Chance me for UPenn, Stanford and Cornell Reg Dec. please

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<p>I attended a good public high school in Miami for 2 years and got straight A's for all the classes: </p>

<p>9th Grade:
Honors Biology
Honors Algebra 2
Honors English
AP World History (exam score= 5)
Introduction to AutoCAD
German 1
10th:
AP Environmental Science (5)
AP European History (5)
Honors Chemistry (prereq for AP)
Precalculus Honors
German 2
English 2 Honors</p>

<p>In the summer of 2010 I applied to an international boarding school in Switzerland (mother was looking for a teaching job) and was awarded a full tuition scholarship based on merit and demonstrated need. the full amount is valued around 76,000 CHF which is just under $100,000 per year. </p>

<p>I started doing the IB diploma program last year and have the following classes: </p>

<p>IB HL Math
IB HL Chem
IB HL Physics
IB HL English
IB HL Psychology
Ab initio French 1
Music Theory (non IB) </p>

<p>I finished with strong A's in all the classes except HL math, I finished with an 89% </p>

<p>For senior year my classes are the same (taking part 2 of the courses) except now I have Theory of Knowledge (introductory epistemology) in place of music theory </p>

<p>Here is a listing of my extracurriculars throughout high school:</p>

<p>Pre highschool- 8 years of Taekwondo training under Grandmaster Soo Se Cho (internationally known and recognized by the ITF, trained Turkish military/police force in self defense)
8th grade- 11th= Swam with AK Sharks club swim team and Miami palmetto senior high’s school team
6th grade to present- volunteer landscaper for elderly women near home, also carried out odd jobs around their home
Rising Freshman Summer- Volunteered at AK Sharks Swim Camp as a swim instructor and camp counselor
Rising Sophomore Summer-
· Worked with University of Miami’s Neurologic Research Department as a research assistant. Performed various tests involving EEG’s to compare brainwave emissions, cognition, reaction time, and problem solving between “normal” children and autistic children so as to help highlight differences in cognition caused by autism.</p>

<p>· Volunteered at AK Sharks Swim Camp as a swim instructor and camp counselor</p>

<p>· Became a Red Cross Certified Lifeguard </p>

<p>· Began working as head lifeguard of the community pool for Cutler Cay Homeowner’s Association (July 2009 to August 2010, on call basis as of now)</p>

<p>Rising Junior Summer-
· Worked as director of swimming activities/director of swimming instruction/ senior lifeguard and counselor</p>

<p>· Assistant swim instructor for Aqua Firm and Fit (July-august 2010)</p>

<p>Junior Year-</p>

<p>· French Language Homestay, Nice</p>

<p>· Habitat For Humanity Public Relations Director/ Fundraising Coordinator</p>

<p>· Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Laborer, Romania Trip</p>

<p>· One on one tutoring for peers</p>

<p>· Math competitions</p>

<p>· NHS</p>

<p>· LAS Swim team</p>

<p>· Gym proctor</p>

<p>· Homemade beef jerky business funds trip to Malaysia for spring break and flight home for summer as well as day to day living expenses à ~5000 CHF profit (~6000-6500 $ ) </p>

<p>Rising Senior Summer
· Part time work as lifeguard for Cutler Cay Homeowner’s Association</p>

<p>· French Cours d’ete at University of Neuchatel</p>

<p>· IT Assistant for one to one mac program establishment at school </p>

<p>Senior Year (so far) –</p>

<p>· Student Ambassador (internal school leadership/mentoring program in which the students chosen by school administrators work to improve conditions/ solve issues </p>

<p>· Continuing with Habitat involvement (Vice president of branch) </p>

<p>· Swimming</p>

<p>· Student Council involvement</p>

<p>· One on one tutoring</p>

<p>· Jerky Business Expansion (improved quality of goods, selling in all dorms in the evenings, website for advertising/ web orders set up) </p>

<p>· Gym Proctor</p>

<p>· NHS</p>

<p>· Math Competitions</p>

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<p>Also expected rec letter from the founder of my school. Graduated from Stanford and has a PhD in mechanical engineering. The school is internationally known and draws in students that are the children of high ranking politicians, business leaders, etc. including the former VP of Nigeria’s children.</p>

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<p>wow! You are quite the impressive applicant though I fear you might be grouped in the students fibbing about their extra curricular activities. I know for Stanford they like high AP scores, SAT, and SAT IIs while ivies are more friendly to students who claim to have saved the world.</p>

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<p>I can assure you everything listed above is 100% factual information. I want an accurate prediction of my chances so lying would not make any sense. Thank you for your input though. What aspects of my extracurriculars are unbelievable? Maybe I need to work on rewording something.</p>

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<p>no, not in the least. I’m not accusing you of lying…I’m saying your extra curriculars are so deep and numerous that you could easily get grouped in with liars. Ivy league schools in particular are used to seeing the heaviest dose of extras but a Harvard’s admissions officer explained the first thing ivy league schools do after sorting by GPA, then SAT is toss out applications that they think are dishonest in terms of extra curriculars.</p>

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<p>Ok. I will have to make a point of writing about the major ones with my essays to maybe show that theres some substance to them. Thanks, I was worried I would not have enough EC’s but considering that I have so many that are deep that it may be seen as falsified info is a bit comforting although its on the complete opposite end of the spectrum. Thanks again!</p>