<p>Asian-American female… sorry…a typical chances thing…thanks a bunch</p>
<p>SATs: 800 cr
780 w
710 m
SAT IIs: 800 math II
710 literature
ACT: 34
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 1 of 121</p>
<p>ECs:
Piano-3 time scholarship winner
NHS-Vice president
BPA-Secretary
Science Olympiad
Literature Club
Student Council
Mathematics Team
Health Occupations Students of America
JV Volleyball and Basketball
NCSSMST 2005 Student Conference Representative
Volunteer at hospitals and historical associations
Work at a library and as a tutor</p>
<p>Programs:
Math & Science Center
Professional Health Careers Academy
College courses at the community colleges around here
Awards: National Merit Semifinalist
National Honor Roll
Questbridge Finalist
All-A Honor Roll
Piano Competition awards
Who’s Who Among American High School Students</p>
<p>Regular decision </p>
<p>would being a questbridge finalist help? cause i know i dont have anything special…Amherst applicants probably have my stats and more. argh…</p>
<p>A-levels from Bundhanilkantha school (ranked no.1 in my country)... Econonmics A, business A, Math A, Further Math A, General Paper c.
Ranked 3 out of 90</p>
<p>SAT I , Oct 14
CR 750
Math 770
Writing 680</p>
<p>SAT 2 ,nov 4
Math1 760
math2 800</p>
<p>ECs not much.... </p>
<p>The highest post I have got is that of a Joint Secretary. lol. well actually i was a house captain in Class 8 , but i dont think that counts.</p>
<p>I have done some volunteering in Kanti Children's Hospital as a SAV,worked in Old age homes and Donated blood a few times. I was also a executive member of Red Cross in school and we did some few things. </p>
<p>I dont know how much my EC is going to help me.....</p>
<p>My stats were actually kinda similar to yours... and I'm here, so, you have as good a chance as the others of your merit. It's really hard to judge but you have as good a shot as anyone, in my estimation. good luck!</p>
<p>I consider my common app essay solid, but a little cliched... but my Amherst essay was really good. Just let the prompts for the Amherst essay sink in a little bit. My approach to the Amherst essay was not to write directly on the topic/quote presented, but let the quotes sink in, see if they inspired any intelligent thought, and connect the quote to whatever tangent my brain went off on. Don't know if that made any sense, but I think the more independent, creative thought you can put into it, the better</p>
<p>thanks for the advice. my amherst essay is on an experience of mine...i dunno if tht would be a good enough essay tho. should it be more of an "idea" essay or an actual experience like mine that connects with the quote?</p>
<p>Well, mine was an experience that connected with a quote. There was a prompt on my year that read something like "If you would let me talk, I could go on forever"... not a very good memory, but that's the jist of it. My essay was about the weekend I spent at Amherst DIVOHG, in particular this really long, insightful and incredibly random 2 hour talk I had with this girl from a not-so-wealthy part of Danbury, CT. The talk was a lot of about the gap we experienced (I'm from a relatively wealthy part of NY), and how our experiences in life were different because of where we lived/how we were brought up. And my point was that while talking can go on forever, it's more of the response you get and the things you learn from those talks that's most important.</p>
<p>So I was able to take the quote and connect, even if the connection was somewhat light, to a really cool/intellictually stimulating experience in my own life. I don't think that an 'academic' "idea" essay would be as effective as a real personal connection.</p>
<p>I agree. My D, a soph now, wrote about her love of roller coasters. When he called, Dr. Marx referred to it and the fact that there is a theme park close by. So I think they really want to know WHO you are, not what your brain is like. That they know from your stats. And how you think will certainly be reflected in any personal essay. Good luck!</p>