Combined SAT: 2370
SAT II Literature: 800
SAT II Math II: 740
SAT II US History: 800
top in my school for general paper and economics
Will apply for fin aid cos my parents earn only abt US$38000 annually
ECs
Chess Club(4 yrs,member)
National Schools Chess Championship Open Girls(team)1st
National Schools Chess Championship Open Girls (individual)1st </p>

<p>English Debate (2yrs, President)
MOE Invitational Debate Championships(team) 3rd National
World Schools' Debating Championship (team) 10th(disappointing btw...) International </p>

<p>School Councillor (1yr)</p>

<p>World Scholar's Cup (team) 7th International
Foyle Young Poets 1st International
Commonwealth Essay Competition Class B 1st International
Goi Peace International Essay Contest 3rd
Creative Minds Poetry Contest 2nd National
Uni of new south wales International Competition for schs (English) High Distinction(top 1% of participants in country) National</p>

<p>AWARE(a women's organisation) (4yrs, member)
I wrote articles on gender issues and also helped in research.
Unifem(a women's organisation) (3yrs, member)
Part of the youth volunteer team, involved in fundraising projects etc</p>

<p>Young People's Action Party (3yrs, member)
Participated in various community projects</p>

<p>Participated in Creative Arts Programme last yr and then a 9-month Mentorship Attachment to an established writer; my poems were published in 'Eye on the World'.</p>

<p>Went to Cambodia to do volunteer work for a month during my hols</p>

<p>teacher recs:
they are frm my general paper and economics teachers (who are my favourites)</p>

<p>essays:
I started on them early and spent a long time over them, and got them reviewed.</p>

<p>Jobs held
Cashier 3yrs</p>

<p>Anything else special: I am an ethnic Manchu; the Manchus number around 10 million(but hardly any in Singapore...) but the Manchu language is almost extinct. After several years of learning it on my own, I can speak, read (I have found Manchu texts online) and write it. I do know several Manchus in S'pore and we help each other as we learn about the Manchu language and culture; we want to save it from extinction.
I was born in Norway and came to Singapore when I was 6. I couldn't speak English or Chinese then so I couldn't communicate with my classmates/teachers. The teachers were initially worried that I would need to repeat Primary One but I adjusted to Singapore's competitive enviroment and learnt English and Chinese soon enough.</p>

<p>Unis to which I applied</p>

<p>Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Stanford
Columbia
Cornell
UPenn
U of Chicago
Duke U
(I know that they are all very selective, but I'd rather go to a local uni if I get rejected from all of the above)
Which do u think r reach or target schs 4 me? or safeties(mayb none of them...)?</p>

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<p>You know, international students never fail to amaze me. Alot have won national and international competitions. If we competed against you guys, we’d probably get creamed. I’d say you’re right up there. You have a good shot at HYPS (maybe ~50%), and you’re definitely in at all the others.</p>

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<p>you’ll probably get into most of those schools!</p>

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<p>Good shot at most of your schools. Not a definite shoo-in but definitely there. Play up your literature and grassroots involvement background too.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your replies. Actually I was worried that I’m too humanities…</p>

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<p><em>bump</em>anyone else? I really want to get in at least 1 of the HYP schs cos they are most generous when giving fin aid.</p>

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<p>Uh, well you have a shot, but don’t count on it. Other schools also give quite generous financial aid though they are not need-blind and you can get merit scholarships from other schools as well.</p>

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<p>haha but honestly i think you’re good enough for HYP level schools. in any case, judging by your interests/ECs, it would be quite hard for you to find a compatible scholarship board right? are you from bishan jc btw?</p>

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<p>Well a lot of people are good enough for HYP schools from Singapore - but the Singapore pool is just that much tougher :frowning: - RSI kids not getting in, I*O kids not getting in, etc…</p>

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<p>1234d:
what do you think…I’m from the jc with that dried mud uniform…</p>

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<p>frankchn: haha i guess OP’s ECs are RSI/I*O-level for humanities people. </p>

<p>iamkeiko: hwach?</p>

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<p>Yes.(10 char)</p>

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<p>^ Ah. My JC then XD.</p>

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<p>You can look at it that way, definitely. Good shot at all your schools, not a shoo-in though =. (I wonder what w t y’s achievements would look like if he were a humanities person). </p>

<p>Are you applying this year or next year?</p>

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<p>Applied a week ago.</p>

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<p>haha the two of you are schoolmates then XD</p>