<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!</p>