Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
1490
Reading & Grammar: 690
Math: 800
ACT (breakdown):
I took it once early in my junior year, but it was terrible, so I’m not going to report it.
SAT II subject tests:
Math 800
Chemistry 760
TOEFL
Reading 27
Listening 30
Speaking 28
Writing 28
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
4.0
Weighted GPA:
Don’t know yet, I just transferred to my hs this year. Last year was 4.27, and I’m taking 4 AP’s this year so it might be higher than that.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
My school does not rank but I received a honor so probably top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis):
I just started going to hs in America from my junior year so I’ve only taken two so far
AP Calc AB 5
AP Chem 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
N/A
Senior Year Course Load:
a stupid study hall
marine science
ap psych
honors english iv
social justice
ap physics
ap calc bc
ap bio
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
I don’t really have any awards…
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
N/A
Volunteer/Community service:
- I went to Tibet for three weeks on my own, to a Buddhist school under an invitation of my mom’s friend. I basically just lived with a local family, cooked for them, went to school with the kids, taught them English, Chinese, and Math. I’ve been planning to start a charity organization but haven’t gotten any change yet. I tried looking for help from Rotary and my high schools but nothing worked out yet.
- I’ve been volunteering at a summer camp since 9th grade. Starting from a teacher assistant, I worked as a team leader, a teacher, and now logistics. It’s related to my intended major (one of them… at least)
- I volunteered as a member of my home Province’s women’s union. We basically went to an elementary school where all the kids’ parents worked away from home. Also about kids’ and psychology stuff.
- I did Robotics in my junior year. More specifically FRC. I was the leader of Inventor during the build season. I did the chairman presentation for my team, and drove our robot at Girls’ Gen, and won 1st place in state.
- Tennis, but only one year in my junior year. Received a varsity letter.
- I worked as a radio broadcaster at my high school in China, and I wrote my own news articles. But only for one year during which I stayed there.
- Math tutor at my high school in junior year
- art stuff. national art honor society, fashion club etc
- Rotary club!!
Summer Activities:
- the summer camp I mentioned above… idk if that counts as one. and nothing else besides that.
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
common app: idk about how to rate it… 8??9???10??? i really don’t know…
I wrote about a math class at my American high school, and the differences between Chinese and American education. Than went back to my homeschool experience in China, and how I like the American one better and what I’ve done for it so far.
supplement: i have no idea what to write yet…
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1:
my honors english teacher. I love her and she loves me hahahaha. I think it’s a 10, but I haven’t read it yet.
Teacher Rec #2:
ap calc bc teacher. I’ve only met him on week when he said that I was his favorite student of all time. I didn’t read his letter either but I bet it’s good, so 10.
Teacher Rec #3:
my ap psych teacher. I asked him questions almost everyday. and I’m always the one who’s earliest to class so probably he’ll write a good one. but he doesn’t know me as much… I submitted it because I wanted to be a psych major. 8/10
Counselor Rec:
She doesn’t know me much but she said she liked to work with me and she cried reading my common app essay so probably a 9??
Additional Rec:
both of my host moms in my junior year and senior year wrote me one. I guess it’s a different perspective, which shows me as a person in real life. I love both of them and I think they are both 10s.
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?:
yes
Intended Major:
economics, psychology
State (if domestic applicant):
junior year in OR, senior year in FL
Country (if international applicant):
China
School Type:
two public schools in China, junior year public, this year private catholic
Ethnicity:
Asian
Gender:
F
Income Bracket:
low, super low specifically
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
i don’t think i have any
Strengths:
none??
Weaknesses:
I went to four different schools in four years. I kindda had to… but the thing is that i don’t really have any school leadership bc of that
Also my grades were terrible in China… I had a lot B’s and even some C’s
General Comments:
i’m super nervous because I’m gonna need a LOT of financial aid… and since I’m an international student it’s gonna be need aware, almost need sensitive… and I have no idea how I’m gonna write my supplemental essay yet. so… idk…
please give me any comment and suggestion!!! I will appreciate it super much!!! and good luck guys who are also applying this year!!
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