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<p>AAP - URS</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (780 CR 800 M 720 W 12 E)

  • ACT: 33 (Did not send)
  • SAT II: 800 Maths2 800 Chem 800 Chinese with listening
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5 students, school does not rank
  • AP (place score in parenthesis):
  • IB (place score in parenthesis): Maths HL (7), Chem HL (7), Phy HL (7), Geo HL (7), Eco SL (7), Mandarin B SL (7), English A1 SL (7), all predicted except for Mandarin.
  • Senior Year Course Load: Maths HL, Chem HL, Phy HL, Geo HL, Eco SL, English A1 SL
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Perfect Score NLE, Published in national newspaper, Australian Maths Comp Prize winner (top 0.3%), 1st place National Maths Comp
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Environmental club (leader), City Youth Council (executive), School prefect, Captain of Sports, Basketball (Captain), Badminton (Captain), Table Tennis (Captain), Habitat for humanity (treasurer), Film Appreciation club (leader), snooker club (leader), debating, yearbook editor, peer tutor, dragonboating, rugby touch, squash, tennis, pool.

  • Job/Work Experience: Part time at restaurant, plastic factory.
  • Volunteer/Community service: Treeplanting, organizes youth summits/forums.
  • Summer Activities: Tutoring people for university entrance, organizing events with regional council
  • Essays: Weakest part of my app, that’s what I think, but the people who read it thought it was very moving.
  • Teacher Recommendation: Both excellent
  • Counselor Rec: Average.
  • Additional Rec: From regional council rep.
  • Interview: No, because I am international.
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<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant):

  • Country (if international applicant): New Zealand
  • School Type: Ultra competitive private international school
  • Ethnicity: Asian
  • Gender: Male
  • Income Bracket: Low
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Applying from New Zealand. My ECs correlate with my major.
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<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: SAT scores, IB scores, Academics

  • Weaknesses: Essays.
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<p>General Comments: :smiley: :D</p>