<p>Asian in CA attending school with average SAT of 1000
Economic Status: around 20k per year & 1st generation college-bound</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0 (unweighted)
Class Rank: 1 or 2/380
SATI: 2120 - M 790, CR 670, W 660
SATII:
World History 800
United States History 790
MathIIC 750(predicted)
Physics 700(predicted)
AP:
AP World History 5
AP Calculus AB 5 (predicted)
AP US History 4 or 5 (predicted)
AP Physics 4 (predicted)
AP EnvSci 4 or 5 (predicted)
AP English Language & Composition 3 or 4 (predicted)</p>
<p>Major: Undecided</p>
<p>ECs:
JV Tennis 2 years
Science Olympiad 4 years
President in Key club 1 year
Member of Key club 3 years
~100 hours of community service (at hospital)
Computer tech/accounting internship over summer
CSF 4 years
NHS 1 year</p>
<p>Awards:
3 Science Olympiad regional medals</p>
<p>Other:
Essays & recommendations are solid</p>
<p>1 AP class sophmore year: AP World History
5 in junior year: AP Calc AB, AP English Lang, AP Physics B, AP Enviro Sci, AP US History
7 in senior year: AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Physics C, AP Comp Sci A, AP Stats, AP French, AP Macro/Micro Econ</p>
<p>Taking most rigorous courseload in school. </p>
<p>What are my chances and what needs the most improving?</p>
<p>A lot of things that you mentioned were predicted. Wait until you find out for sure because there is little that separates the admits from the rejections.</p>
<p>Your SAT scores don't seem to match your grades and AP scores... I would retake the SAT and focus on the CR and writing scores. Do you have any leadership positions besides the Key Club?</p>
<p>Your GPA and classes are impressive, but being an Asian from Cali counts against you double (sorry, that's just how it is). You'll have to find something to make you stand out in the crowd -- a killer essay, something really interesting about your ECs, etc.</p>
<p>Because in terms of applications to top colleges, California is an overrepresented region, and Asians are an overrepresented minority group. Also, there are a lot of Asian applicants from California. Since competitive schools are looking for both geographic and racial diversity, it is harder to get into them if you are from Cali and/or Asian. Sorry, I know it sucks when you've worked hard and are proud of your race / nationality and your area.</p>
<p>Yes, definitely. If you need financial aid, though, you'll have to check on the individual schools, as some are only need-blind for incoming American freshmen.</p>
<p>Oh that's weird, I didn't realise they discriminate in terms of Race/Region. In the UK it's all completely on academics (much less on ECs too, you need only like 1 EC) rather than having to fill quotas</p>
<p>It's not "quotas." They're just trying to get some diversity in the class. They look at race, region, talents, academic interest, etc. Unlike the UK, US schools are trying to serve a huge geographical area (the whole United States and to some degree the rest of the world), as well as a racially/ethnically diverse population. They're not looking to fill certain specific quotas, but they also don't want the whole class to be from New York, California, and Massachusetts, and be entirely white, Asian, and female.</p>
<p>And I'm not trying to say that the UK is tiny or that there's absolutely no racial diversity there... just that it's a whole different ball game here in the US, and, like it or not, that's how schools work.</p>
<p>It also represents a fundamental difference between the perceived rationale for higher education in the two countries. 'College' in America is a lot more about an all-encompassing experience than it is almost anywhere else, with significantly less strict focus on academics.</p>
<p>ILoveBrown - going for 2nd year! You must be really happy now. </p>
<p>I have some basic questions about Brown. (I know they are basic, </p>
<p>How's life at Brown? Is it very exciting and vibrant? Are students willing to help you and have fun as well? How's everything at the dorms? Food? Would you describe me a typical day? In few words, How's your Brown Experience?</p>
<p>These days, I've been interested about BROWN, because of its open curriculum and the atmosphere. (I usu. don't look for colleges outside my state, but Brown's striking)_</p>