<p>First of all, I am currently a student in a university outside the US.
(So that makes me an <em>international applicant</em>)
I have considered applying as a transfer, but thought applying as a freshman would be better for me ..</p>
<p>I am applying as an either Mathematics or Economics major.
Here is a list of schools I'm considering:</p>
<p>UChicago / Brown / Dartmouth / UPenn (Super Reach)
Northwestern / WashU / Cornell / Johns Hopkins / Carnegie Mellon (Reach)</p>
<p>Pomona / Harvey Mudd (Super Reach)<br>
Carleton / Colgate / Middlebury / Oberlin (Reach)</p>
<p>Here are my Stats:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.9 UW (There are no APs offered in my school, no weighting of GPA..)</p>
<p>SAT I: 2330 (CR 750; M 800; WR 780 Essay=12)</p>
<p>SAT II: -Math L2: 800
- US History: 760
- Planning to take Physics in Oct; expecting a 750-ish</p>
<p>AP Exams: Microeconomics 5
Macroeconomics 5
Psychology 5
Calculus BC 5 (AB Subscore: 5)
Statistics 5
Physics 5
US History 4</p>
<p>And the ECs.. which I think is weak.. there is no hook</p>
<p>Student Council: 2 years
President of Volunteering Club (Raised around $500?! probs, it was then donated)
Soccer: 2 Years
MUN: 1 Year
School newspaper: 2 years; co-editor
High school research (Awarded; Junior year)</p>
<p>Intern in a Economics Research Institute (Sophomore summer)
Intern in a consulting firm (Junior summer)</p>
<p>Awarded in a national research paper contest for high schoolers
UNESCO national essay contest: awarded</p>
<p>150~200 hours of volunteering</p>
<p>I'm especially worried about what the university will think of my "gap year" between high school graduation and the application this year..
Anyways, chance me please!!</p>