Hey guys!
I’m an international student from China (again), and I applied to Pomona EDII this year.
Other colleges I have applied are:
Northwestern, Duke, WUSTL, NYU, USC, Middlebury, Carleton, CMC, UChicago, UCs
My intended majors are all focused on environmental stuffs like environmental studies, analysis…
My scores & grades
SAT I: Super score 2250 (CR: 760, M: 760, W: 730, Essay: 9)
SAT II: Physics (790), Math2 (800), Chem (780)
APs: U.S. History (4), Psychology (5), World History (5)
Alevels (My school offers British Alevel courses): 4As in Bio, Chem, Math and Physics, but a C in English Literature (for native speaker, pain in ass 
)
TOEFL: 111 (R 30, L 30, S 23, W 28)
GPA: 4.0 unweighted (with 2 Bs and 1 C in my school transcript)
Current year courses:
- Alevel Chem
- Alevel Bio
- Alevel Physics
- Alevel Lit (I have no idea why I still chose to take this course after I received a C last semester)
- AP Environmental Science (self-study)
- AP Macroeconomics (self-study)
ECs:
-Crested Ibis Reserve Youth Volunteer Founder 3 yrs
Inspired by my Ibis research; coordinate tour guides in reserve; clean and feed birds; established a website for Ibis; gain insights of conservation
-A founder of the volunteer organization 3 yrs
Make volunteering easy for students; established a website; raised 3000RMB to buy books for poor kids; send 25 volunteers to help blood drive biweekly
-4-week Forest Conservation Research Assistant
Conducted field studies about endangered reptiles in Madagascar to estimate the effect of deforestation; educated local villagers about conservation
-Manager of Student Council 1yr with 2 yrs as the member of the council
Organized events & ad booklets for school; developed team spirit; promoted communication between students and teachers; improved decision-making skill
-DIPONT National STEM Competition Team Leader 1 yr
Conducted field work in Crested Ibis reserve; interviewed the minister of reserve; detected defect of the reserve and made constructional advice
-Volunteer of Homeless Pets Shelter 3 yrs
Love animals; proposed constructive ideas to improve living condition; saw animals cruelly treated by humans; raised a campaign to find new owners
-School TV Station Reporter 2yrs
Met different students and teachers; wrote reports and made interviews; decided content of monthly news; improved confidence and communication skills
other random stuffs blablabla (piano, tennis, etc.)
Recs:
- College Counselor: good?
- English teacher: dunno, but i think it’s quite good and hope it can compensate my bad Alevel Lit result
- Bio teacher: dunno, but i think it’s ok
- Additional rec (breeder of the Crested Ibis Reserve): awesome!!!
Awards:
-First Prize, International Brain Bee-China
-Third Place, DIPONT National STEM Competition
-Second Place, SAGE National Business Competition
-other minor awards…
Essays:
-CA Essay: Talks about my understanding of being an environmentalist…From a simplistic view to a more sophisticated one; based on my experience in Madagascar
8 out of 10, i think 
-Pomona Essay: Freedom - Talks about my understanding of spiritual freedom, being able to break the boundary between human and animals; combines Zenism with my work in the Crested Ibis Reserve.
8 out of 10?
I’m quite worried about my Alevel Lit…For my junior year, I have one B followed by one A on my school transcript with a f**king C for my CIE AS result…!!! Do I still have any chance to get into good colleges? Will AOs reject me because I screwed up my English Literature?