<p>I am a prospective Asian-Canadian applicant seeking admission to several selective US liberal arts colleges. I live in Ontario (but not in Toronto), and I hold Canadian citizenship. I am not an US citizen. I consider my overall performance to be above average, but not great.</p>
<p>School Background: urban public high school, ~400 members in graduating class
SAT I: 2240 1st time (710W (11 essay), 800M, 730CR), 2280 2nd time (770W (10 essay), 750M, 760CR), superscored 2330
SAT II: 750 Math II, 740 Literature
APs: 5 on Caluclus AB last year, planning to take AP Physics II, AP Chemistry, AP English, AP Statistics, and (maybe) AP French this year
First-term grade 12 average: 94.3% (Strongest in physics, world history, and English; weakest in chemistry and French) - not sure of translation to weighted/unweighted 4-pt GPA
Ranking: no ranking, but I estimate myself to be in the top 5% of my graduating class
Course load: 4 AP courses this year (physics, chemistry, English, and French), U-level (university prep level, for those unfamiliar with Ontario course designations) world history, Canadian and international politics, and statistics and data management (but studying for AP exam in this course anyways); in previous years I always took the highest level courses in my grade level or high level courses above my grade level
Recommendations: Good letters from teachers, not sure about counsellor (I didn't know him that well)
Academic interests History, politics
Majors: History (?), political science (?) - not sure
Career choice: Law </p>
<p>ECs:
- Student Executive of Debate Club (4 yrs participation)
- Associate President of Trivia Team (4 yrs participation)
- 1st Violin, Jr/Sr. Orchestra (3 yrs participation)
- Head of Delegation for FedProv Conference (local government simulation involving high schools from around the region; last year, I was chosen to be the Prime Minister (chair) of the conference) (2yrs participation)
- Founder, Mock Trial Team (I founded this activity last year, and helped with the preparation , but was unable to attend the competition. My team, however, placed third in the southwestern Ontario round.)
- Private Violin lessons since gr 7 (Lvl. 6 RCM)</p>
<p>Volunteering and community service (~150 total hrs)
- Volunteered local public library for 2 yrs, and earned 114 hrs
- Other volunteering experiences at debate tournaments, sporting events, and school events</p>
<p>Awards:
- "Commended" and finalist, Vellacott History Essay Prize (2014)
- Prime Minister's Award, FedProv (2013)
- 2nd place individual speaker, CWOR regional debate; 18th place overall team ranking, OSDU provincial debate (2014)
- 2nd place individual and 5th place team ranking, ONQBA Provincial Quizbowl tournament (2014)
- 1st place regionals for Reach for the Top since grade 9
- top quarter of participants in the Pascal, Cayley, Fermat, and Hypatia contests (but everyone else at my school seems to get this distinction, soooo...)
- Listed on the Honor Roll (85% + average) since grade 9</p>
<p>Schools that I am currently looking to apply to:
- Amherst College (already submitted ED)
- Williams College
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Chicago
- Washington and Lee University (already submitted application for Johnson scholarship)</p>
<p>I had only started to consider applying to US colleges in grade 11, so I didn't go through high school with that goal in mind. However, over this past year I have done quite a bit of research on US colleges and their requirements, and I feel that these institutions listed above truly interest me. I would like to understand my chances (if there are any; everyone else on this forum seems so much more qualified) as applicant to these schools. Also, if you are aware of some other colleges that I haven't considered but you think would be a good fit for a student like me, please let me know. </p>
<p>Thank you for your help!</p>