<p>hello.</p>
<p>so, I'm an international student looking to apply to top-tier US universities. here are my stats!</p>
<p>Freshman Year: Eng. Lit. A<em>, German A, Spanish A</em>, Math B+, Science A, Social Studies A*.</p>
<p>Sophomore Year: Eng. Lit. A<em>, German A</em>, Spanish A*, History A, Econ A, Math A, Physics A-.</p>
<p>I'm currently in my junior year, by the way. Forgot to mention that before!</p>
<p>SAT: 2260
SAT II: Lit. 750, Math II 800, French 800, German 800.
IGCSE's: Eng. Lit. A, Eng. Lang. A<em>, Math A</em>, German A, Spanish A<em>, French A</em>.
APs: Comp. Government 5, German 5 (These were self-studied.)
IB: A1 English, History, and Math at HL, A2 German, Economics, and Physics at SL. Predicted score of 40/42, and I'm pretty sure I'll be getting a 3 for TOK/EE. I've been predicted a 7 in all my subjects apart from Physics and History (in which I have been predicted a six), which is a shame as I'm looking to study Political Science/International Relations. To what extent is that going to harm me? </p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
- Editor in Chief of my school's magazine of the arts (junior year), and literature editor for the two years prior to that. I think this will look absolkutely fantastic on my application, as we actually create, print, and publish a real magazine. what do you guys think?
- I've acted in several different plays in a variety of languges, most notably The Rivals by Sheridan, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, both of which were performed in English, and Too Many Doctors by Moliere, in French.
- Along with that, I've participated in a member of musicals, including Grease, Footloose, and Mamma Mia. Great fun.
- I've attended two Model United Nations Conferences. This, too, would look very good on a poli. sci. app, am I right?
- Yearbook writing editor during junior year.
- Founding member and leader of the SAT Study Session at my school.
- Internships at the ECB in Germany (for 3 weeks one year and another 2 weeks a different year), the IMF in Washington (hopefully :3) and at my neighbour's delikatessen. Furthermore, I spent some time at the European Commission in Brussels.
- I'm an avid musician, and have played in a variety of bands and am currently working on my solo career. I'm an impassioned songwriter and lyricist; I play the guitar as well as the drums, and have performed several local gigs with my bands.
- I tutor a number of my peers in a variety of subjects. In addition, I've taught English to students in my neighbourhood who were absolute beginners, and saw them make great progress. </p>
<p>I've received a number of academic awards as well. </p>
<p>Rec's from teachers and counsellor should be outstanding, essays as well. </p>
<p>There you go. I'd also be applying for international financial aid, which I hear only Harvard, Yale, and Princeton give without it affecting your application. So, focusing on those three schools, what are my chances?</p>