<p>Hello... Im new to this forum actually...
I'm an asian living in BC, Canada (a Canadian citizen)</p>
<p>GPA: 94.37/100 and 1st in the class of 62...
my counsellor tells me to convert it to 4.0 scale by simply dividing the mark by 25 but i wasn't really sure about how to do it... Took the most challenging curriculum that the school offered including every honors class possible... and my school is ranked the first in BC by Fraser Institute</p>
<p>SATI: C/R 740
Math 790
Writing 700
... took the december one again but... i'm not sure if I'll do better... <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>SATII: Math IIC 800
Physics 800
Chem 790</p>
<p>AP: the school didn't allow me to take any AP in my junior year... I'm currently taking AP Euro History, Calculus, Physics B, and Chem.</p>
<p>EC: Awards-
2003-2005 Gold Award in academics and endeavor (highest average and effort mark in the grade)
2002-2005 Academic Honors with distinction
2002-2005 Various school academic awards in both humanity and science courses
2005 Gold Standard in Hipatia Mathematics Contest (approx. National top 4%)
2005 National Top 10% in Fermat Mathematics Contest
2004 Commended rating at Royal Commonwealth Society Commonwealth Essay Competition
2004 Gold Standard in Galois Mathematics Contest (approx. National top 4%)
2004 National Top 1% in Cayley Mathematics Contest (School Math Team ranked 2nd Nationally)
2003 Gold Standard in Fryer Mathematics Contest (approx. National top 4%)
2003 National Top 10% in Pascal Mathematics Contest </p>
<p>Activities-
2000-2005 Played Bb Clarinet approx. Royal Conservatory of Music grade 6/7 level and taught younger kids
2003-2005 Played tenor/alto saxophone approx. RCM grade 5 level
2002-2004 Southridge Senior Concert Band with clarinet... Co-lead in 2004
2003-2005 Southridge Senior Jazz Band Saxophone Section Lead (including a tour to Cuba)
2003-2005 Senior Editor, Annex, a student-run School paper
2002-2005 Provincial School A-League Varsity Rugby Team (UK Touring Team)
2002-2004 Provincial School A-League Varsity Soccer Team
2002-2004 President, Southridge Math Team Canadian Math League
2004 Invited participant, Pure Mathematics Program at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
2003 Participant with honors, Junior Achievement program: Making Sense of Business</p>
<p>Volunteer Activities- Totalled to be approx. 400 hours
2003~2005 Assistant to Public Health Nurses- Volunteer Group Organizer/Leader, Guildford Health Unit, Surrey, BC
2003 Ajou University Hospital Volunteer-Leadership ProgramVolunteer Group Leader ER/Orthopedics/Pathology Departments (3-week concentrated program) Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Kyung-ki Do, Republic of Korea
2002~2004 Semiahmoo House Volunteer helping mentally handicapped people and organizing events (dances, dinners) for them Semiahmoo House, White Rock, BC</p>
<p>Also since 2003 university hospital program... I've been doing correspondence with a prof I met at the pathology department about information on things like DNA related stuff like Southern Blotting techniques... planning to put it in my essays.</p>
<p>I think it's really bad that I couldnt take any AP before my senior year... but wut can I do... the school didn't allow me to... o well...</p>
<p>So wut are the chances for Cornell and other ivies do u think? Also could you recomment my matches and safeties too? I was thinking of WUinSTL JHU NW Emory Swarthmore Vanderbilt... ish but now I think again... they are also pretty tough... ugh.</p>
<p>*Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I am thinking of premed... biophysics, biochem, neuroscience sort of major. Also, I think I've got pretty decent essays and rec letters.</p>