do you think i have a chance for Princeton?

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<p>Hi I am an international student from South Korea
I'm a senior now and will be applying this year
I'm hoping to apply to Harvard or Princeton for my EA/ED
I would appreciate any honest opinions from you guys
What are my chances for those schools?
Many thanks !
-jin</p>

<p>profile
Myself: a 18-year-old native Korean speaker, never been to US before</p>

<p>My school: a private christian girls' high school in Seoul, specialized in foreign languages, one of top high schools in korea (acceptance rate: 9-10%)</p>

<p>School GPA: 4.0 (straight As; unweighted; does not offer any AP courses or honor courses and grading system is a bit different from that of American schools)</p>

<p>Standardized Tests
SAT I 2180 V:750 M: 780 W:650
SAT II World History 800/ Math IIC 800/ going to take US history in Oct.
TOEFL 277
AP Cal BC 5/ Cal AB 5/ Micro 5/ Macro 5/ Psy 5</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities</p>

<p>World Schools Debating Championship (11th) : Debater on the Korean National Team</p>

<p>School English Newspaper(10-12th): Editor/Reporter, National High School Newspaper Award Winner</p>

<p>National Television Quiz Show Champion of the Champions (11th)</p>

<p>Seoul Students’ Club Festival Host of the Opening Ceremony (11th): Award winner for excellence in public speaking; recognized by the Seoul Office of Education</p>

<p>Math and Science Gifted Education Center at Seoul National University(8-10th): from the entire pool of middle student candidates (362,232), only 150 students are selected through the admission process</p>

<p>Awards</p>

<p>The 4th National High School Newspaper Award
North and South Korea Reunification Speech Contest Winner: a school district representative speaker
Seoul High School Students North and South Korea Reunification Speech Contest Winner: One of the top three speakers among high school student speakers in Seoul
AP Scholar with Honors
Special Award for bringing honors to the school on the school’s 13th founding anniversary.
Excellence in public speaking recognized by the Seoul Office of Education(won twice)
The 1st National High School Students Historical Writing Competition
The 24th National Culture Award for High School Students: English Essay Contest
The 2nd National English Literary Analytical Essay Contest
DELF A1
National Recognition for knowledge of Chinese characters: Level 2 requires reading and writing ability of 2000 Chinese Characters.</p>

<p>Community Service
Volunteer English Tutor for children from underprivileged families (10-12th)</p>

<p>Work Experience
Research Assistant at Foreign Press Spokesperson’s Office, Ministry of Finance and Economy (12th)
Office Managing Assistant at General Service Division, Ministry of Finance and Economy (11th)</p>

<p>Foreign Language Proficiency
Korean/ English/ French(my major in HS years)/ Chinese(my minor)</p>

<p>Recs- Debate coach, Newspaper Club Advior Teacher as well as my English teacher</p>

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<p>You have good chance.</p>

<p>Anyway, what's the lowest score and highest score for TOFEL?</p>

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<p>highest is 300</p>

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<p>Didn't your school have someone get into Pton this year? If I'm thinking of the right school...lol. Why don't you check what her stats are?</p>

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<p>That 650 isn't a big deal since you're int'l but it surprised me a little bit since your EC-hooks appear to be in writing/debating. Otherwise, your positions and accomplishments are great. Congrats and good luck : )</p>

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<p>yea I was surprised at my score actually. I think I am not so competent in timed-writing. I have to retake and boost the score up I guess. Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>np! I remember being really nervous about timed writing (when writing was an SAT II) too. The SAT/ACT forum gave me good advice and recommended some good books, and I surprised myself with an 800. Maybe you can ask around there too. I think if you can boost your score above say 700 it would really benefit your application in terms of sticking out that little bit more, since Asians often get thought of as math/sci nerds ;). You would have this extra dimension they might like to see.</p>