<p>Just for the sake of it, I'd like to know your opinions. :) I've applied to all the Ivies except for UPenn (I don't like it, lol).</p>
<p>** Stats **
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[li] SAT Reasoning:[/li]1st: 1870 (610CR 680M 580W 8 Essay)
2nd: 2040 (670CR 710M 660W 7 Essay)
3rd: 2280 (730CR 800M 750W 9 Essay)</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT Subject: 750 Math level 1, 780 Math level 2, 620 Physics
[</em>] GPA: +85% (grade deflation, 80% is an A)
[li] Rank: Top 10%</p>[/li]
<p>** ECs: **
[<em>] Debate (From freshman to senior year; I have a regional award from when I studied in the U.S. in the 9th grade.)
[</em>] FIRST Robotics (in the 9th and 10th grade)
[<em>] Philosophy (9th, 10th grade)
[</em>] Recycling (9th, 10th grade)
[li] 75 - 100 hours of community service (Cumulative from 2 different Churches, a bit also in New York helping with meals on wheels and a soup kitchen)</p>[/li]
<p>** Awards/Recognition: **
[<em>] Silver Medalists (team) for FIRST Robotics (regional competition)
[</em>] Gold Medal for National Latin Exam (summa cum laude) in 9th grade (didn't do latin afterwards)
[<em>] Gold certificate of distinction in Advanced Mathematics in junior year (from the Independent Institute of Education)
[</em>] Top 100 in my province's Math Olympiad (I never got the specific rank)
[li] Some other less significant stuff :/</p>[/li]
<p>** Financial aid: ** I need it, and a lot of it lol</p>
<p>** Miscellaneous: **
[<em>] Strong upward trend throughout my high school career (rough start)
[</em>] I took the most rigorous (and germane to my intended field of study) courses in high school
[<em>] Studied in the U.S. from 8th grade up to a bit of 10th grade, then went back to South Africa and finished schooling there.
[</em>] Black African
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