<p>♣★☆I know you're tired of chances threads, but please help me.
The first post died so I'm doing another one. Just really desperate
with hearing about other amazing students applying to college I'm applying to and it's just... anyway please help!!!!☆★♣</p>
<p>I'm</p>
<p>International student
Financial aid not needed.</p>
<p>High school senior in a very competitive public high school. (I don't know if it counts, but my school's like 30th public HS on US Newsweek ranking thing. Avg. school SAT was about 1200 old scale) Northern VA</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<ul>
<li>GPA:3.75 (don't know about weighted or uw) 94-100 A, 90-93 B+, 84-89 B, so on...
School doesn't rank, not even decile
*will rush report senior year first quarter grades and have GC explain why I got low grades year before.</li>
<li>SAT I: M 730 CR 660 W 700 2090 total</li>
<li>SAT II: Chem 720 USH 740 Math IIC 790 Spanish 670 Physics 670</li>
<li>TOEFL: 115/120 on iBT(taking it since I came to US 5 years ago)</li>
</ul>
<p>Have taken 8 APs by senior year.</p>
<p>ECs:</p>
<p>*Chorus (4yrs) - The liaison (responsible for translating meetings, events, handouts for foreign students and parents. Also responsible for organizing major events), will sing for a big choral convention.
*Altar Boys (3yrs) - leader and senior of Altar Boys. responsible for assisting the priest. regarded as holy. rigorous training.
*Patient Support Services (4yrs) - teen volunteer. rigorous training to assist practically everyone in the hospital. Bunch of badges for services and achievements.
*Small Business (4yrs) - own business translating almost any text for a nominal fee or no fee (for financially challenged people). I wish I could translate at courthouses for poor people, but can't. rules or w/e...</p>
<p>Summer Activities:</p>
<p>*Boys State - Selected as my high school's representative to Boys State of America. Leadership position held (City Council).
*County Executive Leadership Program - selected as rep. of my school to county leadership progm for a year. part of the prgm is summer internship at the government center. soley completed major projects.
*Korean Embassy - Intern at Korean Embassy in DC. responsible for database, making Visa, Passport services. Rigorous training.</p>
<p>Awards:
*Chorus awards - Madrigal Choir, Select Choir, Men's Choir awards since 9th grade. (all of them either 2nd or 1st place with superior ratings). 1th grade, Disney music festival, received 2nd (select choir) and 3rd (men's choir) in the category and in the whole regional festival.
*American Legion Citizenship Medal - I hope too many Asian international students have gotten this! One of the highest honor an individual can receive during Boys State.
*St.Paul's Award for an outstanding essay (essay contest)
*1st place in an essay contest held by Korean Daily and other educational institutes (big Korean community thing)
*Academic letters, honor rolls, blah blah blah.. the usual stuff
*Junior Award for students with extraordinary achievements(school wide, very prestigious)
*top 5% in the nation in AMC 12 thereby -> AIME qualifier.</p>
<p>Recs:</p>
<p>*GC rec - GOOD expecting good rec. knows me very well. knows my background, knows almost everything about me.
*1 teacher rec - GOOD knows me very well. shares common interests. likes me. got good grades.
*2 teacher rec - DECENT knows me enough. knows how hard I worked to earn good grade in her AP eng class. impressed her a couple times with scores, essays, etc.</p>
<p>Essays:</p>
<p>Majority of the reviewers (teachers, tutors, college professors) say it's one of the best they've ever read. Explains my background and family situation. Moving and very personal.</p>
<p>EXTRA: (things GC will mention)</p>
<p>*International Relations major (or minor), If IR isn't available then undecided
*limitation to activities, competition (offered internship at NIH, but rescinded b/c i'm not a citizen or perm. resident other opportunities missed), but did my best to make the best out of whatever I have.</p>
<p>What are my chances at </p>
<p>*Princeton (I know extreme reach, but has been my dream school until I realized that my GPA and SAT are kinda low and that intl. students have lower % of acceptance.) many contacts
*UPenn
*Cornell
*Brown
*Notre Dame RD
*Johns Hopkins
*Georgetown
*UC Berkeley and UCLA (out of state)
*UMich
*UVA
*Oxford College of Emory U.
*U of Wisconsin - Madison
*James Madison</p>
<p>Thank you!♬</p>