chance

<p>i've just come here for 10 month; English is my second language. i hope Stanford will consider that.</p>

<p>gpa: 4.0 uw 4.25w ( too low, i know, but i could not take Ap English, Ap government etc because i can hardly understand the text book when i just arrived here)</p>

<p>SAT I ( though i got a huge progress in Engish those month my CR and W are still too low for native speaker)
CR 650 M 740 (woops) W 550 (woops again)
will retake in Dec. hope to get 800 in Math and 600 in Writing </p>

<p>SAT II
Math II 800
Chem 760
Phy 800</p>

<p>AP
Cal AB  5
Chem 5
Phy C Mech 5
Phy C E&M 5
(prepared them in 2 month, and 2 of them without any class)</p>

<p>EC
preparation for IChO ( international chemistry olympiad) 10 hr/w since freshman year
300+ Volunteer
gymnastic (eurythmics) leavl III athlete in China </p>

<p>Very low income family
i won't thak TOEFL because it is too expensive for my family </p>

<p>Schools:
Stanford
Princeton
Caltech
MIT
UCB
UCSD
Harvey Mudd</p>

<p>UCSB--safety
UCI--safety</p>

<p>If you are serious about the first part of your list of schools, you have to take TOEFL (and prepare for it). I doubt you will have a chance without it. </p>

<p>Are you US citizen or international? This will affect your chances at many schools if you need fin aid to attend.</p>

<p>i am a resident in CA</p>