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<p>Hi, I am a international student from china and I came to America four years ago (<--excuse for odd SAT scores). below is my vitae.</p>

<p>I am interested in Yale, Princeton, Harvard, MIT, Rice, Stanford, and UF. what is my chance of getting into them?</p>

<p>btw, the reason why I apply to those top /private schools (except for UF) is that they are rich (except for Rice) so they provide a little bit more financial aid for internationals.</p>

<p>I really appreciate your time and effort ^ ^</p>

<p>EDUCATION</p>

<p>Winter Springs High School (2004-2005)
Oviedo High School (2005-2006)
Leon High School (2006-present)</p>

<p>Graduation Date: May 2008</p>

<p>G.P.A :
Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.54</p>

<p>Class Rank:
17 out of 449
Top 3%</p>

<p>SAT : Reading 640, Math: 780; Writing: 740
SAT II: Bio 680, chem 780, math IIC: 800, chinese: 800 (<--don't know why i took that, i highly doubt that they'd count this -___-)</p>

<p>SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Asian Culture Club (9-12)
Business Professionals of America (9,10)
Key Club (9,10)
Mu Alpha Theta (9-12)
National Beta Club (9,10)
Science Engineering Communication Mathmatics Enhancement (9,10, 12)
Track and Field: 2 miles race (9,10)
Cross Country (10)
Spanish Club (10)
Future Business Leadership of America (11-12)
Mosaic, school magazine club (11-12)
National Honor Society (11-12)
Phoenix, Environmental Club (11-12)
Tennis (11)
Karate Club @ FSU (12)
Science National Honor Society (12)
Spanish National Honor Society (12)
USA Tennis Team @ FSU(12)</p>

<p>COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Orlando Chinese Evangelical Christian Church
2004-2006
• Visiting shelters
• Monitoring kids during activities
• Volunteering in community activities/festivals</p>

<p>Museum of Florida Hisotry
2006—present
• Reception desk
• Assisting with and participating in group activities
• Monitoring youths during acitvities</p>

<p>HONORS, AWARDS</p>

<p>• Academic Award in Mathematics, Winter Springs High School, 2005
• Academic Award in Social Studies, Winter Springs High School, 2005
• Academic Award in English, Winter Springs High School, 2005
• Academic Award in Piano, Winter Springs High School, 2005
• 3rd Place, C++ Programming State Convention, 2006
• 4th place, Financial Math & Analysis, Business Prfessional of America State Convention, 2006
• Spanish State Convention—Superior (1st Place), 2006
• United States National Award Winner in Science, 2006
• Who’s Who Among American High School Students, 2006
• C++ Programming Districts 1st Place, 2007
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholar, F.S.U, 2007
• School nominee for Sunshine State Scholars
( and a bunch of Math thing that i can't remember, most are regionals and districts tho, so universities wont' bother to knwo anyway)</p>

<p>LEADERSHIP
• President of Science Engineering Communication Mathmatics Enhancement (SECME) and Science National Honors Society @ Leon High School, 12
Founder, 12
• Vice President of Mu Alpha Theta, 12
• Treasure of Business Professionals of America, 10
• Treasure of Future Business Leadership of America, 11—12
• President of Asian Culture Club, 11—12
Founder, 11
• Vice President of Karate Club @ FSU, 12</p>

<p>COLLEGE LABORATORY EXPERIENCE (VOLUNTARY)</p>

<p>Drinking Water Lab, Environmental Systems Engineering Institute, University of Central Florida
2005—2006
• Making solutions, preparing agar plates, growing bacteria, and counting bacteria</p>

<p>Brüschweiler Laboratory, Biochemistry Department, F.S.U
2007-present</p>

<p>Fall, 2007
• Advanced Placement English Literature
• Advanced Placement Macroeconomics
• Advanced Placement Spanish Language
• Florida Virtual School: Advanced Placement Computer Science A
• Florida Virtual School: Personal Fitness
• FSU Dual-enrollment: CHI 4503 Readings in Chinese History
• FSU Dual-enrollment: MAC 3313 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III
• FSU Dual-enrollment: PHY 2049C General Physics B W/ Lab (for Engineering and Math Majors) (fall 200)
• FSU Dual-enrollment: STA 2171 Statistics For Biology Major
Spring 2007
• Advanced Placement English Literature
• Advanced Placement American Politics and Government
• Advanced Placement Spanish Language
• Florida Virtual School: Advanced Placement Computer Science A</p>

<p>I haven’t signed for the spring term courses at FSU yet, below is the courses I am planning to take:
• CHI5505: Modern Chinese Literature in Tradition
• CHM2210: Organic Chemistry
• HUN1201: Science of Nutrition
• MAP2302 Ordinary Differential Equation
• STA4321 Intro Math Statistics</p>

<p>again, THANK YOU !</p>

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<p>How are you able to manage all those classes AND leadership roles AND volunteer work AND clubs at once. I believe you, but it looks suspect.</p>

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<p>Your laundry list of awards is too long, and not all of them are impressive. I'd recommend putting a max of 3-5 major awards per category/interest on your resume, and preferably international and national awards come before regional/local/small competitions.</p>

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<p>First, I have a quick question about a discrepancy I noticed. Underneath School Activities you list the following:</p>

<p>"Asian Culture Club (9-12)"</p>

<p>Underneath Leadership, you list the following:</p>

<p>"President of Asian Culture Club, 11—12
Founder, 11"</p>

<p>To me it sounds like you are saying you founded the club in 11th grade. What exactly is that?</p>

<p>Beyond that, I have to agree with the others. You are doing a lot, but it feels more like a laundry list than serious interests. What are your passions?</p>

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<p>yay! another one with same chronological history--i came in jan. 2004. which city in china did you come from? i totally understand the SAT deficiencies and your SAT scores are really impressive (out of personal experience and knowledge of several friends) and im sure colleges know about it, given their decades of experience with admission (DUH). however, you are in the international pool (my sympathies for no green card), which is far more selective (at most 1/2 the admission rate at top colleges as normal domestic pool). i concur with the above analyses. you need ot narrow your activities and awards down to 5~7 most meaningful ones, because college apps won't give you enough space to write more and some (columbia, for example, though you are not applying) schools dont want you to attach additional resumes.
remember to be creative and a little relaxed in teh way you convey your thoughts.
btw, what do you want to major in? ask CCers and get a few more colleges on your list.
best of luck.</p>

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<p>ah, i see. yea, i should cut down my laundry list...especially the award part.
well, for the Asian Culture...i found that club when i transfered to LEon High my junior year. </p>

<p>well..a reason why i don't have much national awards is that national level competitions cost too much for my family&lt;/p>

<p>i am doing to many thingies *sigh. well, i don't really volunteer in the History Museum that often anymore...prob just once every other week. Prob this is another reason why i don't have good SAT scores....i barely have anytime to practice ....</p>