<p>Hey everyone. I´m from Panama and REALLY want to get into a top college.
Basic info:
Age: 15 (turning 16 in july).
Grade: 10th
Ethnicity: White.
Income: High.
GPA: 4.85 (more or less) out of 5.
School rank: Around 8th (really competitive).
school status. Top school in my country, and it´s got various connections with universities.
ACT/SAT/etc..: not yet, taking them next year, although I´m taking the PSAT and BIO SAT this year.
Start taking Honors/AP classes next year, and plan on taking all of them.</p>
<p>EXTRACURRICULARS:
Speak extremely fluent spanish and english. Some french.
Recently started programming and playing chess.
Played competitive golf since I was 7 years old, going to various international competitions.
Played drums since I was 7.
Worked for various summers in a law firm.
Won various awards at school (best student, etc..).
Participated in my school´s drama club as the sound technician. Hope to participate every year until I graduate.
Have worked in several (about 10) professional plays as the lights/sound technician.
Part of a professional film company created by a teahcer of mine.
Taking a robotic´s course.
Will participate in a robotic´s competition this year.
Part of various volunteer groups at my school.</p>
<p>MAIN EC´S:
Part of my school´s math team since I was in 8th (will be part of it until I graduate). Probably will be team captain next year until I graduate,</p>
<p>Silver medal winner last year at national olympiad (this year´s second and final round will be held next month).</p>
<p>Perfect score at this year´s national olympiad first round (next and final round next month, as I already said).</p>
<p>Went to a one moth intensive mathematics camp at Panama´s most prestigious university.</p>
<p>Joined Panama´s National Math Olympiad Team this year, and has already participated in various competitions (waiting results). I plan on stayin on this team until I graduate. This means going to the IMO several times and other big competitions.</p>
<p>Next week I travel to Nicaragua to represent Panama in the CentroAmerican Mathematical Olympiad.</p>
<p>Taking math classes every saturday at Panama´s most prestigious university to prepare for the competitions.</p>
<p>Will attend a leadership/engineering camp at Georgia Tech next year. Plan on going to a math camp at Stanford.
Various other small awards.</p>
<p>Plus other things I can´t remember :D .</p>
<p>So... do I have a chance. Consider I´m only 15 years old and have many years ahead of me.
Plus I plan on staying doing what I currently do (math team, etc...).
Also, I will try on participate in the Intel.
Consider I´ll go to 20 + international mathematics competitions when I graduate including several IMO´s, IberoAmericans, APMO´s, etc..</p>
<p>Also, I´ll get recommendation letters from a bunch of teachers at both my school and the University.</p>
<p>Dream colleges:
MIT
Princeton
Stanford
Cambridge
CalTech
Georgia Tech
etc..</p>
<p>I plan on studying either engineering (probably genetical), mathematics, physics, computer science, etc...</p>
<p>Plus, what do I need to improve?</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback!</p>