chances for int'l student at HYP or ivy schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi I am an international student from South Korea
I'm a senior now and will be applying this year
I'm hoping to apply to Harvard or Princeton for my EA/ED
I would appreciate any honest opinions from you guys
What are my chances for those schools?
Many thanks ! :)
-jin</p>

<p>profile
Myself: a 18-year-old native Korean speaker, never been to US before</p>

<p>My school: a private christian girls' high school in Seoul, specialized in foreign languages, one of top high schools in korea (acceptance rate: 9-10%)</p>

<p>School GPA: 4.0 (straight As; unweighted; does not offer any AP courses or honor courses and grading system is a bit different from that of American schools)</p>

<p>Standardized Tests
SAT I 2180 V:750 M: 780 W:650
SAT II World History 800/ Math IIC 800/ going to take US history in Oct.
TOEFL 277
AP Cal BC 5/ Cal AB 5/ Micro 5/ Macro 5/ Psy 5</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities</p>

<p>World Schools Debating Championship (11th) : Debater on the Korean National Team</p>

<p>School English Newspaper(10-12th): Editor/Reporter, National High School Newspaper Award Winner</p>

<p>National Television Quiz Show Champion of the Champions (11th)</p>

<p>Seoul Students’ Club Festival Host of the Opening Ceremony (11th): Award winner for excellence in public speaking; recognized by the Seoul Office of Education</p>

<p>Math and Science Gifted Education Center at Seoul National University(8-10th): from the entire pool of middle student candidates (362,232), only 150 students are selected through the admission process</p>

<p>Awards</p>

<p>The 4th National High School Newspaper Award
North and South Korea Reunification Speech Contest Winner: a school district representative speaker
Seoul High School Students North and South Korea Reunification Speech Contest Winner: One of the top three speakers among high school student speakers in Seoul
AP Scholar with Honors
Special Award for bringing honors to the school on the school’s 13th founding anniversary.
Excellence in public speaking recognized by the Seoul Office of Education(won twice)
The 1st National High School Students Historical Writing Competition
The 24th National Culture Award for High School Students: English Essay Contest
The 2nd National English Literary Analytical Essay Contest
DELF A1
National Recognition for knowledge of Chinese characters: Level 2 requires reading and writing ability of 2000 Chinese Characters.</p>

<p>Community Service
Volunteer English Tutor for children from underprivileged families (10-12th)</p>

<p>Work Experience
Research Assistant at Foreign Press Spokesperson’s Office, Ministry of Finance and Economy (12th)
Office Managing Assistant at General Service Division, Ministry of Finance and Economy (11th)</p>

<p>Foreign Language Proficiency
Korean/ English/ French(my major in HS years)/ Chinese(my minor)</p>

<p>Recs- Debate coach, Newspaper Club Advior Teacher as well as my English teacher</p>

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<p>You have great stats. I don't think the writing score will be held against you very much. How many students from your school attend American colleges?</p>

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<p>last year, there were 6 of them
they matriculated in Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, UPENN and Tufts..... (true story!)</p>

<p>my biggest concern is my writing score..I think I should take it again in Nov. and have it rush-reported
thank you :)</p>

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<p>wow, a native Korean with a higher verbal score than me? i'm ashamed!!!</p>

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<p>Yer me too!!</p>

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<p>good job!
I think you have a good chance.
by the way, is the language used mainly in your school English or Korean?</p>

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<p>mainly korean except for some classes taught by western teachers..</p>

<p>thanks :) but i hope there are more replies .. I don't really have a clear idea of what schools would be my reach/match/safety/or whatever..</p>