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<p>Hello I'm an asian student from Canada
I moved here from Korea in grade 8, so I still am not very articulate in english :S
Im going into my senior year at one of the top 25 private schools in Canada (don't even know how i got accepted :S)</p>

<p>GPA 3.5 on 4.0 scale
yea its really low =( mostly because i overloaded myself in my junior trying to do everyhtinng.. =( but then if i get the expected grades next year and apply regular, I should have 3.73 gpa for sophomore, junior and senior year... hope that helps..?</p>

<p>rank: school doesnt rank</p>

<p>SAT I
1st try was back in sophomore year and i got 1890 which was really dissapointing
I have been studying for past half year or so, and I'm pulling off around 2100 on the practice tests I have been taking</p>

<p>SAT II
Chem, Math II, Physics
havent taken yet,,=( yea i still have a lot to do, but im confident i will get around 750 on all of them.</p>

<p>AP/IB : school doesnt offer either.
we have special program where the honors student finish senior courseload by junior year and in senior we go and take university courses at University of British Columbia. I will be taking 5 University level courses through this program in upcoming september. and one of them will be a 2nd year course. </p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load
Differential Calculus 204 Corpus Christi College at UBC
Chemistry 121 Corpus Christi College at UBC
Physics 101 Corpus Christi College at UBC
English 100 Corpus Christi College at UBC
History 100 Corpus Christi College at UBC
Entrepreneurship 12
Religion 12 (required)
Law 12
Psychology 12</p>

<p>Major Awards
nothing much..just some math related ones like top 10 in school history
on some contests etcetc
City of Vancouver Youth Award: Organization: Vancouver Youth Parliament</p>

<p>job/work: none</p>

<p>Extracurricular
Taekwondo Black Belt
Math Club Executive (for past 3 years)
Social Justice Society President in senior year vp in junior
Reach for the Top team member (basically err jeopardy for high school students in canada) (team 9th in the provinec)
Debate Team Member since junior year
Edmundian Association (it's like one of the 3 student leadership groups in school along with the lettermen and the student council)
The Voice Newspaper Writer/Junior Edittor
Model United Nations Club Founder/President
-also staffing as director/and crisis director at 2 upcoming conferences
-Head Delegating all the conferences my school attends
International Young Lions Club Director
The Collegian Yearbook Photographer/Writer/Junior Edittor
Vancouver Youth Parliament (its kind of like mock legislature)</p>

<p>Volunteer
at a local church, I served altar for about 5 years though i've quit now around 1000 hours
Soup Kitchen (its where the homeless people come to eat) 30 hours ish
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vancouver 50 hours ish
In School Volunteer Hours 100hours ish</p>

<p>this is pretty much it and i hope to study either economics or International Studies =)</p>

<p>thanks so much</p>

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<li><p>If you mention that you are a foreign student (from Korea and Canada) I’m sure that UNC will give you unique consideration for whatever presumably unflattering qualities you exhibit, like your supposedly low 3.5-3.75 (not that low, for unweighted), or your 2100 SATs (fairly good for someone who is not a native English speaker). Competitive US students generally take AP Calculus / AP Statistics 11th and 12th grade, and AP Chemistry/Physics/Biology/Earth Science 11th and 12th grade, as well. You seem well on track in terms of course offerings.</p></li>
<li><p>AP/IB courses are essentially university level courses available at US schools so the fact that you are taking university level courses in Vancouver would probably garner the same attention and value from the applicant readers. Transferring credits may be bollocks, though.</p></li>
<li><p>Your extracurriculars are utterly impressive, and of the eyebrow-raising sort, as well.</p></li>
<li><p>I am applying to UNC Chapel Hill as an in-stater with statistics similar to yours. The fact that you are a bilingual out-of-state student with many international achievements, may place you in higher esteem than many native English speakers.</p></li>
<li><p>If you are considering economics, the Kenan-Flager business school is recommended.</p></li>
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<p>You should apply.</p>