<p>hey ppl I'm a junior in Korea..
I don't have a citizenship, so I'm an international applicant.</p>
<p>School Type: Very prominent school.. the only Korean high school ranked in Wall street journal
GPA: 4.15(W) 3.82(UW) (gives no ranking & gives only weighted GPA)
SAT: 2150 but still working on it (CR700-M800-W650)
SAT II: 4 800's on MathIIC, Physics, Chem and Bio
AP: 5 on Calculus AB, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Physics B, and Physics C Mechanics and Electromagnetism
waiting for results on Cal BC, Computer Science AB, Chem, Bio, Statistics and Psychology</p>
<p>144/150 on AMC 12 when I was a sophomore
12/15 on my AIME as a junior
I am a 2-year consecutive school champion, so I will receive a bronze medal
silver and bronze medals in Korean Mathematics Olympiad(KMO), but no gold.
bronze medal in Korean Economics Contest for high school students</p>
<p>I've done lots of ECs (student newspaper editor, acappella, cello, horseriding, B-boy'ing and church activities) and voluntary works (500 hours both in and out of Korea), but none are super-significant, I think.. I'm planning on an internship @ a cell biology lab this summer..</p>
<p>so, what do you think of the chances? I'm thinking mathematics, biotech or economics major.
most preferred school: Princeton, MIT
next are Stanford, Caltech, UPenn(Wharton) & any others you'd suggest..</p>
<p>Your application sounds very good but as everybody says for all these chance threads the competition is very tough at those particular schools especially for international students. Are you applying for financial aid? That seems to make a difference for internationals. </p>
<p>If you really want to study in the US you should definitely add more schools to your list that have higher admission rates. Do you have any preferences as to climate, city vs. rural, size of school? There are a lot of schools to choose from.</p>
<p>Uhh I don't think you guys understand how rigorous the OP's school is. KMLA is certified by CB as the world's best school in the AP program and has the highest average SAT score in the world (2250), despite being an international school. 30% of their graduates go onto ivy league although they are all internationals. </p>
<p>I'd say..</p>
<p>Princeton - slight reach - match
Stanford - slight reach - match
MIT - Match
Caltech - match
Upenn - match</p>
<p>I heard from my friend that Canadian freshmen in US elite collges have the highest SAT scores among all nationalities. It might be a rumour, but I personally know a governor-general award receiver who got rejected by all but one (happened to be Princeton) Ivy League schools.</p>
<p>if you're from Korea, why did you take the American math competitions tests? Isn't there a Korean equivalent. Also, based on those terrific scores, did you go to IMO as well?</p>
<p>Non-citizens are allowed to take AIME and AMC 12, but they are not allowed to take USAMO. There is a Korean equivalent, called KMO, but I just took them both. </p>
<p>Thank you for all your replies. Just a simple follow-up question.. what is the thing I need to work on the most? I definitely think it's the SAT Reasoning Test, but how much do I really need? Is 2200 enough?</p>