I am an international student from Hong Kong, and I now go to a private high school in New York…
I have very strong interest in sports, especially soccer, and how they coalesce with the world of sports…
Here is detailed info about me… Any comments will be appreciated!!
`GPA (My school does not offer AP, so the most one can possibly get is a 4.0)
Hong Kong international school
Freshman 81/100 (HK)
New York private high school
Sophomore 3.2/4.0
Junior 3.8/4.0
Senior 4.0/4.0
`Testings
TOEFL October 2016
R 28 L 27 S 25 W 25 Total 105
SAT January 2016
CR 580 M 770 W 610 Total 1960
SAT October 2016 (Messed up when filling in answers in English section… Could have been somewhere around 1480)
CR 590 M 780 Total 1370
SAT II June 2016
Math Level 2 750
SAT II November 2016 (Registered)
Math Level 2
Physics
US History
SAT December 2016 (Registered)
I have practiced a lot during summer and been getting 1450-1520 in all the practice tests… 1960 from January and 1370 from don’t reflect my actual ability… Don’t really know how to tell the admissioners…)
`Senior year course load (couldn’t be more rigorous)
Cultural History
English
Art History
Advanced Neuroscience
Advanced Chemistry
Advanced Calculus
Cosmology
U.S. Government
Sports Journalism
(And several other electives)
`What I do at school - grade levels
Varsity soccer team captain - 10 11 12
Varsity badminton - 12
Water Polo - 9 10 (Competed in national and provicial level tourneys before coming to the US… Stopped because there is no pool in or nearby my school)
Swimming - 9 (Same as ^)
Caligraphy (Both English and Chinese) - 9 (Received an award of provincial level)
Futsal (Indoor soccer) club founder - 12
Peer tutor - 11 12
Mathlete - 11 12
Model UN - 12
Jazz band (Sax) - 9 10 11
Boarding house leader - 12
Intercultural field trip to Turkey - 10
Community service 65 hours - 10 11 12
`What I do out of school
FIFA (e-Sport) - 10 11 12 (Ranked 21st worldwide in FIFA 16)
Internship at two globally renowned companies as market analyst and researcher - 11 summer
Chinese blog about experience of Chinese students studying in US - 10 11 12 (has 2500 followers and update daily)
Stadium volunteer - 11 summer (8 games, around 30 hours)
Fan representative of Manchester City Supporters Club - 10 11 12
Wharton Sports Business Academy 2016 - 11 summer
USPR (Universal Soccer Player Rating) Algorithm creator and website designer - 12
`Major Award
County Scholar Athlete 2015
My essays are pretty solid I guess. I talked about how I relate virtual FIFA soccer to real life soccer and the aspect of business and economics… My extracurriculars are fairly unique and interconnected…
Please chance me! Any comments will be appreciated!!!