Hey guys, I am a rising senior and I want to finalize my college list this summer, but I still don't know where to apply to. Please recommend me any good schools that you know I can apply, and I want to know if my stats will be good enough for Ivy Leagues. Thanks in advance! :D
Academics:
Unweighted GPA: 3.98? (Got straight As except for one A- during the second semester of sophomore year)
Rank: 1/56
ACT score: 33 comp and 30 writing (will take it again)
SAT II scores: Math II 800, Korean 800, Physics 750, Bio-M 720
AP scores: the only score I have currently is AP Bio(4) from last year and I’m still waiting for AP Lang, AP Cal AB, AP Statistics score but I’m pretty confident that all of them are at least 4
*about AP scores, I wonder if not taking many would reduce my chances. 4 was the maximum number of APs I could take in our school.
Senior Course load: AP Literature, AP Cal BC, AP Psychology, Honors Band, Engineering, Debate
ECs:
Student Council (9th-11th):
This was something I was most passionate about in high school. Our school was new, so I was a founding member of school tradition. First to have prom, halloween, fundraisers, basically everything. I was a class representative (9th grade), grade representative (10th grade), and Vice President (11th grade)
Dorm Council (10th-11th):
I was a member of dorm council. Two people were chosen from each grade. We organized house barbecues, house cup events and many other activities.
Animal Rights Club (11th-12th): Founder and President
I am a big animal lover and I created this club to advocate animal rights. We made animal calendars on our own and raised $2000+. Other than that, we make regular visits to animal shelter, donated 50kg of pet food, baked organic animal snacks or fundraiser, put up bird savers around the school district and etc.
Model United Nations (10th) : Officer
I was one of the 6 officers of MUN in our school. I was mostly in charge of marketing. When our school had the first international conference that invited many other international students, I created posters and regularly updated facebook page.
Cheerleading (9th-12th) : Captain
I was the captain of school cheer team for 2 years. We cheered for many different games, but unfortunately, we weren’t able to participate in competitions since some of our team members included middle school students. But I was very passionate about it. My coach and I spent many nights creating chants and dances, and I designed our uniform.
Badminton (10th-12th) : Varsity
I played doubles and had been #1 team in our school for the past years. My partner and I won first place last year in the national games among high school girls.
These were some of the things that I mainly took the lead, but I was also a passionate member of:
Key Club, National Honors Society, Senior Planning Committee, High School Band
Awards:
International Youth Environment Forum: first place (awarded by the ministry of environment)
Chairman’s Award : $3,000 scholarship given to one student in our school
Young Innovators’ Association: won second place by designing running shoes for little children
Regional STEM Fair: third place
Regional Debate Championship: second place (over 300 schools competed)
Math Award: I was awarded by my AP Calc teacher as the annual math student
High Honor Roll: awarded from 9-11th grade (and probably during my senior year as well!)
Hangul Day Writing Contest: 1st Place
GECMUN (General Assembly) : Best Delegate
2015 KISAC Badminton Tournament Girl’s Double: 1st Place
Volunteer:
Went to Vietnam and Nepal to help build schools (9th and 10th grade)
Teach horseback riding to students with disabilities (I was very passionate in horseback riding since 7th grade)
Animal Shelter (9th-12th grade)
Visit nursing homes and perform : I’ve been playing the flute for 10 years
Translated letters from World Vision
Translated Khan Academy Videos
Internships:
Worked in an Animal Hospital
Interpreter and staff at Korean-American Friendship Association
Intern at a public relations company
I go to an international school in Korea.
Scholarships and tuitions are not my priority in choosing schools, but I do want to apply to large schools with more than 5000 undergraduates. I still haven’t chosen my major, but I am probably going to choose business or pre-vet (those two are very different lol)
Thanks guys!