Chance me for ivies please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey all, I'm an international student- South Asian Indian, who lives in Hong Kong- just got my SAT 1 score yesterday-</p>

<p>SAT I- 2310
Critical Reading-780
Writing-760
Maths-770</p>

<p>GCSEs- 7A*s 2As </p>

<p>I'm taking IB and AS levels (just doing AS to make sure that I get out of high school)
IB Subjects-
Economics HL (also AS)
Mathematics HL (done my AS levels for this- did them last year- got an A (highest grade))
History HL (AS)
English SL
French SL
Physics SL(AS)
I haven't done my SAT IIs yet- what should I be aiming for? I was thinking I'd take, english literature, maths and maybe physics if I'm going in for Harvard. </p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars-
2 time winner Sing Tao Debating Competition (National Level)
1 time winner HK BAR Association Debating Competition (National level)
Semi-finals HK BAR Association Debating Competition (at the moment- we may go further)
No.1 Hong Kong Debating Team (I take this from the fact that I won the trials- it also means I'll get some sort of international ranking- IF I'm good enough)
{I was also invited to the trials for a few years- from when I was 13, but I don't want to include this- it took me THAT long to break into the team???}
Debating Team Captain - two years, this year and last
Debating Team Member- 4 years
Hong Kong Model United Nations - School Representative (National Level)
2005-2006 Student Council Elected Year Representative
2006-2007- Student Council Elected Year Representative
2008-2009- Student Council Elected Year Representative
2008-2009 Captain for my House in my school
GYLC Leadership Conference- this summer I'll be going to New York to represent my school in this leadership thing held by the American Congress
Habitat for Humanity- Spent a week in Guangdong, China building houses
History Tutoring- I take a class of around 15 students every week to teach them history for their GCSE History Exam.
I got accepted into the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, for leadership- BUT it SOUNDS way better than it actually is- we haven't really had that many meetings yet.
School Squash Team 2006-2007 (got bored and dropped it) </p>

<p>I'll be running a half-marathon sometime in June
Signing up for a 15k road/hill race in March
This is a maybe- I maybe organizing a rock show for charity in my school, but I really wouldn't count on this.</p>

<p>I have one more year of school left- so I guess I'm kinda early with this stuff- this means I'll probably have one more thing to add to extra curriculars- Head Boy, or Prefect. </p>

<p>Thanks all-</p>

<p>much appreciated!</p>

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<p>WHOOPS!- forgot to say something-</p>

<p>I don't know how my high school is ranked, but apparently we have a good rapport with U Penn- though I DON'T know how strong this is.</p>

<p>Also- I don't have any legacies, or anything- I'll be applying probably under early action to Columbia Next Year- but I don't know it all depends
=)</p>

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<p>Guys- I need some sort of a reply =)</p>

<p>BUMP</p>

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<p>SAT and EC's look really good, but I'm not familiar with foreign school systems. Judging from what I know, you have good chances at all of the Ivies, although they are notoriously unpredictable.</p>

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<p>thanks a lot! I guess what I'm looking for is a right direction thing- am I headed in the right direction? </p>

<p>Your reply kinda highlights what I'm worried about- how do admissions officers know what's a good or bad international extra curricular activity?</p>

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<p>Well I'm obviously not an admissions officer, they will know the rigor of your curriculum, so don't worry about that.</p>

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<p>BUMP </p>

<p>please?</p>

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<p>You definitely got chance in the Ivies, even Harvard, too. I think what matters now are the Recommendations and how you represent yourself in your app essays..</p>

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<p>maybe this will be more helpful-</p>

<p>I'll try and get a recommendation by my history teacher- I take that class for her and I'm pretty much the only kid in the year who challenges her and shows a huge interest in doing extra research for just her class (I LOVE history!)</p>

<p>For my second rec- can it be from my principal- he doesn't teach me, but he's my form tutor, meaning he's the guy I go to for school help and stuff. Or I could get my debate coach, who I'm pretty sure will give me a good rec because I've sweated blood for the guy and won ****loads for him. </p>

<p>By the way, do my recs have to come for subjects I want to do in uni- I want to do Economics, but I may go in undeclared.</p>

<p>For my essay could we assume it will be average? I'm not sure how this really works, but from what I know now it's based on representing yourself- so I'll probably write on on running- how no matter what goes on in my life it's the one constant I have and is like a narcotic to me.</p>

<p>Also, for my Extra Curriculars-</p>

<p>I do Art lessons in my spare time, I can draw human faces, inanimate objects and animals pretty well- how and should I include this?</p>