<p>Hey guys,
I go to an international school in Asia, it's very competitive,
ranked #4 or #5 in schools outside of the US for sending its graduates to Ivys and top 20 schools by the Wall Street Journal.
I've got an okay GPA, but my SAT and ECs are probably only average.</p>
<p>Courseload (most demanding):</p>
<p>Freshman (horrendous year):
English 9 B/B+
Social Studies 9 B+/B+
Geometry w/ Proof B/B+
Introductory Chem/Physics A-/A+
Mandarin 4 A/A
String Orchestra B+/A-
PE/Health B+/A-</p>
<p>Sophomore:
English 10 B+/A-
Social Studies 10 A-/A
Honors Alg 2/Trig A-/B
Honors Biology A-/A-
Honors Mandarin 5 A/A+
Orchestra A/A
PE/Health A/A</p>
<p>Junior:
IBSL English Yr 1 A-/A-
IBSL History B+/A-
IBHL Math Yr 1/Honors Precalculus C+/B-
IBHL Chinese Yr 1 A+/A
AP Biology A-/A
Honors Chemistry B-/B+
Orchestra A/A</p>
<p>Senior (Quarter 1):
IBSL English Yr 2 A
IBSL/AP Economics A+
IBHL Math Yr 2/AP Caluclus BC B
IBHL Chinese Yr 2 A
AP Chemistry A
AP Environmental Science A
US History A+</p>
<p>GPA:
UC GPA: 3.98
Unweighted 3.6
Weighted: 3.86 (our school only adds 0.5 for honors, AP, and IB classes)
We don't rank btw, no percentiles either.</p>
<p>SAT I:
01/2008 630CR, 710M, 640W 1980 Total
10/2008 760CR, 690M, 710W 2160 Total
2180 Superscore, retaking in December to bring up that math score.</p>
<p>SAT II:
Biology M: 790
Math II: 800
Japanese: 760</p>
<p>AP/IB:
2007 - AP Japanese 5 (self-studied)
2007 - AP Chinese 5
2008 - AP Biology 5
2008 - IB History SL 6</p>
<p>ECs:
-VP(10), P(11), Treasurer(12) of green club
-VP(11), P(12) of cooking club
-Activities Head (11) of National Honor Society
-Tri-M Music Honor Society (11-12)
-Chinese Honor Society (10-12)
-Orphanage Club (9-10)
-Student Government (9-11)
-Principal Cellist (9) and Principle Bassist (10-12) at the orchestra
-Worked at a coffee shop for two years as a waiter (10-11)
-Summer internship at an advertising firm (11)
-Volunteered at the Salvation Army and helped homeless people in the community (11-12)
-Volunteered at a local blind school to teach English (9-10) </p>
<p>Intended Major:
Environmental Science
Economics</p>
<p>Schools:
U of Washington [priority]
UIUC [priority]
U of Michigan [early]
Brown U
Cornell U
Carnegie Mellon U
Johns Hopkins U
UCSD, UCLA, UCB
Tufts U
WUSTL
NYU
Babson College [legacy]</p>