Chance me please for Cornell, Northwestern, Duke, Brown, NYU Stern, Johns Hopkins

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello</p>

<p>I am an international student from South Korea and I go to a boarding school in the midwest.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.78 out of 4.0 (unweighted, my school doesn't rank, top 10%)
SAT 1: 2270(CR: 700, MA: 770, WR: 800)
SAT 2: Math2c - 770, Chem - 670(I am planning to take physics this january)
TOEFL: 106</p>

<p>I have taken 7 AP classes and Multivariable Calculus.</p>

<p>AP Calc BC
AP Economics
AP Computer Science
AP Chemistry
AP Physics
AP Statistics
AP Environmental Science
Multivariable Calculus (I believe this class is considered a harder class than any AP math classes)</p>

<p>I have been involved in a group called laptop orchestra, which I believe is very unique for high schools, since my sophomore year until now. I have been introduced as a unique high school artist in a branch newspaper of Chicago Times called Lake County Times. I have also been selected as a member of the Arts Concentration, which is a special community created to support the artists of the school since my junior year until now. I have been making original tracks using my laptop for the past two years.</p>

<p>I co-own an business that sells English phonics in Korea. I have applied for a patent in Korea for a product I made.</p>

<p>I cut hair. I took hair designing classes in Korea and I earned a certificate from TAYA Hair Center, which is quite famous in Japan. I have cut my friends' hair in the dorm for the past three years. I co-own a hair product business that sells shampoos, conditioners, and other hair products.</p>

<p>I played football for three years from my freshman year to my junior year.</p>

<p>Please chance me for Cornell, Duke, Brown, NYU Stern, UPenn, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, UChicago, and UC Berkeley!!(all of them are regular decisions )</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Your academics and test scores are very solid except that SAT II Chem may bring you down. Get another 700+ on an SAT II test. Are you submitting an art supplement? It sounds like you should. In comparison with the other threads I’ve read, I think your ECs are really unique. If you can make a memorable essay out of them, you have an excellent shot at those schools. If you go to boarding school in the US, are you considered an international applicant?</p>

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<p>Yes I will be submitting the arts supplement by mail, but I really have no idea how to do it. And yes, I will be applying as an international student and I am planning to get over 750 for physics (of course I really have no idea now what I am going to be able to get). I really really really want to go to either Brown or Cornell. Brown would be more preferable, but I would also be really happy if I got into Cornell too. as</p>

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<p>Just to be more clear, my school is very competitive. It is considered the best boarding school in the midwest and we already have three people going to Stanford, two going to Duke, one to UPenn, one to Dartmouth, and one to Northwestern. I am very sure there have been some others who got into other good schools, but I am not sure.
I earned of SAT score in one setting and most of my essays were about my music, hair designing, and also my interest in fashion design.</p>

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<p>Hey everyone! I’m kind of new at College Confidential, and I’ve sent all my applications in before the deadline (phew!) but I just need some honest/harsh chances so I know what to expect. Anyways here are my uni choices, stats and EC’s:</p>

<p>UNIVERSITY CHOICES (by order of preference)

  1. MIT (applying for financial aid)
  2. Berkeley
  3. Stanford
  4. Princeton (Applying for financial aid)
  5. Cornell
  6. Harvard (Applying for financial aid)
  7. Georgia Tech
  8. UCLA
    Btw, I’m applying as a mechanical engineering major for all the unis.</p>

<p>SAT (One Sitting)
CR: 650
M: 800
W: 740 (Essay 12)</p>

<p>SAT II (One Sitting)
Chemistry: 780
Maths Lvl 2: 770
Physics: 790</p>

<p>TOEFL (I’m an international student): 113/120</p>

<p>IB PREDICTED GRADES (If applicable)
Physics HL: 6
Chemistry HL: 7
Maths HL: 7
Business & Management SL: 7
English A1 SL: 7
Mandarin SL: 7</p>

<p>GPA: 4.21 (weighted)
Rank: Our school doesn’t rank but I’m in the top 1%</p>

<p>RECOMMENDATIONS
Counselor: Awesome
Chemistry Teacher: Awesome
Physics Teacher: Good
Business Teacher: Generic</p>

<p>AWARDS (Not that much…)
First in my country for the IGCSE Additional Maths exam
Science related prizes from my school every year
Service honor (Patrons of the award include Nelson Mandela, The Duke of York)
Outstanding Scholastic Achievement award
English Literature related prizes
2-Year Academic Scholarship Recipient</p>

<p>EC’s
School Orchestra - Since Grade 6 - Concertmaster since Grade 11
Chamber Orchestra - Since Grade 9 - Violin I
Band - Since Grade 6 - Drummer (Played in several charity events, parties and restaurants)
Musical Productions - Grade 9 ~ Grade 11 - Violinist and Drummer
Musical Charity Events - Since Grade 11
Went to Kenya for 3 weeks to build a library with 40 other Kenyan and international students (Grade 10)
Went to a local island for 2.5 weeks to build a shelter for the locals affected by the Tsunami (Grade 9)
Founder and Chairperson of the Student Executive Committee

  • Implemented an environmental policy
  • Organized a leadership training camp for students in grade 6 - 8
  • Organized the graduation dinner for the previous senior students
  • Currently planning an event to promote internationalism in our school
    Member of an organizing committee for an international conference taking place
  • In charge of musical and dramatic acts
    Organized a charity for Kenya
  • Collected an excess in donations. The excess was donated to local orphanages.</p>

<p>ESSAYS
CommonApp: 8/10
Supplements: 9/10 (Especially the Harvard and Cornell essays)
UC essays: 7/10
MIT: I genuinely have no idea. But I was honest so okay I guess?
Georgia Tech: 7/10</p>

<p>Anyways thanks so much! Harsh comments are always welcome, if not preferred! :D</p>

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