Chances for Ivies, Wheaton

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a female, Caucasian sophomore from Canada, and I'm beginning to consider my choices for universities. Right now, my top five are Wheaton, Columbia, Barnard, Harvard, and Georgetown. My top Canadian choices are King's College and UBC. I'm an international, so it might be difficult to get in to my American choices. Am I on the right track?</p>

<p>Academics</p>

<p>GRADE 8 (in Canada, it's part of high school)
Everyone took the same courses.
First Class Honours with Distinction - 93% </p>

<p>GRADE 9:
Started taking Honours Math and Honours French.
First Class Honours - 89%</p>

<p>GRADE 10: (current-year)
Mandarin 10: 86%
English 10: 93%
Film Production 10: 93%
Honours French 10: 87%
Honours Math 10: 90%
Science 10: 88%
Social Studies 10: 95%</p>

<p>GRADE 11: (next year's schedule)</p>

<p>Mandarin 12
English 12 Accelerated (pre-AP)
Economics 11
Chemistry 11
Honours Math 11
Physics 11 Accelerated (pre-AP)
Social Studies 11</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<p>Debate: I've been a dedicated member since setting foot in the school. I've been to international competitions and I'm a top draft pick for the national team. Next year I'll probably be Debate Captain at my school. </p>

<p>Field Hockey: Goalkeeper, Junior Varsity, played four shut-out games during our regional championship. Next year I hope to play on varsity. </p>

<p>Track and Field/Cross-Country: Two years of commitment. I'm one of the only distance runners at my school, and I always do well at the regional championships. </p>

<p>Chamber Choir: I sing soprano. We practice three times a week and perform several times during the year. </p>

<p>Peer Tutoring: I tutor a younger student in Math, French, and English. Next year, I'll be an assistant coordinator of the program. </p>

<p>Sunday School: I prepare lessons and teach a class of first graders once a week. </p>

<p>Pregnancy Centre: I volunteer several times a month at a centre for women facing unplanned pregnancies. I organize the baby clothes, baby food, etc. I am training to become a peer counsellor. </p>

<p>Work Experience:
Local bookstore: Winter/Summer job, working about 20 hours/week</p>

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<p>nobody likes a Caucasian Canadian</p>

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<p>I think that if you do well on standardized test scores and raise your GPA, then you will be a solid candidate because your are so strong in debate and have real work experience! :)</p>

<p>Chance me back:</p>

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