<p>I am an international student from China and my high school hasn't a very long history on applying US universities. However, our school have a yale. a wellesyan, a barnard, a NYU, a MHC and so on. My school is one of 3 top schools in my city, even in my province. The students here are really smart and competitive. And i am in the one of 4 best science classes in our grade. so all my classmates are the smartest guys.</p>
<p>I like schools have a lot fun and i can do a lot in weekends. i like big cities but i don't care if a schools in the suburn or rural settings if the transportation is very convenient. And i like painting, maybe ill choose to learn architecture, design or some other majors. i don't like study science as my majors like physics or chemistry. but i may learn maths. and i want the school to have great food and nice dorms.</p>
<p>so have a look~</p>
<p>SATs
1st(oct,2008)2040=CR550+MA800+WR690
2st(may,2009)2180=CR700+MA800+WR680
so my best score is 2190(700+800+690)kinda ridiculous</p>
<p>math level2:800
physics:800
chemistry:800
and i'm gonna take us history, world history, literature and latin and plan to get 650+</p>
<p>gonna take Toefl this august.</p>
<p>GPA:4 or A+(cauz we don't have AP classes)
Rank:3/about 650</p>
<p>ECs:
Music&Art
Playing the piano for 14 years since age 5.
(2007) Level-10 (10 being the highest) Certificate, the Chinese National Non-Professional Piano Level Testing System.
(2007-2008) 1st Pianist, XMFLS Choir
(2006) Originated a song for class, “For Our Youth”, won first prize in the choir competition in XMFLS
Painting for 15 years since age 4.
(2007-2010) Made posters, panels and boards for class and school on festivals and in competitions.
(2008) Made the memorial board for the vistims in the Sichuan Earthquake and got thousands of messages from teachers and students
(2007-2009)Chief Editor&Founder of “Muzik”, the first music magazine in XMFLS, published quarterly. I find our own editors and the publisher; we bind pages into books by ourselves; we make out own magazine blog and put the songs and pictures we recommended on it.
(2007)Actress, Bell and Property Designer in the school play, “Beauty and the Beast”
(2008)Director, Scripwriter, Makeup Artist and Dancer, in school dance drama, “the Redemption”, for which we learned tango and hip-hop
Volunteer& Community Service
(2008-2009)Volunteer in school library, 15 hours per week
(2009)Volunteer English teacher in Chenjiaguan Primary School, Shifang, Sichuan Provinc
Athletics
（2008-2009）Menber of swimming club in XMFLS
(2008-2009) p laying golf
Leadership
（2006-2007）Minister of Academic and activities department in XMFLS Student Council
Organized Allround Classes Competition,(24 classes participated)
Organized XMFLS Oral English Competition
Organized XMFLS Debating Competition
(2008-2009) Vice President of XMFLS Student Council
Organized Charity Bazaar
Organized XMFLS Arts Festival and Foreign Language Festival
Negotiate when two directors of clubs had problems with student council
(2009)Founder and organizer of Xiamen High school student union, (students from 11 high schools participate, and XMFLS is one of four permenant governing members)
Others
Interviewed Weifeng, Xiamen Radio host of program ”Catch FM” and record radio programs with him
Host a US student
(2009) Set up a entrepreneurship club which support high school students to be entrepreneurs. this is quite unique in china cauz no high school students have ever try to be a entrepreneur. i find some investors and my friends or other students will apply for the money. i will read their business plan and decide whether to give them money or not. i tried some business last two years. my hometown is one of the biggest business town in CHina even in world.</p>
<p>Essay:
i have 3 ideas now.
1.i write about my family under the topic of food cauz we have a really interesting food culture in my family
2.i write about my ethnic identity. i'm not a Han Chinese. me, my mom and my sister are all Hui minorities. and i m gonna to write about some conflicts between Han and Hui in my family.
3.i write about my entrepreneur ezperience and my club. i think it's really interesting</p>
<p>FC:
my dad and my mom said if i can go to those wonderful schools they can afford all my tuitions. but i don't think i will allow them to do so. my family is not very rich. but if a can get great schools like, hmm, ivies, i think i can pay all of the tuition.</p>
<p>My schools:(not complete)
1.harvard
2.princeton
3.yale
4.stanford
5.upenn
6.brown
7.RISD
8.cooper union
9.williams
10.notre dame
11.carnigie mellon
12.MIT
13.columbia
14.duke
15.rice
16.uchicago
17.northwestern
18.UCLA
19.umichi
20.UNC chapel hill
21.USC
22.boston college
quite a lot..maybe i won't apply all of them.so chance me and tell me if there's any school that is out of my abilities</p>
<p>Tell me my chance is good or bad or if the school matches me. i respect all your opinions so don't afraid to comment.I appreciate any advice you guys can give me and/or support, thanks guys.</p>
but happy for you!). Being an international student definitely gives you an advantage I think, especially considering all you’ve done. I would go for UCLA, which is very international, and try for those Ivies (though of course it’ll be considerably harder to get into). Wish I could see a portfolio for the Arts schools you listed but I’m sure you’re pretty great. Your chances for all these schools are fantastic, in my opinion, especially compared to the average student.
I doubt many would write about that! Not sure if every person would know about 2, no offense, just because it seems kind of a cultural thing. Might come off a little cliche unless you can write it very well.</p>