Hi folks. I am an international student from South Korea and came to America a year ago. I am also a junior struggling with college stuff. The high school that I am attending now does not care about academics. It mainly cares about religion stuff. For this reason, there are only 4 AP classes and a few Honor classes and one or two clubs. No part time job or internship due to F-1 visa, which prohibits international students from earning money.However, I have strong topics for essays like why I came to America or why I started studying.
Here are my stats.
GPA: 3.83 (UW) 4.1 (weighted) upward trend
AP: Biology(have taken) Cal AB/BC (senior year)
Honor courses: Algebra II , Pre-cal, Chemistry, Biology
ACT-33
SAT II : above 700 for Math II and biology M
EC- 9th-10th grade (school in South Korea) :
vice president of class (9th)
president of science class (9th)
member of The Korea Youth Frontiers for Volunteer (10th)
vice president of book club (10th)
more than 5 official awards from school
11th~ (school in America) :
president of AMC club
church choir (a year)
tutoring (a year)
helping Karate
member of NHS
Award from Math teacher
100+ service hours
soccer team (a year)
participating MUN as delegate and staff
The college lists that I have chosen ( major : molecular biology or cellular biology) :
University of Michigan, Emory, WashU, Brown, OSU, Yale, University of Wisconsin - Madison,
CMU, Georgetown, UT Austin, University of Chicago, Venderbilt
I apologize that this post is too long. However, I am seriously nervous when it comes to college stuff since I feel everything is too late for me. I appreciate a lot. I need help.