chance me (international)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hey y'all.. i'm new :)</p>

<p>basic stuff
gender - female
ethnicity - chinese
citizenship - international (singaporean)
residency - international (singaporean)
high school - up-and-coming private school, kind of like exeter and those types
currently - junior (graduating dec 2008, fall 2009)</p>

<p>academics
gpa - 4.3 out of 5 (lousy freshie year of 4, it'd be around 4.5 otherwise)
rank - top 10%
most challenging course load</p>

<p>scores
sat II - math 2, physics, chem 800
ap - calc ab, chem, physics 800
psat - 221</p>

<p>extracurriculars
editor of journalism club (newsletter / yearbook)
tutored underprivileged 2nd-graders in 9th grade
research project (weekly) since the beginning of 11th grade
1-month internship at a local research internship
house cheerleader (9th, 10th grade)
guide at the zoo (this is an on-and-off adhoc thing though)
reading a first-year intro chem module at the local university</p>

<p>schools considered
reach: harvard, mit, imperial college (london), caltech
about there: uc berkeley, anu (australia national university), upenn, stanford
safety: unsw (university of new south wales), nus (local university)</p>

<p>i'm not sure about the small colleges, i might apply to amherst and smith? what do you think of those schools?</p>

<p>oh god you people are so gonna attack me for my lousy ECs :p i plan to start tutoring kids on weekends next year after my finals though. it's been really busy as a sophomore and junior.</p>

<p>i'm also gunning for the local olympiads and i think i have a fair chance of going to IChO though. anyone know what it's like applying as an international olympiad medallist? </p>

<p>also, i can't afford the tuition. so i suppose uc berkeley might not be a good choice since it's public. other than that, i know the top-tier colleges claim they're need-blind to international but i guess financial aid is limited after all :X</p>

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<p>Have you taken the SAT I? I hope you know that the PSAT won't cut it when applying for colleges.</p>

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<p>i'm planning to take sat I in december. i chose to take sat II's first because the idea of sat I just freaks me out? a 4 hour test <em>shiver</em> gotta do it soon though~</p>

<p>and i realised i put 800 for APs. oops, i meant a 5 xP</p>

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<p>Are you applying for Engineering at all those schools? Penn and Stanford are reaches for everyone. Imperial is less selective and is in your "about there" category.
As a female applying for Engineering to these schools:
MIT,CalTech, Harvard, Stanford: HUGE REACH--Rejected
Penn: REACH--Waitlisted or Rejected
Berkeley, Imperial: SLIGHT REACH/MATCH: Accepted or Waitlisted</p>

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<p>oh wow, thanks for the insights. i think i'd have to apply for more safeties/ safe reaches. i'm actually considering applying to chemistry, physics, or chem engineering. not so much engineering.</p>

<p>does anyone have an idea of what schools would be about there for me? thanks (:</p>

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<p>rice, carnegie mellon, uiuc and ucsd?</p>